Billionaire Patrón Founder John Paul DeJoria Just Listed His Wild Balinese Temple House in Hawaii for $32.5 Million

In the late 1970s, John Paul DeJoria was broke, recently fired from a job selling shampoo, and living out of his car in Los Angeles. With his last $700, he launched a tiny hair-care company with stylist Paul Mitchell. That gamble turned into John Paul Mitchell Systems, one of the most successful salon brands in the world. A decade later he pulled off a second act by co-founding Patrón tequila, which Bacardi eventually bought for $5.1 billion.

Along the way, DeJoria developed a taste for doing things a little differently.

For example, when he decided to build a vacation home in Hawaii in the 1980s, he didn't hire a local architect. Instead, he traveled to Bali, commissioned artisans in the Indonesian jungle to construct an elaborate temple-style house, had the entire structure disassembled piece by piece, shipped across the Pacific Ocean, and rebuilt it overlooking one of the most secluded bays on the Big Island.

Nearly four decades later, that one-of-a-kind property has just hit the market for $32.5 million.

A House Built in Bali… Then Reassembled in Hawaii

The property sits on roughly three acres overlooking Kiholo Bay on Hawaii's Kona Coast. The main residence measures around 3,600 square feet with three bedrooms and expansive outdoor decks surrounded by ponds and tropical landscaping.

But the truly unusual part of the property is how it was built.

While visiting Bali in the mid-1980s, DeJoria became fascinated with traditional temple architecture and the craftsmanship of local artisans. Inspired by what he saw, he asked a bold question: could they build him a house in Bali that could later be transported to Hawaii?

They agreed.

The house was constructed in Bali using traditional techniques and ironwood timber. Once completed, the entire structure was carefully dismantled, with each component labeled and packed for shipment across the Pacific.

When the materials arrived in Hawaii, the home was painstakingly reconstructed on DeJoria's land overlooking Kiholo Bay. Roughly 50 local carpenters worked alongside dozens of Balinese craftsmen who traveled to Hawaii to supervise the process and ensure the temple-style design remained authentic.

The entire project reportedly took several years and cost a couple million dollars. At the time, DeJoria's friends thought the idea was completely crazy.

Here is a video tour of the absolutely stunning property and location:

A Dragon-Roofed Temple on the Kona Coast

The finished structure looks less like a typical Hawaiian beach house and more like a Southeast Asian temple complex.

The roof is covered in shingles designed to resemble dragon scales, and carved dragon heads sit on the corners of the roofline. During heavy rains, water pours dramatically from the dragons' mouths like fountains.

The house itself sits among multiple ponds and lush landscaping, giving the property the feel of a secluded retreat. Extensive decking surrounds the structure, and the interior is filled with Asian antiques and imported furniture collected by DeJoria and his wife, Eloise, over the years.

Privacy is another major draw. The home sits near a nature preserve with very few neighboring properties.

Why He's Selling

Despite the uniqueness of the property, DeJoria and his wife have decided it's time to let it go.

The couple maintains a massive real estate portfolio that includes more than ten homes around the world, including properties in Texas and California. The Hawaii property has simply become one of the least-used homes in their collection.

So after nearly 40 years of ownership, the dragon-roofed Balinese temple overlooking Kiholo Bay is now looking for its next owner.