Finding a buildable lot in the Big Island’s best communities is hard. Getting a home designed, approved, and permitted can take a year or more. We removed the wait. Imagine Development owns a select collection of premium homesites, each paired with a complete home design created for that exact lot. Choose your property. Make it yours. Move in years sooner.
If you have searched for a home on the Kohala side, you already know: there is almost nothing for sale. The communities people want, near the golf, the beaches, and the town of Waimea, have very low inventory and very high demand.
The usual answer is to buy raw land and build. But that path asks a lot of you. Find a lot. Hire an architect. Design a home. Pass HOA design review. Get county permits. Then build. Done well, that journey takes two to three years, and every step of it is your responsibility.
We spent 40 years learning every one of those steps. So we decided to walk them for you, in advance.
Step 1
We select and purchase premium homesites in the communities our clients want most, chosen for views, terrain, orientation, and lifestyle. Land we would build on ourselves, because we are.
Step 2
Each property is paired with a home designed specifically for that site by our architectural team: the views, the trade winds, the microclimate, and the community’s design standards, all built into the plan from the first sketch.
Step 3
HOA design review and county permitting are managed by us, on our timeline, at our risk. The slowest, most frustrating part of building in Hawai’i happens before you arrive.
Step 4
Purchase before or during construction and tailor the finishes, fixtures, and details to your taste. You get the personalization of a custom home without the years of process.
Step 5
Built by Kawika and his team, tracked in your client portal, and delivered with a full close-out package. The same standard as every Imagine Development home.
This is not a subdivision of repeated floor plans. Each homesite is individually selected. Each home is individually designed for its land. And each one is built by the same island-born team, to the same engineering standard, as our multi-million dollar custom homes: seismic reinforcement, marine-grade hardware near the coast, wind engineering at elevation, and materials chosen for decades in Hawai’i’s conditions.
Buyers Frustrated by the Market. You have watched the listings for months. There is nothing to buy. This is how you get a new home in a community with no inventory.
Mainland and Off-Island Buyers. You want a home here, not a two-year project to manage from 2,500 miles away. We carry the process. You follow along in the portal and arrive when it is time to choose finishes and collect keys.
Buyers Who Want New, Without the Wait. You want modern engineering, current systems, and a warranty-fresh home, on a timeline measured in months, not years.
Yes. Depending on the construction stage, buyers select finishes, fixtures, and interior details. The earlier you commit, the more you shape.
Sometimes. Each property is paired with a design we believe in, but if you love the land and have a different vision, start the conversation.
Then you want our Custom Homes path, and we would love to talk. This program exists for buyers who want the outcome without the multi-year process.
Inventory is limited and moves privately before it is ever listed. Request the current property list and we will walk you through what is available and what is coming.
Start the conversation with our team today and we’ll walk you through the options.
