Earth Home in Nanawale

[leilaniguy]

www.hawaiiinformation.com listing 206577 This looks interesting, fireproof, termite proof, earthquake resistant.

[Kelena]

O MI GOD. That is really out there. A mud house. In the Puna rain. Okay, well it is actually a mix of materials, including cinders. It doesn't really sound like a good idea, but the price is right: $133k. Cheap. I admire the innovation. We'll have to see what it looks like. Many ideas conceived on the mainland do not translate well to Hawaii, though. I think my major concerns would be: 1) it looks like it is going to be right on the ground and 2)it looks like it would be airless and hot.

[waynesb]

Doesn't Nanawale require at least 800 sqft? How do they get away with 2 320 sqft domes?

[jdirgo]

The Nanawale Community Association must not know about it yet. Its surprising to me that the Building Department didn't catch it. I mean, it is the responsibility of the owner to know the CC&Rs and follow them, but given that Nanawale has been around so long and its rules so well known, I'm surprised that the owner wasn't at least given a "heads up" by the Building Department.

P.S. Nanawale's CC&Rs call for 880 square feet.

John Dirgo, R, ABR, e-PRO
Aloha Coast Realty, LLC
808-987-9243 cell
http://www.alohacoastrealty.com