George Punoose

About George Punoose

George Punoose is a dynamic hospitality and real estate expert who has garnered vast experience cultivating world-class resort destinations across the globe. A personal passion for golf, residential architecture, sales and marketing, and food and wine give George’s projects an ideal insider’s perspective.Most recently George served as Principal of Cabot Saint Lucia where he helped oversee the creation and master planning of the community, architectural style, real estate and sales. George worked closely with the development team on the highly anticipated Coore & Crenshaw golf course, and under George’s leadership, Cabot Saint Lucia sold more than $120M in its first year of pre-sales. Previously George served as General Manager and VP Business Development at Kohanaiki, the newest luxury development on the Kona Coast of Hawaii. He co-led the implementation of the project design, development, real estate sales and marketing, as well as the oversight of a 250 person staff to cultivate an exclusive, yet welcoming private residence club experience. The experiences George curated at Kohanaiki helped earn the project an unprecedented two “Best of the Best” recognitions by Robb Report within three years. George has opened and worked at numerous other high-end private communities, including Mirabel in Scottsdale, Spanish Oaks in Austin, The Hideaway & The Madison Club in La Quinta, and Baker’s Bay Golf & Ocean Club in the Bahamas. Before focusing on exclusive residential communities, George spent five years with the Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts Chicago and Scottsdale. George and his wife Julia live in Austin, Texas with their two young children, Alexis and Jaxon.

Experience

1. Co-founder

   Ōuli Farms

   Dec 2021 — Present

   Ouli Farms is an 840+ acre community with extraordinary views located just above the iconic Mauna Kea Resort on the Big Island of Hawaii. One hundred and forty homes will be available over the next few years on the beautiful site originally purchased by Laurance S. Rockefeller in the 1950s.Joe Root and George Punoose of Lauhala Partners will guide the creative direction of this new community with a strong commitment to the heritage and care of the land.They are assembling a team of the industry’s best to create a community with warm hospitality, homes with food-producing farms, and an upcountry Big Island feel.

Education

• University of Wisconsin-Stout

  BS, Hospitality & Tourism Management

  1996 — 2000

Skills

• Hotel Management
• Catering
• Luxury
• Banquets
• Event Management
• Property Management
• Golf
• Leadership
• Wine
• Restaurant Management
• Hospitality
• Hospitality Industry
• Hotels
• Marketing
• Pre-Opening
• Menu Development
• Golf Courses
• Event Planning
• Sales Management
• Hospitality Management
• Restaurants
• Team Building
• Resorts
• Food & Beverage
• Customer Service
• Real Estate Development