Legendary singer/actress sells Kauai North Shore land
Bette Midler, the legendary singer and actress who has strong ties to Hawaii, has recently sold her parcel of land on the North Shore of the Hawaiian Island of Kauai for $1.85 million, public records show. Midler, who attended Honolulu's Radford High School, sold her 1.34-acre conservation-zoned plot of land to a partner of Discovery Land Co., a developer of luxury residential private club communities across North America. Located along Kuhio Highway in Haena, the land has a total assessed value of $886,000, tax records show. In late 1986, Midler, who is known for her hit song, “Wind Beneath My Wings,” which was featured in the hit movie “Beaches” that she played a part in, purchased the land for a mere $150,000.