Kekaha’s Plantation Era Homes

More and more, visitors and prospective buyers have learned to appreciate the plantation era homes of Kekaha.  When I say era, I mean from the 1930’s and 40’s.  These homes are usually in poor condition and hanging on to life by a thread but they are an integral link to Hawaii’s past.  They can have extensive termite damage and wood rot, inferior plumbing, small rooms, you name it so when deciding to become an owner of a home of this epoch, one must consider, not only cost to cure, but how to balance mixing the old with the new without sacrificing the integrity of the original design.  I’ll be sharing some of what I’ve learned over years from remodeling several of these historic antiquities and provide some ideas for building your own plantation home in Kekaha so stay tuned. 

August 15th, 2008