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Wake up to the sounds of birds in the surrounding native forest.This custom built home in the cool Volcano area of the Big Island of Hawaii is perfect for a big family or a home business.Its unique floor plan allows member of a big family to have their own space or enables one to conduct business on the ground floor and live in the upper floors.
The front door opens to an expansive entryway, with two bedrooms, a full bath and a large porch on the ground level.The kitchen, dining and living rooms with beautiful views of the surrounding ohia trees, plus a small bedoom or office and full bath are on the 2nd level.A spacious elegant attic bedroom runs the length of the house on the 3rd level.The house consists of 1725 sq. ft. of enclosed living area with a 200 sq. ft. covered porch, overlooking the forest, as well as a 480 sq. ft. two-car carport with a work bench.It is newly re-roofed and painted throughout.It has low electrical usage; good security with friendly, responsible neightbors, and an 8,000 gal. water catchment system.It is being sold with all appliances, blinds, and curtains.This is a warm, bright house that optimizes its space.
Located in Royal Hawaiian Estates, at the 3,500 ft. level, it does not have the annoying pests of lower elevations such as mosquitoes, ants, termites, centipedes, and coqui frongs.The 10,000 sq. ft. plot is naturally landscaped with native ohia-lehua trees and hapu`u tree ferns, with plantings of anthuriums, gardenia bushes, and a border of kahili ginger.There are views of the summits of both Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa from various parts of the house.
Royal Hawaiian Estates is 5 miles from the Volcanoes National Park, 23 miles from Hilo and its airport, and 4 miles from Volcano Village, which is noted for its active artistic community.There are outstanding restaurants in the village from the down home Lava Rock Cafe to the gourmet Kilauea Lodge.The community center and the offices of the Volcano Art Center both offer a full roster of classes and activities.The Kilauea Theater at the Kilauea Military Camp in the National Park offers concerts and plays, and a hula platform in front of the Art Center is reserved for special hula performances.A moving tradition on the Big Island is the opening ceremony for Aloha Week in late August on the Halemaumau Crater in the Park.
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