Thoughts on building in paradise

[john the architect]

We built two homes in central HPP that most people wondered why we used steel and concrete, why they took a little extra effort, and all that stuff. No damage in the high winds, and they are the tallest buildings around. Tenants in one actually slept right through the storm. Just saying that there really is a reason for doing serious commercial-grade construction in paradise when things happen like this.

Joined the neighbors up and down the street to chainsaw and heft tree limbs so the roads would be open.

And on that subject, will anyone decide it is time to say that if you have a tree on your property that is higher than the distance to power lines that YOU must take it down? This mess in HPP could have been avoided with some thinking along those lines.

John Maloney
310.562.0362
johnmaloney3@me.com
Hawaii Architect AR8082
www.jmagreenbuilding.com