Property Description
COME HOME TO YOUR SELF-SUSTAINING, OFF-GRID DREAM HOMESTEAD! Just a 5 minute drive to the ocean beach park, only 20 minutes from Hilo, and 10 minutes to Pahoa. This is the perfect spot to live the affordable, off-grid Hawaiian lifestyle! No water bill. No electric bill. Roughly $650 a year in taxes. Sustainable living! Friendly neighborhood! Gated driveway and dense jungle around the cabin for privacy.
The property has been completely renovated with many upgrades; it is both hand-cleared as well as partially bulldozed with lots of cool original lava landscape features. A privacy hedge of vetiver and palms has been recently planted, and many decorative flowers are planted throughout. Fifty tons of black cinder soil has been added to the property along with 20 tons of mulch still available to use.
Several garden areas have been established and the land is already producing bananas, oranges, lemons, surinam cherries, breadfruit (ulu), pineapples, sweet potatoes, tons of greens and herbs, kukui nut, lemongrass, moringa, mulberry, green tea, oregano, chia, katook, malabar chestnut, malabar spinach, pigeon pea, cassava, liliquoi, soursop, peppers, eggplant, and more.
There is an upgraded solar system with 8 Trina 245-watt panels, a 2,000-watt Outback inverter and Outback charge controller, and four brand new sealed, no-maintenance 6-volt batteries for a 1,960-watt 24-volt system. There is an Outback remote inside the cabin and two AC and DC surge protectors.
The rerocked shed has a fully functional kitchenette, including shelving, a full-size refrigerator, a large Sundanzer solar chest freezer, a propane burner and a portable 100-gallon water tank. Both the cabin and the shed have high speed internet and are TV ready. The carport has a new addition that includes another 1,000-gallon water tank. A brand new washer and pump for off-grid laundry are included. Two chicken coops are included with capacity for 20+ hens. Partial owner financing available.