Insane progress on my Hawaii off-grid home build!
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
- Here's a long overdue look into the continuing process of building my own Hawaiian off-grid homestead. It's a dream to be able to create this from scratch and provide a place for friends and family to escape to.
It's nice when your young, the maintenance
Will eat your energy! Stick to just a small portion that u can maintain in your life time, otherwise it's over
Whelming, as I grow older , life takes on a different view. Aloha
This is what I like to see when I hear of people moving to the Big Island. Minimal clearing, growing native plants and cultivating the land not only for sustainability and yummy food, but for the betterment of the earth that we live on.
Mahalo from a 28 yr old that has spent his entire life living in lower Puna but is only picking up the gardening bug now. You've got yourself a new subscriber!
PS. Your house is beautiful. Awesome job.
I am honored by your kind words fellow Punatic! Yeah it was very important for me to build in a manner that respected the Aina first and foremost. The land will provide if you treat it right. Thank you so much for your comment and for watching.
@@HawaiiOffGrid da aina will always provide. So when I see transplants thriving and cultivating the land the right way, my heart get choke aloha.
Stunning! A little slice of heaven you have there!
Thank you so much! Aloha
@@daverayasr.6287 I live on Oahu, Born n raised, kakaako
My ex wife is one of the very first farmer Gardner for over 60 yrs
We met in 1968 in haleiwa and are still the best of friends, she's been a vegetarian for over 75 yrs. And is so knowledgeable about all plants, she eats only things from our yard which have and abundance of every fruit and vegetables known in Hawaii. Remarkable woman, I
Call her Tutu wahine and she calls me Tutu
Kane. First a lot of fish and slaughter my own pigs and cows also goat and sheep are in my diet too. We never want for anything that we can't provide. Mahalo Tutu Kane
E. K. Aloha
Looking great my friend
Thanks Mark! Gonna be on the island this winter??
@@HawaiiOffGrid Hope so. Lot`s of things going on here. I`m trying. You can see what I did to my land in Fern Forest Kokokahi Rd. pole 14
Gotta love that silence. It is funny that night is the noisiest time in Puna.
So true. It's a good thing I love the sound of Coqui frogs. So many others hate it
Love the Puna district! Such beautiful surroundings . Props to you bro, you did an awesome job landscaping your yard and the cottage is super cute and cozy!
Never been on this channel before but, really enjoy the peacefulness of it. Beautiful, meditative and the result of a lot of work. En-Joy.
Mahalo for checking it out, and for the kind comment. It's a lovely thing that the property seems to resonate with people. I wasn't expecting that when I started this honestly. Aloha!
Sounds like you are in the bird atrium at the zoo. Beautiful home man. Good job and congratulations!
It sure does. Also there's an Umbrella Cockatoo that lives in the area that someone released a few years back... thats a loud ass bird! Thanks for watching! Aloha
Whoa….. really nice work🔥👍🏼🌴
Thank you. I just keep plugging away at it. And still have much to do!!
Awesome man! I've been waiting for a new video. Just brought my land on the big island and will be there in a few months. Can't wait to get building. Your house is looking great.
Congrats on the start of your Hawaii journey!! It's well worth the effort I promise
So nice you didn’t scrape the lot down as people do.Aloha and welcome❤
Yeah I hate when people do that. I chose this area because I fell in love with the Aina and every plant that was there is special, except for the guava lol thanks for watching!
Beautiful project and so serene.
Thank you. It truly is the most serene place I've ever lived. Hopefully it's an inspiration to others. Aloha!
Beautiful place in Paradise ❤️ I would love a fenced 1/4 acre and a tiny home in my favorite state in the whole USA 🇺🇸 You are living the dream and I am so happy for you! Aloha 🌴
Aloha Melodee! What's crazy is 5 years ago I didn't even know I needed this in my life. I knew I wanted to live my life in a more interesting place than Minnesota but never imagined it would be in Hawaii. Funny how things work out. Thank you so much for your comment and for watching 👀 ❤️!!
Wonderful! Love your gardens and the ancient ambience the tree ferns give.
They Hapu'u really are cool arent they!? I feel pretty lucky to have ao many. Thanks for watching! Aloha
Really awesome and inspiring. Cuz I see too many people giving up over there and you've given me hope that it is possible and there are people that are completing stuff. ❤ It looks like a perfect little Oasis.
Thanks you so much! It's the project that will never end, lol. I think a lot of people just run out of money and/or underestimate how much it will all cost. I have built this during my winters away from where I live and work in Minnesota. Been a process, that's for sure. I appreciate you watching and commenting!! Aloha! 🤙
What an amazing house 👍 the ‘aina is gorgeous too! Peace and tranquility. Aloha from Kauai 🤙
Thanks for watching from a neighbor island! I haven't been to Kauai yet, super excited to see the rest of the islands. Aloha!
I been waiting 8 months for you to put a new video, ❤🎉Love the updates in your property. It looks like a real paradise, like a dream. Im planning to buy soon in the big island too and not have to pay a mortgage anymore and start my off grid dream home too
Thanks for being patient, lol. Im so lazy about making videos.
If you're looking to buy land I have a few friends with properties for sale right now. I could put you in touch. Aloha!
Very creative .. love the garden and the steps are great ..!
Mahalo!!
OMG this is beautiful. Congratulations on all you've accomplished. It must feel so good to have it all done, esp the pig fence.
Thank you so much. Yeah, SUCH a huge relief finally being done with the fence. Those pigs can do a lot of damage
Killah job braddah. Looks like you walked all that material in. Stairs cool. Also dig the live edge window sill in the bathroom. VERY NICE!
Thanks for noticing those details! Yes, absolutely everything had to be brought down that path by hand. I have a 2 wheel Gorilla Cart that I strap materials to. Thankfully it's downhill! If it was uphill... the path would have definitely been shorter lol. Also, the Cooks Pine windowsill in the bathroom matches the sills in the living room. It's fun creating something with your bare hands and with no real plan. Mahalo for watching 👀!
Gorgeous spot and well done on your house build. Appreciate you sharing!
Mahalo for the kind comment 🤙
A slice of heaven! So serene and peaceful! 😊 You designed it well! I also like your monkey wood tables, and your steps up into your loft. You created a cool chill place 👏
Thank you for your kind comment!! It's been a fun project and the works not done yet. I appreciate you watching Christina! Aloha
That's an amazing property! And a stunning house!❤
I appreciate your kind words. Aloha to you!
@@HawaiiOffGrid 🤙love big island black sand beach 🌈🌺
Wow ! What beautiful little slice of green heaven ! Curious, is the bamboo native ? I would think given the wet environment, it will overtake everything, and is impossible to eradicate. Stay humble and blessed. 🍁🤙
Thank you! So there's 2 types of bamboo in the world... running and clumping. I make very sure to only plant clumping bamboo, as running bamboo can be disastrous. Thanks for your comment, it's a very good question. Aloha!
What a magnificent and peaceful piece of paradise and serenity you have created for yourself. Simply breathtaking. Love your home and gardens. Shayne, Cape Town.
I really appreciate the kind words Shayne. I had no idea when I was building this that anyone would think it's special or unique. A pleasant surprise for sure. Aloha!!
I can sleep on the couch when I take my vacation, lol. So peaceful....great for recharging.
It really is the most peaceful place I've ever to. No sounds of cars or people. Pure tranquility. Aloha!
I love it!
You place sounds so deafeningly peaceful. My kind of heaven, and I like the Dinond Windows a lot.
I like the way you put that... deafeningly peaceful ✌️ thanks for checking it out. Aloha
I know everyone's already said it but what a nice path it really does the brain chemistry good getting from civilization to home
It really does. I connect with the land and plants every time I walk past. Almost a synergy there. Aloha!
Great design and looks very well made. Beautiful
Thank you. So you can't tell I drew this on a napkin and started building?? Lol
Hey, braddah that is bad ass! Congratulations 😎🤙🌴
Much appreciated!
Oh my gosh, can I just come live in your shed? Seems like paradise!
The house is really cool too. I also love the windows turned on their sides. Bravo!
I actually lived in the shed for 4 months during the start of the house build. Beat the hell out of the tent that's for sure! Thanks for watching! Aloha
@@HawaiiOffGrid Just found you and am impressed with what you've created thus far. Seriously cool! Aloha
That's a really cool home. Love the outdoor landscapes.
Thank you! This winter I'm making another pond with a river, waterfall, and fountain in it. You're only limited by your creativity right?
Subscribed! Your place is Amazing! My Dream Home.
Thank you so much. And thanks for watching 👀
Beautiful, Awesome, Wow... This is how we're supposed to live.
I'm truly surprised more people don't seek out this type of living situation. It's amazing what peace does for the soul
The scenery is beautiful !
Still takes my breath away
This is absolutely astounding! Great job, the architecture is simple yet elegant and super efficient. I hope to have something akin to this one day, just up here in Oregon, but definitely surrounded by the woods.
Thank you so much for the praise. It means a lot. I'm kinda jealous you live in Oregon, such a beautiful place. Aloha!
@@HawaiiOffGrid it is! But good land even with nothing on it costs an arm and a leg. I imagine that's not foreign to you though. Hawaii must be expensive
Food is the most expensive thing here. Thankfully I bought the land when prices were at the bottom right before going up up up. And when you build the house completely yourself it's fairly affordable. No mortgage, no utility bills (off-grid). I found a way to make it affordable 😀
@@HawaiiOffGrid oh that's good! I'll find my property someday. But I'm only 18 so I have time.
Great job
Thanks Paul
Your place is epic! This is my dream! I hope you’ll have time to make more videos. I’d love to learn more about your off grid journey in paradise ❤
Thank you so much. I promise to make more videos with more info about the process I used to create my homestead. Thanks for watching. Aloha!
Gosh I would love to live there. All the plants and flowers and especially it being so secluded. This is my dream.
Thank you for the lovely comment. I had no idea this was going to be such a fulfilling endeavor when I started. And it's turned into something special. I'm truly honored
Love it! I love the diamond windows - gives you a great view up there! Nice job, beautiful land ~ Aloha!
Yeah I didn't know I was going to do it that way until I started framing those walls. Glad I did. I really does provide a better view, and a little uniqueness 🤪 Mahalo for watching! Aloha
That is so sick dude!
Thank you!!
Amazing property and very nice builds! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
I think We all want more videos in your channel 🎉❤
Awesome subscribers like you make me want to put so much more work into this channel! I promise there's much more to come 🙏 ❤️
Fantastic! Looks great. Thank you for sharing your beautiful place with us.
Mahalo for watching!
Braddah. Nice job. Glad you kept it Hawai’i. 🤙🏾
As a visitor... it had to be that way. Mahalo for watching!
So much green 😮 very beautiful
Yeah almost too.much green 💚
Well done, sir!
Thank you kindly!
What a beautiful home and property you have built for yourself! You are very lucky!
Thank you. What's funny is I built this with no design plans. I just drew something on a napkin and started hammering boards together, lol. Life is funny sometimes
@@HawaiiOffGrid That's awesome and you should be very proud of yourself! I'm super impressed!
I have to say that you are one talented man, like all you have done. Wish I had been there to lend a hand. It is very peaceful as it is here where I live. I also want to say you are crazy handsome and love the big beard.
Well thanks for the compliments and for watching Bill. Aloha!
Paradise! Great work!
Mahalo!!
Ty for sharing with us 🙏. You have done a great job with your property
I appreciate you watching and commenting. It's coming along better than I had hoped. Aloha
Wow! Absolutely gorgeous!
Mahalo for the wonderful comment
Nice, all looks pretty good. Thanks for sharing.
I love the crunchy gravel path!
I can hear people coming fron 200ft away, lol
It's beautiful. You did a really good job!
Thank you so much!!
Wow! Paradise! Beautiful craftsmanship 🤙🏽
Turned out pretty cool eh? Thanks for watching!
Wow, what a beautiful place. Nice build. Cheers 🍻
Thanks! I appreciate you watching and for the comment. Cheers!
Just to let you know the cinder you're walking on is also the best building material on the island, Cindercrete is a mixture of cinder cement and water mixed and poured into a set of reusable forms walls are poured from 12"to 24:"
Thick
Cindercrete is fireproof termite proof rust rot and mold proof non toxic and has a high R value and good sound attenuation solid poured walls means no critters can live in your walls Cindercrete is the only local building material on the island
Aloha Ray
That's good info Raymond, thanks for sharing 👍. I'll definitely be utilizing that in the future.
NOw that you mention it that makes perfect sense. You could get a six inch thick wall for about the same price as a treated 3/4 plywood.
of course you want some mesh wire in it so its not that cheap. (and a lot of work)
@@HawaiiOffGridSanford cinder is where you get cinder and the mix ratio is 10 parts cinder to 1 part cement and 1,5 parts water
Take care Ray
Excellent job with the yard and build. It looks very beautiful!
Mahalo! I'm very pleased with how it's coming along. Much more still to do!! Aloha 🤙
A lot of hard work, but you have done an amazing job turning untouched land into a beautiful livable space. Love all the fruit and flower plants you've got. The house looks great! Just got back from BI and back in Minnesota. 45 degrees in May.
I'm glad you enjoy and appreciate what I've done here. But anything to get away from Minnesota winter amiright? I live in MN as well, Minnetonka. I'm hoping to move to my home in Hawaii full time in the next 2 years. Soon. Aloha!
Nice work man! Love the intentional overall flow you put into the property. Awesome little details everywhere.
Thank you. I definitely tried to work with the flow of the land.
Fantastic!!!!! Aloha from Florida.
Aloha Florida!
You did a great job! It’s beautiful and peaceful
Mahalo!
Hello Hawaii off-Grid you get awesome home that you build inside and outside thank you sharing this with me I want you to know this first time on your channel
Thank you so much!! I appreciate you watching. Aloha!
What a wonderful location. I really enjoyed the walk down the path.
Thankfully the path goes downhill and not up or it would have been much shorter!
Incredible work and nice meeting you!
Thank you. It was great meeting you as well Sina! Definitely hit me up before your next trip to Hawaii in January. Aloha!
Holy crap…very nice….i personally love the quietness…lucky you bro…!👍🏼
Thanks for checking it out. I'm a pretty private person, but people give me shit(in a good way) for not showing it off so...here it is, lol
That is beautiful! Love the shirt too!
Its just beautiful! congrats"
Thank you very much anndrake
Really nice craftsmanship and tasteful design with the house, and landscape planning. Great job! (And I like the diamond windows :-)
Aw shucks ☺️. Thank you!. Not bad for a first timer eh?
I've been thinking the exact same thing just by an acre. I don't eveneed more than that. It's just me to go build a nice little nest and just build it from scratch. Enjoy life - take in nature more - I like your dream. I think it's awesome. Maybe 1 day we'll run into each other. Take care from AZ.
Do it! I got my 1 little acre about a year ago and its kept me more than busy. You'd be amazed how much you can fit with a bit of planning. Nothing feels better than having your own little oasis, especially one that's paid for. Anyone can buy, but few ever own. Cheers from FL!
It's definitely a dream worth working hard for. I found that bringing reinforcements helped quite a bit with all the difficult land clearing and path making. That shit required many hands! Cheers to you in AZ. Say hello when you make it to the island!
@@HawaiiOffGrid "Many hands make light work." -Chinese Proverb
Amazing! Living the dream!!!
Isn't it sumthin? If you'd have told me 5 yrs ago I will build this in Hawaii I would have laughed 😅
@@HawaiiOffGrid I commend you on your awesome accomplishments! I plan to be like you one day!!!
Wow! Excellent work sir and keep the beard, no barber needed! My beloved and I are coming to the Big Island in May. We're simple folks that are going to wing it and not do the 'tourist' thing. We plan on navigating to the Hilo side on our 10 day trip of a lifetime. Would love to see your spread.
( trying so hard to visit people that live there and not just doing the usual tourist shit)
Mahalo for this video and best of luck on your adventure!
Thank you so much for watching. Unfortunately I won't be there until October, so I won't be able to show you my place. It's an amazing island and I hope your trip is everything you hope. Aloha my friend
Did you hand clear this? Beautiful..I love how its not decimatd by dozing. Love it..#goals for me in Hawaiian Acres. I need fencing..those pigs are brutal.
Yes we hand cleared all of it. Tons of guava, Himalayan raspberry, ginger, and Uluhe. I left every Hapuu and Ohia that I possibly could. I even routed the path to avoid cutting down anything I didn't have to. Leaving the Aina intact as I developed it was super important to me. Oh, and fuk those pigs lol. Aloha!
Just beautiful! Congratulations it’s a labor of love! I see all the hard work and I truly have an idea of how hard it most likely was. I work with my partner who is a plumbing professional on the garden isle and we built our own shed plus our lanai and we do remodeling here on island as well. So 🙌🤙🙏
Well Aloha! Thanks for checking in from Kauai. I've always dreamed of visiting that island, must be amazing to live there. Yes we put in a TON of work to make it what it is now, thanks for noticing. I found that building it myself definitely developed a bond with the property that wouldn't be there if I had simply purchased it as it is. Aloha! 🤙
Omg you did great. I love it. Congrats
It wasn't easy, but it was fun. Thanks for watching 👀!
Great job!
Love the view
Thanks Mark! When are ya coming back to the island?
Beautiful property! Love it 😊
Thanks for checking it out!
Beautiful job
Thank you! Cheers!
Great work!
Thanks neighbor!
Dude, the settings the lifestyle.
Best wishs to you 😮
Aloha to you Francis!
The aina provides! God bless your beautiful home
Yes it does.
Beautiful indeed 💯
Thank you!
Very cool nicely built
Appreciate it
Pick your orange blossoms when trees are less than 3years old and they will do better vs trying to make a couple oranges.
Growth first is a general rule.
Thank you. That's exactly what I did after the video
Man! I wish you'd post more videos! I'd love to learn more about living off grid. My wife and I are moving to Hawaii in a few months. We're likely going to end up in the Keauu or Kurtistown area but open to anything really lol Love the videos! I hope you find inspiration to post more!
You're right, I definitely need to post more. I promise more is coming
A true inspiration my friend, this is my own dream!!!!
Take steps every day or every week to change it from a dream into a reality. You can do it!
@@HawaiiOffGrid you truly are my inspiration and I am going to be your neighbor one day. My children are Hawaiian/ kanaka moli as they say there. Thank you so much!!! You have no idea how you are going to help me.. help myself change my life!!!!! Bless you dear sir!!! My hero!!!
You honor me with your kind words ✨️ its really cool to know that I'm inadvertently helping others by doing something for myself. I'm glad you enjoy it. I promise to work on more videos. Thank you for watching and commenting 🤙🤙
Stunning!
Mahalo!
Congratulations on your progress!
Much appreciated 🙏
That’s awesome and I’m jelly lol
Did you recognize the picture on the wall? Your brother Pete drew that octopus for me
@@HawaiiOffGrid I didn’t notice but cool 🙂
I went back to look just now lol and cool
Love it man, livin' the dream!
Paradise is real, and it's different for everyone. I found mine. Mahalo for watching 👀 🤙🤙
Looks good bro
Thank you. Aloha
I know where you are now i used to live there. You’re in the puna area either in fern forest, or Hawaiian acres or lower puna like orchid land area.
Yes Fern Forrest. Up past Mountain View. Lovely area. Aloha!
Missing the island.. I can’t believe I left the island and move to the south 😢
Thank you for sharing.
That's got to be a rough transition. There's still time to go back. Why did you leave? Aloha
Family
@@HawaiiOffGrid I also miss the sound of Coqui frogs at night . Good luck on your Chanel.
I will be back just don’t know when .
Love the house is beautiful 🤟🏾
Much appreciated 🙏
Absolutely wonderful
Thank you. I'm so glad people really are enjoying this
@HawaiiOffGrid well, a lot of us, including myself, really wish we were able to do this.... I live in Oahu, and I'd much rather be on the Big Island, off grid, but, I'm a contractor and there's a very limited labor pool out there as well as a lower demand for the custom services we offer....
My wife is Samoan, and she really lived off grid most of her life in Upolu. She'd love to get back to nature.
Also, it's very challenging saving money to make the move and buy the land.... not to mention, we're in our late 40s and we had surprise twins 5 years ago!
So, at least we can watch you do it and know that it's always possible with unique opportunities! Anyway, keep posting and have a blast!!
Beyond awesome
Wow, thank you! I appreciate your comment.
Aloha man I live in volcano with my husband welcome to the island
Aloha guys! Thanks for watching!
Very nice work
Thank you! Cheers!