Design
Site planning, concept drawings and permit sets, prepared with Hawaii-licensed engineers and architects.
Design · Build · Hawaiʻi
Built to stand. Designed to belong.
South Seas Design/Build plans and builds homes and buildings made for island life: strong enough for the storms, ready for the rain, and at home on the land around them.
What we do
From the first sketch to the last nail
One team plans it, prices it and builds it, so nothing gets lost between the drawing table and the job site.
Build
New homes and buildings, from the footings and concrete frame through roofing, framing and finish work.
Renovation and repair
Storm and termite repair, additions, lanai and decks, done right and built to last.
Built for the islands
A frame that stays when the storm passes
Our buildings stand on a cast-in-place concrete frame: columns, footings, grade beams and a continuous top band. The walls between the columns are framed, so they're easy to repair, while the concrete stays put.
- Hip roofs strapped into the concrete at every truss
- Impact-rated windows and doors, with no shutters to put up
- Termite-resistant framing and finishes
- Lava zone, flood zone and drainage checked on every site
How we work
Plain, careful and on the level
Walk the land
We visit the site with you and listen to what you need.
Plan and price
You get drawings and a written price before any ground is broken.
Build
Our crew builds it safely, with regular updates you can count on.
Stand behind it
We walk the finished work with you and stand behind it after.
Featured project
A campus master plan in lower Puna
A fifteen-year plan for a faith-based campus on Hawaiʻi Island: family homes, a church, offices, schools, a clinic, dormitories and a dining hall, built in three phases on one concrete-frame system.
- Buildings
- 14, in three phases
- Drawings
- 40 sheets: structure, plumbing, electrical and air conditioning
- Planning
- Cost estimate and a 15-year building plan
- Status
- Concept design; site selection under way
Mission work
Building for ministries, here and abroad
Each year we set aside time to build for ministries and fellowships in need: places to gather, classrooms, clean water and sound roofs, offered free of charge or at cost.
Now hiring
Join our carpentry crew
We're building a four-person crew: one experienced lead carpenter and three carpenters who take pride in their work and look out for each other.
Let's talk
Planning to build?
Whether it's a new home, a building for your community or a repair that can't wait, we'd be glad to walk the land with you and talk it through: what it will take, what it will cost, and how long it will last.