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Building on the Big Island

Helping Home Owners Build their Dream Homes

Brian Kangas is a Hawaii Licensed Contractor and the RME of Kind Homes, llc. Check out our YouTube channel at Big Island Build for more Building Tips on the island. You can follow Brian’s latest projects on this page.

Contractor Services

Licensed Contractor

Hire a Hawaii Licensed Contractor to take your house build from blue prints to a finished home. Finding the right Builder match for your project is essential to a good experience. Interested in working with Kind Homes? Give us a call!

Home Owner Builder

With some good management and building skills, going the direction of Home Owner Builder may be right for you. Kind Homes offers a Home Owner Builder Consultant Program if you would like guidance along the way.

Current Project

Follow Kind Homes' Projects on the Island

Kind Homes Current Project is a Kohala Ranch Custom Home Build in Meadows I on Lot 472, located at 59-376 Ka Nani Drive, Kamuela, Hawaii. Finished date is projected to be mid-September.

The house is 4,000 sq ft under roof with 2,650 sq ft of living space. The main house is a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom house with a large lanai, two outdoor showers and a fireplace. The separate garage has added living space which includes a bathroom with two rooms that can be used as an office, storage, workout room or guest space. House features include concrete flooring throughout, spa-like bathrooms with free-standing tubs, outdoor showers, contemporary finishings, a built in fireplace with mantle and bench, cedar trays with LED uplighting, LED undercounter lighting, laundry/storage room, large walk-in closet.

Home Building
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Have Questions About Building?

Check out our FAQs for Building on the Big Island.

What is the main difference between building with Hawaii Licensed Contractor or as a Home Owner Builder?

If you choose to build a home with a Licensed Contractor, you would be free to sell your home immediately, if need be. If you choose to build a home as a Home Owner Builder, you must live in the home for at least one year before you would be able to sell it.

What is the process of building a house on the Big Island?

First you must find and purchase land to build on. Next, find a Hawaii-based architect and engineer. Design your plans and submit them to the county when finished. If the land where you’re building is located in an HOA, then you will have the added step to gain HOA approval of your plans. This can take longer than the county’s approval. After the county and HOA approves and grants you a building permit, you may begin the building process. Hiring a builder or hiring out each step is next. In Hawaii, you must hire a Hawaii Licensed Electrician and Plumber for your house build.