Hawaii

Zen and Arina escaped the rat race by building themselves a sustainable and off-the-grid homestead in the Hawaiian tropical jungle.

Ali and Peter Rabin live on six wild acres of coffee, citrus, banana, avocado, and more, in a house they built by hand, a dwelling that has changed shape and grown over the years.

This family of three lives in a 350-square-foot tiny house they designed and built together, parked in the middle of a pasture surrounded by cows and goats with tons of open space.

Name: Ana and Luis Castillo Location: 7 acre organic farm in Kealakekua Bay, Big Island, Hawaii Size: 1,100 square feet Years lived in: 14 years, owned/leased Luis and Ana Castillo met on Hawaii’s Big Island fourteen years ago. Former Californians, they pooled their talents for design and building to create a unique “Rough Luxe” seven-acre sustainable homestead and farm on the lush volcanic slopes of Mauna Loa.

Name: Tara Gray, husband Luc, daughter Channing and bunny Lilly Location: Waikoloa, Hawaii Size: 1200 square feet Years lived in: 3 years, owned “What if we sold everything we owned and paid off all our debts…which would allow us to create some amazing new adventures for our family? ” Where could we go? Where would we want to live?

Name: Jeanne Marie and family Location: Holualoa on Hawai’i’s Big Island Size: 5,000 square feet across five structures on a one-acre lot Years Lived In: 30 years, owned Visiting Jeanne Marie’s Bali-style tropical compound in the jungle of Hawaii is an experience. There isn’t really anything like it. The space is private and magical with multiple structures, each inviting and bold.

Name: Rachel and Nick Kuchar Location: Ewa Beach, Hawaii Size: 2,040 square feet Years lived in: 5 years, owned We turned our cookie cutter suburban home into the vintage surf hideaway we had dreamed of. We were given a 1950s Gordon & Smith longboard from a relative and that began our love affair with the era. I asked my husband, a graphic designer, to make some art for the house since I couldn’t find anything that was just right.