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The 1926 house has the board-and-batten siding and corrugated roof characteristic of Hanalei beach houses of that era.
Hanalei Residence
Embodying many of the design elements associated with historic beach-front houses along Hanalei Bay, Kauai, this board-and batten house with corrugated metal roof was built in 1926 as a vacation home for a Lihue sugar plantation doctor. The ironwood trees he planted may have protected the house from the 1946 tidal wave, though the 1959 tsunami smashed into the lanai and washed all the furniture out onto the lawn. At that time, the makai side of the L-shaped lanai was incorporated into the living room, onto which a deck was later added.
As part of MAI's renovation for the present owner, the house was raised 18 inches and moved about 75 feet so it would no longer straddle a property line on the three-lot site. The deck was demolished and the corner of the living room was opened up again to link the original lanai on the side of the house to a new makai lanai. Also included in the plan:
- New footings, framing, and structural reinforcements were added where necessary.
- Posts and walls were removed to open up the living room.
- New ohia flooring replaced the old floors.
- New cabinets and appliances were installed in the kitchen and bathroom.
Photos: MAI
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The Kauai County Planning Commission at first objected to moving the house, but Mason Architects won approval with "ingenious, compatible, and sensitive" changes encouraged by the Hanalei Design Guidelines Handbook.
The corner of the original lanai, enclosed into the living room in 1959, was opened up again to link the side lanai to the new makai lanai.
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