Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce

Presented by Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce
and West Hawaii Mediation Center

Sunday, April 22, 2012
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Holualoa - Hawi
8 Homes offered

Advanced Tickets are only $35 to tour your choice of 4 homes!
Additional tickets can be purchased for $10 per house on tour day.

Sponsored by the County of Hawai’i Department of Research and Development

Tour Home Features

KONA

Holualoa

Architect Terry Cisco and the owner designed this home to make use of the site with expansive ocean views.  Features include: standing seam reflective metal roof integrated with laminated solar panels; extensive water catchment system; dramatic landscaping with extensive native and endemic plantings; passive solar design with skylights and natural lighting; Smartboard siding; solar and on-demand water heaters; deep eaves for shade and cooling; edible landscape with six types of fruit growing; recycling and composting stations; non-skid porcelain tile throughout for permanent flooring; and whole-house dehumidification system to reduce humidity and eliminate mold.  New to the Tour this year, this home was featured on the cover of a 2011 Home Magazine.

Kaloko Mauka, Kailua-Kona

This home features use of blown-in cellulose insulation made from recycled materials that is fire, mold and insect resistant. There will be a demonstration onsite for the Incide insulation product.  The owner made use of local reclaimed wood in the solar driveway gate and kamani woods floors in the living room.  The outdoor lanai decks are also constructed from reclaimed local and locally milled wood. Other features include: LEED–compliant artificial turf made from recycled and renewable materials that does not require watering and provides onsite drainage for the partially paved driveway; energy star appliances; kitchen recycling stations; low energy lighting; energy-efficient wood-burning fireplace; outdoor solar lighting native and endemic plants; metal roofing; and on-demand water heaters.  New on the Tour, this home was featured in a 2012 Home Magazine.

Puu Lani Ranch, Kailua-Kona

The architect, Hai On, displays modern elegance influenced by Japanese and Swedish design.  This home features grid-tied solar system; grey-water system; extensive use of natural cedar with no finish indoors; extensive use of natural lighting and venting; Italian cabinetry using recyclable materials, raised-bed vegetable gardens and aggregate cover to reduce watering and weeding. This home is a piece of artwork. Featured in the 2011 Grand Green Homes Tour, this home was one of the top visited houses.

WAIMEA/KAMUELA

Houses in Waimea are within a few miles of each other

Kamuela

This gorgeous craftsman home features site orientation to take advantage of wind and light.  Other features highlighted include:  solar electricity and hot water; LED lighting, energy efficient appliances, local woods and craftsmanship. The owners have hand-crafted this home over a five-year period. This home was a top visited location on last year’s Grand Green Homes Tour.

Kamuela

This location features a beautifully crafted, mobile, self - sustainable Habitat in the backyard of an historic home. Habitats boasts recycled woods, cabinetry, fabrics; solar electric; water catchment; composing toilet; energy efficient lighting and much more. It can be transported easily to any site with a standard pick-up truck with hitch. This was the most visited location on the 2011 Grand Green Homes Tour.

KOHALA

Houses in Kohala are within a few miles of each other.

Hawi

Sophisticated home with large bamboo barn/workshop on 34 acres, this compound features off-grid integrated solar and wind electricity, solar hot water, extensive use of green building materials (clay wall finishes, blue jean and soy foam insulation, tridipanel walls, insulated tinted windows, recycled materials); recycled furnishings; aquaponics gardens; chicken tractor and Korean farming method inspired chicken house; recycled container tractor building; and recycled school bus office. A top visited home on the 2011 tour.

Hawi

This modern farmhouse has the most developed permaculture site in Hawai’i. The home features include solar panels imbedded in skylights for natural lighting and electricity generation; the building is sited for cooling, venting and views; grid-tied solar; extensive water catchment and pond systems; lock-deck ceilings/flooring to avoid plywood use; windworker vents; locally made windows and cabinetry using local insect deterrent Tsogi Pine; demonstration farm with several animal forage systems; extensive integration of local plants; and a rare plant collection including 65 varieties of mango; pomegranate orchard; numerous edible cactus; medicinal plants; aromatic herbs; and dry-land landscaping. 

Kapa’au

Small, elegant home (less than 1000 square feet) features off-grid solar electric generation; extensive family antique furniture collection (recycled furniture); extensive green art collection – many owner/artist charcoal and pencil drawings (green art materials); striated bamboo flooring throughout; recycled leaded glass windows; organic vegetable gardens fertilized with manure from the owner’s horses; all CFL & LED lighting; and  energy efficient appliances. 

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