YOUR IDEAL HAWAII HOME

Avoid Disaster when Buying or Building in Hawaii

Your Ideal Hawaii Home Book

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Your Ideal Hawaii Home covers topics people wish they had known before they bought property in Hawaii.

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1: A HAWAII-STYLE HOUSE
   The Wrong House in Hawaii
   A House Designed for Hawaii
   Post and Pier Design
   A Hawaii Hip-style Roof
   Foundation Perimeter and Bug Barriers

CHAPTER 2: A HAWAII DESIGNED GARDEN
   Joy and Labor of a Hawaii Garden
   Fast Plant Growth in Hawaii
   Bug and Pest Control in a Hawaii Garden

CHAPTER 3: BUYING OR BUILDING IN HAWAII
   Hawaii's Volatile Real Estate Prices
   Buying a Home in Hawaii
   Building a House in Hawaii
   Building a Hawaii House Kit

CHAPTER 4: COSTS OF HOME OWNERSHIP
   High Cost of Utilities in Hawaii
   Fees and Taxes on Hawaii Property
   Insurance Costs in Hawaii

CHAPTER 5: HAWAII’S UNIQUE GEOGRAPHY
   The Chain of Islands in Hawaii
   Risks of Living on the Slopes of a Volcano

CHAPTER 6: HAWAII’S VARIED CLIMATE ZONES
   Hawaii's many Microclimates
   Choosing Your Microclimate
   Weather Cycles and Storms in Hawaii
   Calculating the Value of Good Weather

CHAPTER 7: HAWAII'S TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT
   Life on a Tropical Island
   Tropical Bugs
   Deafening Frogs and Cute Lizards
   Noisy Birds and bothersome Rodents
   Mold and Acid Rain

CHAPTER 8: HAWAII'S RESIDENTIAL CHOICES
   Finding the Lifestyle you Want
   City Living in Hawaii
   Conventional Suburban Living in Hawaii
   Resort Living in Hawaii
   Small Town Living in Hawaii
   Remote Residential Acreages in Hawaii

CHAPTER 9: HAWAII'S COMPLEX PROPERTY ZONING
   Property Zoning can Spoil a Dream Home
   Kuleana and Native Hawaiian Property Rights
   Establishment of State Property Districts
   House and Structure Permits
   Conditions, Covenants, and Restrictions
   Condo Owners Rules
   Property Metes and Bounds
   Property Deeds and Titles

CHAPTER 10: HAWAII’S UNIQUE CULTURE
   Life in the Slow Lane
   Racism and Culture in Hawaii
   Importance of Good Neighbors
   How to Research an Area

GLOSSARY
CHAPTER REFERENCES
INDEX

 

 

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