How we got started...

My brother and his wife decided to move to the Big Island in 2005 and started looking for a place to buy.

He called me in Los Angeles late one day and said he found a great one acre undeveloped piece of land that they were going to buy and that the acre next to it was for sale.  He asked me if I wanted to buy it and I only had 8 hours to decide - sight unseen!!

Well, my wife, other bros, and financial advisor all said you're crazy.  But how can you go wrong with land in Hawaii?? So I bought.

As I started to think what to do with the land, I got the idea of designing a house based on all the five star hotels I've stayed in the US, Europe and Asia.  After six months of working on my "hobby", as my wife called it, I was satisfied that I captured key design elements - open floor plan, large bathroom, and calming decor. This was going to be a place my family and friends could come and enjoy the island in style and comfort.

Once we got all the permits approved, we started building May 22, 2006.  Still living in LA, I took a year off from work and started to spend two weeks a month on the building project. It was a real education for me on the massive effort that goes into building a house. The best part was all the great people we had working with us from the get go.

My brother's house is completed and he and his wife are the on-site caretakers.

                                      The Island Breeze Bungalow Staff