Obama could move in to Magnum’s Hawaii home

A sprawling beachfront home used in the filming of the 1980s television show Magnum, P.I. has sold for $8.7m (€8m) and it is widely believed President Barack Obama will move in after leaving the White House.

While the house in Hawaii was sold to a close friend of President Barack Obama, rumours are circulating the President will be unpacking his luggage there once he leaves office.

An attorney for Marty Nesbitt said that his client bought the property. Seth Madorsky says Nesbitt didn’t have any partners or co-investors in the deal.

The three-acre, 11,000-square-foot mansion is in Waimanalo, next to the town of Kailua, where the Obama family has spent the winter holidays in recent years.

Tom Selleck’s character lived in the house on Magnum P.I. It was known as “Robin’s Nest” on the show.

Nesbitt is a Chicago businessman who served as treasurer for Obama’s first presidential run. He is currently the chairman of the Barack Obama Foundation, which will build the president’s future library.

The beachfront community where the house is located has no solid proof Obama will be a future neighbour, but some aren’t happy about it.

“He’s going to be protected by the Secret Service all the time, there will be all kinds of traffic woes,” local resident Uncle Nawai told KITV.

“People are wondering what the security situation will be like, and will they be stopped every time they come home,” resident Lee Siegel said, though he added: “I’m thrilled about it. I’m a fan. I think it is great, not just for Waimanalo and me, but for the state.”

It is understood the $8.7m sale price does not include the red Ferrari in which Magnum was seen zooming around the property’s driveways.