Building in Nanawale Estates (oceanfront, apartment, foreclosure)

[offgrid]

Originally Posted by leilaniguy

880 sq. ft. isn't large, but new construction costs in Hawaii average $135 a square foot. At that rate an 880 ft. house would be $37,800 more than a 600 ft. house, a deal breaker for a beer budget. One of my neighbors lives in a 256' house, 16 x 16, all she could afford, and has been happy as a clam there for the last 10 years.

Stop drinking for 6 months you'll work more and be able to pay for that 880 sq foot Mansion. Anything less than that would be difficult to sell. THINK not Drink

[Makaha]

Originally Posted by Nanawale Gal

Aloha Makaha ,
Yesterday was the Nanawale Home owners meeting. This very subject was discussed and a new committee was formed to enforce the CC&R’s regarding building too small and unpermited structures. Nanawale Board of Directors are all new this year and are making big strides to protect our property values as well developing a safer community.
They are going to start fining property owners that do not comply with the CC&R’s , they will then put liens against properties that do not pay the fines. At this time the fines are low. Only $25 a quarter, but this is not a fixed price and they are talking about increasing the amount for homeowners that repeat the same offence.
Brent Parry is in charge of the Architectural Committee. He is a really nice guy and I know he does not like the sq. footage limitations himself. But legally Nanawale is bound to enforce the current rules. They could be sued and may be sued buy any homeowner for not enforcing the CC&R’S. To change the CC&R’S it would take a 90% vote from all the owners. I don’t see that happening.
I know this month the Architectural Committee will be approaching the County building department to see how they can help keep and get our homeowners in compliance with our CC&R’S as well as assist homeowners to permit, unpermitted structures.
If you had built last year, you would have gotten the blind eye. The Board of Directors where not enforcing most of the CC&R’S. They had been in office for many years and had a very laid back approach. But yesterdays mistakes does not justify today’s.
I would talk to Brent ASAP and see how he can help you.
Sorry for the bad new.
Your future neighbor.

Thank you for sharing the (very) latest news on this issue. I would appreciate hearing further updates as you have them.

[ashten]

does nanawale estates have an up-to-date website? i found one, but it looked like it hadn't been updated in a few years.

[jacek]

how much did you pay for the lot? I also plan to buy one and build a house.

[maggieblanchett]

We want to build in Nanawale as well. Lots on the area seem very inexpensive and accessible, we're just concerned about how hard it is to obtain a building permit.

[leilaniguy]

You shouldn't have any trouble. The Nanawale CCR's are pretty easy to follow and the county is much easier to deal with than in the past.

[cynmkolohe]

Building Permits - Department of Public Works

This link is to the County website...great resource for those looking into the process.

[Mahealani Ka'imiloa]

ALOHA! I HAVE JUST PURCHASED TWO SIDE BY SIDE LOTS IN NANAWALE, AND SO AM REALLY LISTENING TO WHAT ALL OF YOU ARE SAYING, (FO SUA) !! I DID NOT REALIZE THAT THERE EXISTS A BUILDING MINIMUM OF 880', AND JUST LIKE MAKAHA ASKED, IS THAT INCLUSIVE OF LANAIS/WALKWAYS AND DO THEY HAVE TO BE ROOFED? I DON'T BELIEVE THAT MOST REALTORS ARE BEING INFORMATIVE TO MANY OF US BUYING THERE, WHICH IS INTERESTING, AS THE VAST MAJORITY OF US ARE PURCHASING LAND ON WHICH TO BUILD!!

IF ANY ONE MIGHT CARE TO CHAT IN REGARDS TO WHAT FAIR PRICES ARE FOR HAVING DRIVEWAY PUT IN WITH A CAT AND LAYING DOWN HOUSE PAD, I WOULD CERTAINLY APPRECIATE! MAHALO!! MAHEALANI kailuasurfer4u@yahoo.com

[mdand3boys]

Originally Posted by Mahealani Ka'imiloa

ALOHA! I HAVE JUST PURCHASED TWO SIDE BY SIDE LOTS IN NANAWALE, AND SO AM REALLY LISTENING TO WHAT ALL OF YOU ARE SAYING, (FO SUA) !! I DID NOT REALIZE THAT THERE EXISTS A BUILDING MINIMUM OF 880', AND JUST LIKE MAKAHA ASKED, IS THAT INCLUSIVE OF LANAIS/WALKWAYS AND DO THEY HAVE TO BE ROOFED? I DON'T BELIEVE THAT MOST REALTORS ARE BEING INFORMATIVE TO MANY OF US BUYING THERE, WHICH IS INTERESTING, AS THE VAST MAJORITY OF US ARE PURCHASING LAND ON WHICH TO BUILD!!

IF ANY ONE MIGHT CARE TO CHAT IN REGARDS TO WHAT FAIR PRICES ARE FOR HAVING DRIVEWAY PUT IN WITH A CAT AND LAYING DOWN HOUSE PAD, I WOULD CERTAINLY APPRECIATE! MAHALO!! MAHEALANI

You don't have to yell.

Nanawale Community Association, Inc

Click on documents.

I don't believe it is the real estate agents fault for not knowing all the aspects of the CCR's of a subdivision. It may have been the agents responsibility to point out that there are CCR's, but not the agents responsibility to read and interpret them. That was your job, before you purchased.

I think the minimum is a good idea. Without it, you end up with (literally) a bunch of one and two room shacks and cabins, which attract certain elements of the population that most others don't want around. The association also has a one year time span for you to finish your house. This is also good as it helps prevent the "perpetual builder" from trying out his 10 year project that never gets finished.

I am really happy to see what the association has been doing during the last year or two. They have made a lot of progress towards cleaning up the subdivision.

[hotzcatz]

The Building Department does not enforce the CCR's of individual sub-divisions. Just because someone got a permit for a less than required square foot house from the Building Department doesn't supersede the CCR's of Nanawale. It is up to Nanawale to enforce their own CCR's.

Don't believe all those numbers folks give you on how much it costs to build a house. The last house I built in Nanawale was in '95 and it cost $32K (including buying the land) to build a 1,200 square foot house. I was paying right under $2.89 for a 2" x 4" so compare that to whatever the price of a two by four is now and run the math. I don't think it's doubled since then. Here's the house:


If you want plans to one just like it, just PM me. Drawing plans is what I do and this one was designed to be easy to be built by one or two people and to use materials with very little wastage.