They said I couldn't build an off-grid home in Hawaii on a small budget
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Mahalo for joining me on a tour of my Hawaiian off-grid paradise. Each year I leave the bitter cold of Minnesota and spend the winter building my small home in the woods of the Puna district of Big Island, Hawaii. Still a work in progress, each year I get closer to my dream of a self-sustaining homestead a million miles from anywhere.
I love the natural path to the house. Nothing but peaceful untouched nature. The shower is awesome and so is the lanai off the loft. Enjoy the good life in paradise. 😊
If you are building a tiny home in Hawaii just build it on a flat bed trailer as your foundation. keep the tires on and skirt the trailer with lattice. then register the trailer and pay the license plate cost. This way you wont pay property tax on the tiny home. I built one on Oahu and it drove the property tax guy crazy... but alas its a trailer not a home on foundation..
The property tax here on Big Island is so low that it's not even a consideration. $200/yr
But it would be nice to bring your home with you when the lava come through.
Cool
Do you live in mt. View Hilo@@HawaiiOffGrid
@@pauljohnson8221 between mountain view and volcano by Akatsuka
Beautiful! Mahalo for sharing this. Looks like paradise to me. One Love. Bless up! 🤙
It really is paradise.
@@HawaiiOffGridI got my husband to watch your video and now he wants to move to Hawaii and changed his mind about moving to Vietnam. We have around $100,000 to buy land and build. Do you think that’s enough?
@yennguyen-uj3ri Thanks for watching again. I think it can be done within your budget. I'm currently into my project less than $75k total. But we did absolutely EVERYTHING ourselves. So yes it's totally doable if you do it that way. You can find lots just like mine for around $40k, and there's smaller lots for half that. Of course it all depends on the size of the house you want to build. A big 3bd 2bath on slab will blow your budget out of the water, no matter who builds it. But if you're creative and resourceful and you dont need anything fancy this can be done. I would suggest spending a good amount of time on the island first before making any decisions tho. This island isn't for everyone, which is one of the things that makes it special 🤪. Let me know how your plan proceeds. And I'll work on the next video
new subscriber - you have alot to be proud of. i've lived there before....i would love to feel your level of satisfaction. well done
Thanks so much for the comment and for subscribing. When I get back in a couple months I'm going to put out a bunch of videos. Cheers!
Nice!!!
Great build. Lots of nice details and trim. Love the second floor lanai. Keep up the great work!
Mahalo for the kind words Shannon! Lots of work left but coming along nicely. I'm working on a new video now. Thanks for watching
Rewatched!!!!
Hell yeah brutha!
🙏 Aloha from Puna. Beautiful work. Thank you!
Aloha from Mountain View! Thanks for watching
Man that is amazing. Awesome and very happy for you!
Thanks Paul. Slowly but surely coming along.
Sweet! I absolutely love what you’ve built. Your walkways and surroundings are dreamscapes. 😁
Mahalo! It's really coming along nicely. Thank you for checking it out!
It’s so beautiful and peaceful.🦋
Thank you. It really is my happy place. Can't wait to get back in 60 days... and can't wait to be there full time
Great video pops!
Thanks!!
Nice job! Good features..windows, wood railings etc. Paths are relaxing. Aloha.
Thank you for the kind words! I appreciate you watching. I just released a new video yesterday if you're still following. Aloha
Like the tiny house and the natural garden ❤
Thank you! ✨️
ALOHA,ALOHA,MR!! I ADMIRE WHAT U VE BUILD FROM 0, A VERY COMFORT HOUSE FREDLY TO THE NATURE FAR AWAY FROM CITYS NOISE. I'M I JELOUSE, A LOT IN GOOD ASPECT,(U KNOW I MEAN).
I WISH U WELL👌👏😆🏡
Thank you for the kind words. I wish for everyone the same peace that I found.
Damn, teach me master. HaHa You are living the dream, congrats.
Not living the dream quite yet... I come out for 4 months and I do little else but work on the place. Once its done and I'm there full time and can go surfing 3 days a week... then im living the dream 🤙 hard to complain tho😆
beautiful home 😎
Mahalo!
Great video!
Mahalo Mark!
It’s a paradise!
Thank you!
Beautiful
Thank you! Cheers!
Pretty Awesome...
Fricking NICE!
Nice collaboration with Matt Holton 🤙🏽
Yes indeed. Matt was a huge help in getting me started
Been waiting on your vids man! Hope all is well
Soon. I definitely need to giddyup. Thanks for being patient. I'm like 90%done with it. Aloha!
your home is beautiful! i wish we had bought 5 years ago when i wanted to.....hope you get to stay, I love the big island and also go back and forth ......the rain really bothers me so i left before it came ha ha and i noticed that this winter it wasnt that wet but the year before was very wet.....i guess you never know really lol Take care hope to see you around sometime.
Yeah this last winter was incredible weather, very little rain. Almost every day this winter was 75 and sunny at my place. But the winter before was exactly how it normally is... rainy as hell! It wears on me too when it rains for weeks straight. Small price to pay for living in paradise tho. For now I'm just on the island during the winters but I think in the next 3 or 4 years I'll be there full time. Say hi next time youre out!
We just bought 3 acres in Fern forest! Can't wait to come start breaking ground! Would love to connect with you! Great job!
Be careful in Fern Forest. That is a very dangerous area.
Lol, no it's not
My friend has lived there for years, bends pipe w stretched vinyls for greenhouses, coverings for cars n boats etc
Hells ya awesome place
Thanks so much Tyler! 🤙
Can you make a video from you're normal live outside from hawaii. So we can see more about you. I really love the work you did in hawaii. Please more videos
I'm a fairly private person, which is why I live the way I do.
Gotcha i understand thats totally fine. Then i dont want the haters written shit to you
Paradise brotha! Can’t wait to do this on my property in Mountain View
Thank you! When do you start working on your project?
Im in glenwood area.. still haven't built my hale yet.. I like the single pitch roof and the upper lanai.. can you share blueprints? You didn't show the inside.. but either way I like it.. I want something like that..
Im in Glenwood too! Hirano Store rules!
I actually don't have any blueprints... I drew it out in a notebook and just built the simplest structure I could, because it was my first time building a house. Because of the same reason I also overbuilt it (much bigger footings/over bracing, etc). Not bad for a first timer eh?
I've got some some footage of the loft with the big diamond windows... I'll show more of the interior of the house in the next couple upcoming videos.
Two questions. 1, where does all the septic go? 2, are you not afraid to wake up one night with your property surrounded by lava?
I have a septic system under the house installed in a lava tube.
Where I'm at hasent had a lava flow in around 700 years. There are many areas of the island that are much more prone to lava flow than mine. Was definitely a consideration when I bought the property. I'm not worried. 🤙
Aloha!
Aloha Henry!
build is crazy
Really nice place… following 🤙🏼😁👍🏼
How was the build ( getting materials in that deep by hand & foot? Or do you have an access rd. ?
I read your description… 🤙🏼😁👍🏼 good job man 🙌🏼
Yeah it was a bitch hauling absolutely everything down the path... I'm just glad it's a slight down grade instead of up!
@@HawaiiOffGrid indeed I did the same thing with my off grid cabin & it , like you, was a down hill slope from my parking area… again good job… 🤙🏼😁👍🏼
Thank you for this video. This is nice. Yes I am from Los Angeles but the family owns property on HPP and I try to get back at least three times out of the year sometimes four times but I enjoy and love the big island and hopefully will move there eventually. That’s why I love watching these type of videos to get me motivated to move to the big island but I’m not ready yet. I’m too much of a car attic and the stuff that’s over here in Los Angeles they don’t have it over there in the big island but all in all thank you for this video. Love what you did on your piece of property. Thank you.🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽
You might be interested to know that a local group is trying to build a motorsports park on the big island. They even have the land!
I'm in your exact spot. A car guy that is not quite ready to make the move.
I'll see ya over there.
Sorry for the late reply. Yeah there's not much of a car scene on this island unfortunately... Definitely not compared to LA. But I think you can get vehicles shipped over for under $1500. Do you stay at your families property in HPP when you come to the island?
Man this is beautiful. Me and my family moving there next year. Would love to pick your brain one day bro.
Thanks so much. You can ask me anything anytime bruddah. Do you know which part you're moving to?
Work hard but don't forget to live!!
All about balancing the 2 right? Thanks for watching 👀
@@HawaiiOffGrid yap!!
Dude that is F'n awesome. We are thinking about selling our house in Oregon and doing the same thing in Hawaii.
Any progress on your Hawaii plans??
@@HawaiiOffGrid Our house is up for sale right now. We are scared but ready to get out of Oregon. lol We're not sure how its going to work out but you only live once right. We love your property and how you have it. That's what we want ours to be like.
Yeah sorry it took a year to reply! Good to hear you're still chasing the Hawaii dream. Are you currently looking for properties in Hawaii at all? I have some friends with land for sale. If you have any questions about the process I'd be happy to answer. Aloha!
@@HawaiiOffGrid Sweet thanks! Yeah we’re still looking. We’ve seen a few nice ones on Redfin. My wife is thinking on renting a place until we find some land. We definitely want some type of jungle property. Thanks for your willingness to help us out! Definitely a little worried about everything. lol
SO WILL I. I'LL BUILD ONE IN HAWAII.
I love the enthusiasm
PEACE ON EARTH👍🏾
Cheers to that!
How much did it cost to build?
I've probably got $25k into the house materials and solar setup. Another $25k for property and driveway/path
Dope AF!
Mahalo! I'm working on the inside right now. Kitchen, bathroom, everything
@@HawaiiOffGrid very cool! You're on the big island ya?
@@hilostateofmind yep, between Mountain View and Volcano. About 6 miles from Volcanos National Park
@@HawaiiOffGrid wow nice! How much did you end up spending to build?
@@hilostateofmind I think with the land and materials I'm about $50k into it right now.
I enjoy your videography. Pease do a 15 minute or so narrated walk through of your property. Maybe do it old school MTV cribs style?
That's a good idea. I certainly will do that as soon as I'm back on the island in 2 months. Thanks for watching 👀
Beautiful, thank you for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
I'm relocating to pahoa Hawaii. Looking at properties now. Interested in living off the grid.
That is awesome! It's such an exciting process deciding to move to Hawaii. And Pahoa is such an interesting area. I hope my channel will be of some benefit to you as you chase your off-grid dream here in paradise. Aloha!
@@HawaiiOffGrid thanks. I'm trying to figure out how to get there for cheap.
Land values have doubled in just the last 3 yrs, so getting here cheaply is getting harder and harder. Have you spent much time in the area? If not I suggest doing so before making any long term decisions. This place, surprisingly, isn't for everyone
Very cool brotha! did you buy the land? where can I find a slice of heaven?
Thanks!! Yeah I bought the raw land about 3 yrs ago. Can't remember which site I saw the listing on... maybe zillo
@@HawaiiOffGrid That's awesome! Inspiring me build man. Can I ask how much for the land, trying to set my budget ; )
I got the 3 acres for $17k in 2019... right after the big eruption in '18. Turns out the property prices never got any lower. Now the same piece of land is double the price.
I've got roughly $35k in materials and 6 months of labor into the build. Still have to do the floor, walls, ceiling, and kitchen next winter. Thanks for checking it out!
@@HawaiiOffGrid That's awesome, you really scored man. I was looking in the Keaau and the HPP areas. Found some cool spots but haven't been there yet. Went to Maui before but prices are crazy out there broda.
Do you get the wild chickens that come onto your property? First time I went to Hawaii I was surprised the chickens was wild and plentiful
Yeah there's tons of wild chickens on the island but I haven't had them come into the yard yet. I do get the wild Pheasants tho. Very pretty. Thanks for watching 👀!!
Nice view, just met you from Mark the Shark 🦈
It was nice meeting you. Thanks for the comment!
@@HawaiiOffGrid anytime
Big question, is it permitted? Resale w/o proper permits and Utility Companies may not provide services.
My Hero ...I wanna know the details on how this came to fruition
Simple really. Came out for my Aunts wedding and realized this is where I wanna rest my bones. So I made a plan to come back for two weeks and search for a property to buy. Found my perfect spot and the seller accepted my bid. The rest is just a shit ton of work and some great advice from my neighbors. 🤙
@@HawaiiOffGrid can you make a video sharing the advice and talking about the process of development?
Hey, great vid! I just bought a lot in Hawaiian Acres. Looking to get some cllearing/scraping done on part of lot. Do you have a cheaper contact in the area forr that? Most guys are charging like $10k per acre. Thanks!
Congrats on your hawaii land purchase! If you're talking about ripping the land flat with a D9 dozer it seems that most companies charge about the same... I think it's some sort of unwritten rule among them.
@@HawaiiOffGrid Thank you! I don't necessarily think i need a full blown dozer to come in there. Was planning on going through and hand clearing as much of the big stuff as possible, then I just need someone to come in and clear what i didnt get for my driveway and building site. Diid you have a bullldozer come in and do yours?
@@LaneLift I had a mini excavator flatten the dirt in the drive pad next to the road, which you'll see in the next video in making now. I've got a buddy with a backhoe that may be able to help you...
@@HawaiiOffGrid @Hawaii Off-Grid Looking forward to the vid. That would be awesome if you could hook me up! I'm not quite ready yet, but will be in a couple months
Hey Lane, my equipment operator contact name is Jim, and his number is 7074969737. He is a neighbor buddy of mine up past mountain view and can possibly help you.
what was your budget?
We are purchasing 3 acres aswell on the big island on mountain view.
We will have 70k to work with.
I've got about $50k into the entire project so far. When I bought the land in 2019 I paid $16k... now it would cost $35k+. Also I did all the work myself, which was cost effective but not time effective. Have about a year invested in the build and heading back on Halloween to finish the interior. I think it's doable to build a structure for $70k if you do the work yourself. Good luck with your project. Feel free to contact me with questions. Aloha!
My dream! I’m planning to move to Hawaii in September! Is this house permitted or not?
It's not permitted. So I just overbuilt the whole structure. Every part of the house is beefed up.
Are you moving to big island? I'll be back on the island first week in November. Do you have property yet or going to rent?
I drive for Uber, so the plan is to move to Oahu first, start working and then search for piece of land on Big island.
I love this! I'm looking forward to your future videos. How is the vog in Mountain View? How was your experience with the loud coqui frogs, mean wild hogs, noisy wild chickens, and wild dogs so far? How do you get internet out there? I'm from Honolulu, and have been starting to look into getting some property on Big Island to do my own off-grid home, and these are things my old aunties keep telling me to worry about.
Mahalo for checking out my new channel. Your Aunties are right to be cautious of certain things that can make a property undesirable. Where I'm at the vog is only slightly noticeable every so often... so not bad at all. I've got plenty of coqui frogs around but they don't bother me at all. I rather love that sound. Rooster chickens on the other hand drive me batshit.. so I made sure to buy property where I couldn't hear any of those bastards crowing. The pigs are numerous and can be fairly destructive if you don't have your property fenced in, which is #1 on my to-do list when I get back in Nov. Can't have a nice manicured yard without a fence. As for internet I have a Verizon Jetpack for wifi and it works just fine. I can stream movies no problem. Stray dogs can be a problem in certain areas... just have to be diligent and spent time at potential properties. I literally spent 2 hours parked in front of my property just listening. All I heard for those 2 hours was birds. I found my spot
@@HawaiiOffGrid Thank you so much for the useful info!
Anytime. Glad I could help. I'll have a new video in the next week or so hopefully so stay tuned!
@@HawaiiOffGrid
Well, unless you're a vegetarian wild pigs and chickens can be turned into a food source... Even dogs can be a food source if you aren't too finicky. LOL! Some trapping should make do... I remember a tale about a Yankee in Tahiti who tried gardening and had his crops destroyed by the coconut crabs until he learns that the "plague" can become a delicacy...
Damn right. I plan on building 2 pig traps into my fence I'll be constructing around an acre of my property when I get back. Then when it's time to harvest a pig I just set the trap and open the latch to the outside of the fence. Tilapia fish in the pond, chickens in their coop, and pigs whenever. Protein is taken care of. And if you know how to use a spear gun the ocean is a huge bounty as well
Im planning on moving to Hawaii next year (i own a lot in Aloha estate and have family in Hilo) and i would like to visit others that have made a off-grid property to see how they are doing it. Im visiting now, till April 3rd. Do you know of anyone willing to let me visit?
Sorry, the only other off gridder that I know are my neighbors... and like me are pretty private people. I'm sure if we met tho I'd be OK with showing you my place
@@HawaiiOffGrid thanks for responding. Maybe when I get back to Hawaii in a month or so. This time I'll be staying for at least 5 months.
What part of the big island is this?
I'm about 6 miles from Volcanos National Park
Awww man that looks very nice great job👍. So can I ask you. Did you do all that work by yourself?
Do you build houses for a living? If you don’t how did you know how to build small house like that unless thats what you do in for your profession. Im looking to buy on the big island and this is similar to what I want. Didn’t want a traditional house on my land.
Aloha meech. Yes I did build all of this myself. I don't actually do this for a living and I've never built a house before... I'm just fairly knowledgeable about tools and took it one step at a time with the help of Google and RUclips. Kicking myself now for not having RUclips premium during this... I watched SO many commercials lol. So yeah, it's totally doable to build your dream without having to hire a crew or prior house building experience. This house was build without any real design on paper. When we made the footings I didn't know what the house was gonna look like. I don't normally wing shit but that's how it went. I'll be releasing the videos showing how I built it in the coming weeks so be sure to be subscribed!
@@HawaiiOffGrid That’s an awesome journey really inspiring man…. I don’t know if I can build my own house lol. But it’s great to see it can be done for not a lot of money maybe I can hire a small crew to build me something and not be over charge by arm and leg. I’ll be waiting for the next video showing how you did it. Definitely got a new subscriber👍.
@@meechcali07You'd be surprised what you can do. Have to go into it one foot in front of the other. Don't think of it as a whole project, but a bunch of smaller projects. Contact me when you're ready to build, maybe I can help. Aloha!
@@HawaiiOffGrid thank you I appreciate that nice offer of yours. that’s really cool of you. I can tell you’re a really cool person. I might be taking you up on that at least for some what do you think questions once I’m really. I’ll be on the big island in July to start my property search
I'll be back on the island first week of November
I will be buying a lot in Eden roc this may
Right on, congrats on making the jump. Hopefully you know what to avoid in that area. Eden roc is probably the least desired subdivision to live in on the island. Hit me up if you have any questions tho
@@HawaiiOffGrid I want to buy acre hpp but would like prices to go down. Any advice ?
Great Entertainment. I own acres in Hawaiian Acres. Are you my neighbor?
I'm actually between mountain view and volcano. Fern Forrest vacation estates technically. Close enough! Howdy neighbor!
how much for a piece land like you have would cost? Btw awesome place you got!
When I bought in 2019 it was $16k... now it would be $40k
This is in Mountain View?
Up the mountain a little ways, yes
What was the budget
I think I've got about $60k into the whole project, including the 3 acres of land. Definitely a budget build
Where’s the garage
Great question. 👍
So who takes care of it when you're not there and you're on the mainland? Do you rent it out or do you have like a house sitter
I usually try to have a renter here
I'm interested in purchasing Land in your area. My budget is only $15k
5 years ago that was possible. Now you're looking at around $40k for an untouched 3 acre lot in my area. You can find smaller lots in Ocean View and other places for that price tho
Aaron???
Yessir
what was your budget
Well, it's an ongoing project but so far I have around $50k into everything including the 3 acres of land.
@@HawaiiOffGrid whaat that’s amazing.. that is doable…
Only one room you have ?many flowers and... Pffff
Who said that?
All the haters!
@@HawaiiOffGrid I figured
that is a nice setup you got there how long did it take and you deserve a lot love on your channel am definitely subbing you your channel 🤙
Wow, thank you so much! I appreciate you. I just started on a new video that's gonna start showing the process from the beginning. So far there is about a year total of work done to get it to this point. With about 6 of those months spent working on the house. It's been a wild ride so far that's for sure. By the way, the videos will hopefully get better and better... I'm as new to making videos as I am to buildings homes. Cheers!
Watch my videos if me building 2 off grid Hale's completely by myself on the other side of the island in Ocean View.
'Hawaii off grid cabins. 2 years one acre 1 man.'
Or start watching from the beginning.
'excavation of my property on big island'
I looked for your videos but couldn't find
How much money and time is cost you to build these tiny house