Puna real estate sales drop, modular homes option?

[Wao nahele kane]

Mobile homes, Modular Homes and Portable Buildings.

Mobile home construction is governed by federal regulations not within the grasp of the state or county. Technically these are not within the Counties authority to manage beyond common traffic laws and Land Use designations. Anything beyond hookup infrastructure within a building code that seeks to regulate use of mobile homes for personal use on ones own private property would be challenging non-enumerated rights. Since a mobile home can hold a reserve of waste and supply and can drive to a pump out facility, any time restrictions on use upon private property is subject to challenge.

Modular homes are component sections built off site, hauled to site and assembled onsite.
Portable Buildings are built off site, hauled to site and set.
Any and all parts of these method of industry based building methods are subject to state and county regulation.

Portable buildings and Modular buildings sold in kits at a store are subject to federal regulatory standards.
A state may prohibit the sale of a particular portable/modular building or it's construction materials if it can be proven through compelling evidence to pose a danger to it's citizens.

[2liveque]

There are a number of buildings in the DOE inventory....as well as the UH Hilo and Hawaii CC inventory that are "Portable" Buildings, hence their PB designations. Ironically, these Portable buildings have been rather permanent.

[dakine]

It'd probably be better to ship the people to the mainland than bringing trailer homes here.

[Tink]

The State Architect approves all portable buildings, such as classrooms, DOE inventory, manufactured housing, etc. they are all basic build concept, no frills. On FEMA tracts if you have been alcoholically impaired, or have trouble finding your glasses you might end up in somebody else's home by accident, as they all look the same.
Licensed contractors would be the ones setting, leveling and hooking up the units, but the cost for humid climate and shipping charges from a factory would probably be more expensive than a kit home from HPM or others. Look at those kit homes as to where you would split them up if need be, and plan on post/pier construction with support girders laid out to support split structure sections if a move is necessary is my idea.

Community begins with Aloha

[Clayjacks]

http://www.affordableportablehousing.com

He's Oahu based, and his "Lava Runner" seems to be an appropriate choice.

[Wao nahele kane]

With the ever increasing minimalist home movement, using portable buildings isn't a substandard way of living anymore. A couple well positioned modules could make for a nice little minimalist home.
Unfortunately my lifestyle revolves around big projects and a minimalist home wouldn't fit. For others though... small is good. It all depends on the individual and their lifestyle.

[imwithstoopid]

http://www.hivehaus.co.uk/blog/2014/06/

these / this looks good.

rAyZ

Don't be an sesquipedalian, Eschew Obfuscation.....

Sometimes, when I see the neighborhood children make small discoveries of their own, I wish I were a child.
With apologies to Dr. Seuss

[jrw]

This modular home are all over the southern usa so I figure their humidity problem have been look at. I don't know if you have ever been to Mobile Alabama in July? I have not seen no humidity in Puna like there.

jrw

[MattKarma]

Most mobile homes I see in places like Texas are U*G*L*Y. Just say'n.

[leilanidude]

Most mobile homes I see in places like Texas are U*G*L*Y. Just say'n.

As opposed to a blue tarp or a shack? []