Holowai House

Footings – November 2023

I am working on footings for a scaled down version of the house. Tried to get a building permit for a 24 x 24 structure with concrete block columns in the corners. It was to be one level, but built 8 feet above ground being supported by these columns.

Hired an architect and an engineer to draw the plans. Plans rejected by the County of Hawaii Building and Planning Department many times. If you ever come to visit, I could tell you all about it!

My neighbor at Ahi hired a guy to build a 24 x 40 “agricultural building”. No permits required! No inspections! Contains a kitchen and a bathroom. No septic system!

The neighbor on the other side has two 2 story houses on his lot and both use an unpermitted open cesspool! No permits!

So, I am building a 16 x 26 “agricultural building”!

First corner footing poured.

I have set up my concrete mixer powered by my generator next to the pile of gravel/sand I separated from the load of 2 1/2″ minus when I was here last time.

I haul water in the back of my car in order to mix the concrete.

Forms set up for second footing, with rebar in the forms.

Second corner footing poured.

The structure will have four foot of block walls in each corner going both ways. Then in the middle on the long sides, there will be two 16″ square columns.

Two footings are now poured.

Forms for third footing are being set up.

Even though it rains once in a while, I still need to continue. So I have set up a tarp over my mixing station.

I am still being visited by the different birds.

I will get the four corners poured, along with the footings for the columns on each of the long sides. Then I will need to address the solid rock in the middle of the structure!