Marilou Lorica is an Oʻahu Real Estate Broker with Hawaiʻi Modern Realty who has been helping people buy and sell real estate in Hawaiʻi since 1987. With nearly four decades of experience, she combines deep knowledge of the Oʻahu real estate market with skilled negotiation, strategic marketing, modern technology, and highly personalized client service.
Marilou works with home buyers and sellers throughout Oʻahu, including Honolulu, Kailua, Kaneohe, Hawaiʻi Kai, Kahala, Diamond Head, Kaimukī, Mānoa, Makiki, Waikīkī, Windward Oʻahu, and the North Shore. Her experience includes residential and luxury real estate, single-family homes, condominiums, investment properties, acreage and agricultural properties, relocation, and clients navigating important life transitions.
Over the years, Marilou has guided first-time homebuyers, longtime homeowners, luxury buyers and sellers, investors, military families, relocating clients, and multigenerational families. Having worked through many different Hawaiʻi real estate markets, she brings perspective that goes beyond current statistics. She understands that every property, neighborhood, and client's circumstances are different, so her approach begins by listening and understanding each client's goals before developing a strategy.
Today, Marilou combines her extensive real estate experience with AI-powered tools and modern technology to support market research and analysis, property marketing, pricing and positioning, and informed decision-making. Technology strengthens her work while personal service, communication, negotiation, local knowledge, and professional judgment remain at the center of every client relationship.
Her professional credentials include AI-Certified Real Estate Professional, Certified Negotiation Expert (CNE), Seller Representative Specialist (SRS), Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR), NAR GREEN Designee, Short Sale & Foreclosure Resource (SFR), and eCertified® Real Estate Professional.
Marilou's professional recognition includes the 2021 Aloha ʻĀina REALTOR® Award for exceptional client service and professionalism. In 2024, she received Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices recognition for real estate production and ranked 2nd in Hawaiʻi for Residential Units and 2nd in Hawaiʻi for Gross Commission Income.
Her philosophy is simple: Listen first. Then strategize. Whether someone is buying a first home, selling a longtime family property, relocating to Oʻahu, purchasing a luxury home, investing in Hawaiʻi real estate, or preparing for the next chapter of life, Marilou believes good real estate guidance starts with understanding what matters most to the client.
Marilou is also committed to the Hawaiʻi community and environment. Her volunteer work has included serving as a Citizen Forester, documenting community trees and their health and condition, participating in wetland restoration and community cleanups, and supporting seniors and local organizations serving people in need.
Outside of real estate, Marilou enjoys gardening, reading, spending time outdoors, and being with family, friends, and her pets. Her connection to Hawaiʻi's people, communities, neighborhoods, and natural environment shapes both how she lives and how she serves her clients.
Marilou Lorica | Oʻahu Real Estate Broker | Hawaiʻi Modern Realty
Serving home buyers and sellers throughout Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi.