Yurts as Permanent Residence

[timmhenry]

Hi. I'm new to the forum. My wife and I will be moving to Puna in the next year from Alaska. We are looking at Hawaiian Shores. We are looking at building a yurt as a permanent residence. I am having trouble locating specific information on the varying residential codes. My visits to Puna in the last year tell me that residents are flexible with regard to structure type. Can you all give me an idea as to whether or not a yurt is a viable option? Also, I see that there are at least some restrictions to living on a property during the building process. I have seen discussions about renting airstreams from a gal in the area. Are these restrictions for temporary living strictly upheld? Please forgive me in advance if this information has already been discussed somewhere else in the forum. If so, feel free to point me in the right direction. Thanks in advance, Timm.