HIOG - Hawaii Off Grid
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06/19/2026
Breaking ground on the next chapter of our Hawi Project and we couldn't be more excited.
Nestled into the lush landscape of the Big Island, this ʻOhana is designed from the ground up to work with nature, not against it.
The crown jewel? A dramatic integrated solar canopy featuring .solar panels that double as the roof, generating clean, off-grid energy while providing sweeping shade across the lānai below.
But this home doesn't just harvest the sun, it's also designed passively to stay cool. The expansive overhangs protect the floor-to-ceiling glazing from direct heat gain, while the elevated structure allows natural airflow to circulate freely beneath the home, keeping it comfortable without mechanical cooling.
Exposed mass timber framing, from the soaring diagonal columns to the dramatic roof structure, brings warmth, structural beauty, and sustainability to every angle. The open lānai blurs the line between inside and out, inviting the trade winds in and the Big Island views to stay.
This is off-grid living designed with intention.
Walls up. Roof on. Three days. Watch what’s possible when you build smarter.
This is the Lāhainā Bunkhouse: the first-ever mass timber home in Habitat for Humanity’s global history, and this reel captures something we are incredibly proud of: an entire structure assembled in just three days using a crane to drop each prefabricated section into place.
Here’s why this matters:
Mass Timber. Built for Hawaiʻi. The Bunkhouse is built with prefabricated Veneer Laminated Timber walls and glue laminated timber roof panels, engineered around a four-foot module designed specifically for our island conditions, allowing for termite treatment before installation, efficient shipping to Maui, and rapid on-site assembly.
Speed without sacrifice. What traditionally takes weeks, we did in days without compromising quality, durability, or design.
The future of building in Hawaiʻi. This isn’t just a bunkhouse. It’s a proof of concept for how we can build affordable, resilient housing faster and at lower cost, not just in Lāhainā, but across the Hawaiian Islands. When disaster strikes, communities shouldn’t have to wait years to come home. This system changes that.
Lāhainā deserves to be rebuilt with the speed and care it deserves. This is how we get there.
05/26/2026
Honored to see our Kupono Hale project featured in
What began as a conversation about climate change and resilience became a deep exploration into what architecture in Hawai‘i can and should be moving toward—off-grid, climate responsive, resource conscious, and deeply connected to place.
Designed on the slopes of Haleakalā, Kupono Hale combines passive design principles, renewable energy systems, and locally sourced and upcycled materials to create a home that is completely off grid while remaining warm, simple, and rooted in Hawai‘i’s vernacular. From recycled EPS insulation made from surfboard foam waste to locally milled Cook pine and a roof shaped by the path of the sun, every element was thoughtfully considered to reduce impact while enhancing the experience of living with the climate rather than against it.
We’re grateful to Metropolis Magazine for sharing the story behind this project and to our incredible team, collaborators, and clients who believed in this vision from the beginning.
As David Sellers shared in the article: “When you see a building, it should tell you a story. It should tell you about time, it should tell you about place, and it should tell you about climate.”
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