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Renovation Aloha - Season 3 Episode 5 - Ohana Overhaul
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00:01I think it's one of the worst houses we'll probably ever encounter in our
00:05entire career. This house excites the crap out of me. I'm Kamal Haikalama, right?
00:11Yeah! And I'm Tristan Kalama. I put on extra deodorant for this.
00:17Oh my god! We buy and renovate homes in the most challenging place in the country,
00:23Hawaii. The shipping is more than the actual material cost. We want to restore
00:28homes for local families. The real estate here is crazy expensive. So to make this
00:35work, we have to take on some of the most rundown homes on the island. Can you hear
00:39them? Disgusting. How do we do it? Our giant family. I have 87 first cousins. Yo, what's
00:48up cuz? More than anything, we want our children to be good human beings. Exactly.
00:54You can't have little ass walking around. Little ass walking around.
01:12Let's go. It's a beautiful day in Kailua. The kids are out of school, so we're headed down to the
01:18beach to hang out with some of our extended family.
01:21Kailua Beach Park is one of our favorite beaches on the island because it's right at the foot of the
01:28Kailua. And there's literally no wait. So the kids, you can just let them go and roam.
01:35How are you? We're running all over. For usual. Yeah. How you doing? Good. What's up, brother?
01:41Yeah. Are you guys all pal after this one? We're just talking about that this morning, literally this morning.
01:48Yeah. First she said, I think I'm pal after this one. Then she sent me this fat little baby girl.
01:53Okay, maybe just one more. It was my fault.
01:56Yeah. Oh, by the way, I got a lead for you.
01:59I got a call from Marlene. Marlene? All I know is that there are Kalama and all the Kalamas are
02:05related.
02:06We're just all related somehow. That's the problem. So Marlene's mom was a Kalama.
02:13Her father passed away a year ago and she needs to sell their childhood home. It's important to Marlene
02:18that it goes to a local family. Yeah. And that it doesn't get torn down. But it hasn't been renovated.
02:24Hasn't been renovated. Yeah, it's original. Original. Yeah. It's a kind house we normally buy.
02:28It's primed and prepped. Yeah. Ready for you. You don't have to ask me twice, but she might not let
02:34us know.
02:51We're headed to Marlene's house in Kailua, which is definitely the best spot on the island.
02:58Agreed. Aside from beautiful beaches, amazing mountain views, and a super booming real estate market,
03:07it's also home to most of the Kalamas in Hawaii. Yeah.
03:11I mean, when you start counting second cousins and third cousins, you're well into the hundreds.
03:17I mean, there's a beach and a straight named after Kalama family in Kailua. So, you know.
03:23That's why even though she's my cousin, I haven't ever met Marlene. Yeah. Did Brandon give you
03:30what they're thinking as far as price yet? Well, Brandon sent me more information on the house.
03:36It's a three bed, one bath. But Brandon said Marlene already has an offer from an investor at $1.3
03:44million,
03:45who wants to tear it down. Obviously, we have to look at the house and see what the condition is
03:49to figure out what we can pay for it. So, we're about to find out. Yeah. Here it is.
03:55Only driven past this house, my entire life. Look at how nice. Dude, this is such a cool house.
04:04Hi. Aloha. So good to see you. How's it? How are you? Hello, hello, hello. I was just telling him
04:13I only driven past this house my whole life. Yeah? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, girlfriend thought grown. Right
04:17down the street. We love this, this place, this location. The house doesn't look like it's in bad shape.
04:24It's a 3-1. Yeah. Yeah. Right? That's how they all work. But there's an extension of a family room,
04:29which was built by the Kalama family. Oh, I love that. My mother is a Kalama. Yeah. And we know
04:35they're all related. Right. In some way. Yeah. So, I felt there was a strong calling. Yeah. To connect
04:41with you. So, shall we go inside? Yeah. Go inside. I'll give you the keys. Okay. Let's go inside.
04:50So, welcome to our hale. Look at it. This is it. This is it. Four brothers and myself.
04:56With one bathroom. One bathroom. You know what's crazy? I grew up with one bathroom. One bathroom. This
05:01is exactly what I expected because this is what an original Hawaiian home looks like. This is old
05:06Kaino. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And right where that step is, that's where the house ended. That's the addition
05:12you were talking about. I really want to go in here. I want to see this Kalama. Into the Kalama
05:16Lanai. Yeah. This is what an original Hawaiian home looks like. I mean, it's so much extra added
05:23space. All the family gatherings took place here. Right here. Whether it was graduations,
05:28my wedding, baby luau's. Wow. It was, if somebody was having a party, it was going to happen here.
05:34Let me show you some pictures. Let's see. Let's see what I have on here. You know, this is the
05:41yard.
05:41Okay, so dad has a green thumb like you would not believe. Yeah. Now, majority of these plants,
05:49he brought from Maui. Oh, okay. He would go into Waihe Valley, where he grew up, bring plants and bring
05:57it home. Okay, so we gotta keep majority. We have to keep as much of that as we can. Absolutely.
06:03Yeah. Say we do buy the house. What are you kind of thinking your wishes would be for the person
06:10that
06:11bought this house? So, my number one thing is that I want this home to go to a local Kama
06:17'aina family.
06:18And I think just restoring the house to the way it was, not, I mean, it needs to be modern
06:23in the
06:24sense of being functional. Right. But it needs to be that old Hawaiian style. Yeah. Anyone who could
06:28come here and knock it down and make it into a monster. A duplex. Right. Right. Right. 100%.
06:33That's not the kind of buyer I'm looking for. Well, now it makes perfect sense why you called us.
06:39Yeah. Because that's what we do. One thing I have. Mm-hmm. I would like to be at the blessing.
06:45Oh, yeah. Um, ideally, I would love my brothers to fly in and be here. They have not walked in
06:51this house
06:52since 95. Oh, wow. And, you know, I want us as a family. Yeah. The five of us to be
06:58able to come in
06:59and see mommy and daddy's home. Yeah. If we move forward, that is the move. I can 100% promise
07:06you.
07:06That will happen. That you will be the first. Thank you. 100%. Thank you. First people in here when
07:11we're done. Yes. Thank you. To breathe. Yeah. Oops. Oh, sorry. So sorry. No, no, no. It's fine. Let me
07:16see who that is.
07:17Oh, sorry. Let me just get that. Aloha. Do you mind if I take that? No,
07:22no, no, no. Go for it. No, no, no. We'll just look around. We're going to look around. Please.
07:24Please. Please. Okay. Okay. Okay, bathroom. This is the one bathroom you talked about.
07:29One and only bathroom. But, I mean, it's a good size if you can rework. Yeah. Okay, keep going.
07:36Okay, so hallway. Single wall construction. All the electricals outside the wall. Yeah,
07:43so we would have to double wall. Okay. Let's go to the other side of the house. Okay, so this
07:51is- Tiny kitchen.
07:51Oh, my gosh. Yeah, but these are the same cabinets in my parents' house. Just original cabs. I know,
07:58but look, like, not functional. You know what I mean? We got to open up this kitchen and make it
08:04bigger,
08:04maybe by stealing some of the space from the foyer. We would have to reconfigure this whole thing.
08:08Yeah. What is this? It's concrete. Okay, step down. Laundry. Laundry room.
08:15So this was a part of the carport. Okay, so then there's only one other room, right?
08:21Yeah. It's attached to the Kalamalanai.
08:26It's attached to the Kalamalanai. This is a really dope big living area.
08:31This is great. This is unreal. I love this. Sick.
08:34Yeah, so this is the last bedroom. Wow. I mean, it's a skinny one, but it's long. We could turn
08:42this into the primary bedroom, put the second bathroom right here, a big walk-in closet, and then
08:48that extra space in the back could turn into a laundry room. I like that. Let's go outside.
08:56This is what it's about. Wow. This Lanai is huge. There's an outdoor shower?
09:02It definitely was a shower at one point. We got to recreate an outdoor shower. Look at how big it
09:10is.
09:10And look at all the plants and the trees. This is what Marlene was talking about. Her father brought
09:15every one. Like, we have to keep these. I agree. We can clean up what's already here. Yeah, no,
09:22totally. Which is what's going to save money. Yeah. Ultimately, I love it. I think we're both
09:27emotionally wanting to do it. We just have to make sure the numbers make sense. Okay, so I have ARV
09:33at
09:33$1750. So if we purchase the house at $1.2, our reno is about $250,000. Holding, selling, and closing
09:43costs
09:43are going to be $200,000. And that leaves us $100,000 in profit. But Brandon said she already has
09:51an offer
09:51from an investor for $1.3 million who wants to tear it down. So we have to figure out what
09:58she's even
09:58thinking price-wise. Let's go talk to her. Yeah. Let's go chart. It's definitely a special property.
10:08You can feel it. I just want to ask you, like, is there a certain price that you guys are
10:13thinking?
10:13My discussion on price has really just been with Brandon. We'll get back to you then. Yeah. Okay.
10:18Yeah. Sounds good. Right on. Oh, thank you so much. Thank you so much. Walking away from this,
10:24I feel like our Kalama ancestors are hard at work. Oh my gosh, you felt it. Everything lined up today,
10:32but we are still running a business. We're also in, like, the worst market we've been in in a minute,
10:38where buyers are picky. Buyers are not easy to come by. There's a huge fallout rate. And at the end
10:45of
10:45the day, we have to be profitable in order to survive. So our worry is, are we going to be
10:51able to pay what
10:52Marlene's family needs? Yeah. Sounds like it's time to call your cousin, Brandon. Fingers crossed. Fingers
10:57crossed. Oh, what are you thinking? What are you thinking? What's on your mind? We are able to offer
11:091.2. Okay. Yeah. Yeah. So right now she's, she's really, really set on 1.2 signs. 1.2 is
11:20where we hit
11:21our minimum. You know what I mean? Yeah. But I'm thinking about it and I feel like
11:28we can come up, um, on this one to 1.225. Hey, so look on why. Let me talk to
11:38Marlene
11:38and try to make something happen. Okay. I appreciate it. Let me know what she says. Okay.
11:43Take care. 1.225, huh? That would mean our profit is only 75K, which is 25 less than our minimum.
11:54One price reduction is possibly zero dollars. Well, I'm going to stay optimistic. I think we
12:02could do this house justice and it would be a win-win for everyone. Yeah. Well, let's see now.
12:17Ultimately, it boiled down to if Marlene wanted to sell it to somebody who wouldn't tear the house
12:22down and she accepted our offer and we closed escrow at $1.225 million. We're looking to get this
12:31project totally done in eight weeks. But this is tricky. When we buy houses, normally the sellers,
12:38they're just like, this is what I want for the property. Do whatever, right? In this case,
12:42that's not what's happening. She has specific wants that she, as us being the new owners and the buyers,
12:50that she's kind of hoping that we take it and run with it. So we're not just designing for the
12:55masses,
12:56right? Which we have to do, but we also have to design to pay respect to Marlene and that Kalama
13:02family. So it's like, where's this medium? Also, because we purchased this below our minimum,
13:08there's really no room for error at all. And we have the added pressure of having to show it to
13:15Marlene and her family when it's done. So it is tricky, which is, it's not normal for us. No,
13:20because normally we don't ever have to worry about that at all. No, the most pressure I felt was
13:25designing for your parents. Yeah, I remember. You know, like this is next under that.
13:32So this house is different, right? Because it's obviously the nicest house we've ever bought.
13:37I felt like I should have taken my shoes off at the front. Right? Like,
13:40Same. So demo's light. Let's take out this wall. Let's spray this off. So we know.
13:47Is that the symbol you want me to put? X means no, get rid of.
13:52X means no, like don't hit it. Or X means let's get rid of it. What's the sign for get
14:00rid of?
14:00What's the demo sign? Remove. Just put remove. Okay, there we go. Demo. Demo.
14:08Demo. Oh, don't. Yeah. Okay. So by opening up this wall, we're creating an open concept kitchen and
14:14extending the kitchen to be this large U with a lot more storage. And in the main area, we'll knock
14:22down this hallway and make the middle bedroom a lot larger and the hall bathroom be able to fit a
14:29tub.
14:30And then this is where we'll have the biggest change. Laundry. So behind this wall, right,
14:37is that other bedroom. And then we are creating another bathroom here. So this is an ensuite with
14:42a walk-in closet. And then this now becomes like laundry, utility, like mudroom. And then we'll close
14:48off the front patio, create a new foyer, which will add square footage and increase value. Okay.
14:55Let's break the kitchen.
15:01Do the kamohai pool. You did it.
15:14Sheesh. You got a problem. What? Look at that electrical. Look,
15:19they're all like exposed. That is like a house fire waiting to happen. Yeah.
15:25Bro. Spliced. Not only that. Thermites. Oh my gosh.
15:30Dude. Babe, oh my God. Is that holding the roof?
15:36Crushing it. Holding the ceiling. Wait, is that holding the stop? It's not holding.
15:40I'm holding it. It's just the purling and the nail there.
15:43Well, I'm worried about how extensive did they get up in the roof structure now.
15:49There's one way to find out.
15:55Come on.
16:01Okay. So what are you seeing up there? Do you see more termite damage? I see a little bit
16:06in this corner. Everything else looks solid. Okay. But look right here. So this is way better.
16:12Look at this. It's so much better. Yeah.
16:24Our permits were approved two weeks ago and framing is already done in our new interior foyer, garage,
16:30and laundry area. And with Marlene's house down to the studs, I've also confirmed that the roof
16:35trusses are termite free. I mean, now that it's time to talk design, I feel like this project is
16:42very special since we're doing it for a family member, but it's also in our hometown where we're
16:47both born and raised, which is Kailua. It's a beach town. We're literally down the street from Kailua
16:54beach. So I feel like it only makes sense to go in that direction and lean into Kailua beach.
17:00So the theme is very sand and water. So I think we start with the flooring. This is literally Kailua
17:08Oak. We're in Kailua. How do we not use it here? Screams beach to me. We'll run this throughout the
17:14house. Okay. I love it. So this goes everywhere. In the foyer, we do a pattern tile. I want it
17:19to be
17:20right when you walk in. Statement. Wow. This is setting the tone for the rest of the house. Right.
17:26And we'll do like a nice light fixture. I like it. Okay. In the hall bath, we do a pattern
17:32tile as the
17:33floor. So it kind of is consistent and keeps the same thing. Yeah. And then I want to do this
17:37taupe,
17:38very mellow beige, and it'll go on all three of the tub surround walls. So you'll have floor,
17:44mellow on all three walls. Now for the kitchen, sticking to the beach theme. We do a two-tone
17:49cabinet situation with this dark ocean blue on the lowers and islands and white sand on top with
17:55lightly veined white quartz countertop and black hardware. And because Marlene's family is all about
18:02entertaining, I thought we'd add a super pantry that connects to the garage and the laundry. I
18:07think it would be a great surprise. And it's also super practical for families to park in the garage
18:11and unload their groceries on the way in. That's the showstopper. I agree. Right there.
18:17100%. Then this is your shower walls and in an itch. This tile is just something. It looks like
18:25weathered but new. I cannot wait to see this in. Does it scream beach? I mean, it feels very beachy.
18:33This reminds me of sand. This of ocean. I feel like we got to coin a phrase for this design.
18:39This
18:39one's going to go places. How about it's Marlene's design? I mean, she would love that.
18:52We're three weeks into our eight-week timeline and things are moving quickly. New siding has gone
18:58up. Drywall's going up in our new enclosed garage. It looks like we're right on schedule.
19:06Hello? Oh, how's it coming? Hey, what's up, dude? You got a sec? Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm just
19:11walking in the door. So I just got a random call from a prospective buyer, believe it or not.
19:18Really? They want to hit you with like an as-is offer to be able to just stop in your
19:23place where
19:23you're at with construction. And you're willing to offer 1.4 right now just as-is to walk away.
19:30Really? Yeah. I mean, what do they want to do with it?
19:35They have elderly parents, I guess, off-island that would move over and live with them. So their
19:40goal is to maybe build them additionally. So it'd be more like a multi-family deal there. I think
19:45what attracted them was just like the large extra yard space in the back. Yeah. So there is a
19:51possibility they could tear down. I don't like that. Bro, this doesn't happen often. When do they need to
19:57buy? You know, a day or two, it'd probably be fine. Okay. I'll keep you posted.
20:02If they tear it down, I don't think it's an option because that's what we said we didn't want and
20:10weren't going to do then just to turn around and sell it to someone. But we're in a tricky
20:16real estate market right now. Even though we are estimating when the house is finished, it will be
20:22appraised at 1.75 million. We're still just looking at a potential $75,000 in profit, assuming that we
20:30don't blow our budget. If we went with this offer, that would net us around $40,000. Make a good
20:36chunk
20:37of change right now. Get out. But if they're going to tear it down and like that's going against what
20:44we
20:44said we were going to do. It's a good offer for as is. I like the idea of uploading it
20:53and like just
20:55turning like a quick making money on it and moving on. But at the same time, I want to honor
21:02what we
21:03said we were going to do for Marlene and her family. From what I heard Sean saying, it sounds like
21:08they're
21:08going to buy the lot for 1.4, tear it down, build a really big house and move their entire
21:16family in
21:16there, which I completely understand. I just don't want to go against what we said. And I know that if
21:23we renovate the house, the end buyer will be less likely to tear the house down. Well, yeah, because
21:30it's totally turnkey and we've done everything already. Yeah. So I 100% agree at the end of the day,
21:38our word means more than anything else. But it's a good thing that somebody's interested in the
21:43property already. Dude, the house is unreal. The location is right by the beach. It's a huge lot.
21:49So I'll call Sean back and tell him it's a no-go. Yeah.
21:58While the crew paints the exterior and starts on plumbing and electrical rough-in,
22:03Tris and I are headed to my parents' house for a much-needed family dinner.
22:14I don't think I've ever had dinner out here.
22:17I know. How's this? This is the first time we're hanging out at the house since we renovated it.
22:21I know. How's this? My dad is the go-to family member for anything when it comes to genealogy.
22:29Yes. So I thought it would be super cool if he looked
22:31up our connection with Marlene. Yeah. Who we just bought this house from.
22:36Okay, Bubba, are you ready to eat or are you determined to when?
22:40Bubba, do you want noodles? You want noodles. Okay.
22:43So, Dad,
22:44I was curious if you found time to see what our connection with Marlene is.
22:49She's saying we're cousins. Yeah.
22:50Her grandfather is Sam Kalama, right? So my grandpa would be a brother.
22:55It would be like a third cousin. Come on.
22:58Yeah. Yeah, because the other, as I was mentioning, you guys have to look at it.
23:01Look at, it goes this way. The bands go this way, right? So Tutu Kanoi had all those 19 kids,
23:05right? And it's funny. Wait, Tutu Kanoi had 19 kids. Yeah.
23:09Now I see why we have so many cousins. Yeah.
23:13My Tutu Kanoi had 19 kids. Can you even imagine?
23:17No. Hard enough having your two. Tell me about it.
23:22So Marlene is third cousins. Yeah, so I'm gonna, the name, my whole point is you have Ka'amuana.
23:27Those are your cousins. Yeah.
23:29But you have to know the history. We're not related.
23:30You have to know the history. No, we're not related.
23:32You never know. No.
23:34Bring a girl home. The first thing is Dad's like, figuring out, hey, are you related to this one?
23:41Ask him, are you Portuguese? Are you Chinese? Yeah.
23:44If you're an aqo, a hao, no good. No good.
23:47You know? But yeah, it's funny.
23:54We're continuing to make good progress on my cousin's house.
23:57The crew is pouring the new concrete base in the outdoor shower.
24:01And inside, the crew is laying the tile in the new foyer and is about wrapped hanging all the drywall.
24:10I mean, so we're five weeks in. We've installed the floors as well as the vanities and the shower
24:16towels and the bathroom. With about two weeks left before we have the open house and show it to
24:23Marlene's family, we're headed over there to make sure we're actually on schedule.
24:27Because that was for the solar water panels. Yeah.
24:29But it was leaking a long time ago. Yeah, we can always pull it off if you want.
24:33And we can patch it with the fabric and then put the silicone over the top when we silicone this
24:36roof.
24:37Yo. Okay.
24:38Yo. What's up, guys?
24:40What the heck is going on? Why are you on the roof?
24:43Due diligence. I thought the shingles are brand new.
24:46The shingles isn't the problem. What's the problem? Flat roof portions.
24:51The patio part? The patio and then the garage is flat roof.
24:54What are you finding?
24:55So your shingle roof itself right now is fairly brand new.
24:59Yeah. Looks like it was done maybe within a couple years.
25:01Yeah, yeah. The flat roof where the bri meets the shingles at the tie-in is starting to crack.
25:06Do you think that they just never tied it in correctly the first time?
25:09Well, anytime you have a flat roof, it wears and tears faster than a slope roof.
25:13Right. Got it.
25:14Maybe they should have did both when they did the slope.
25:17Yeah. Yeah.
25:18I just never budgeted for anything with the roof, to be honest with you.
25:22I mean, how much to replace the whole roof if we had to?
25:24It's $25,000 or so.
25:26This is not good.
25:35I wasn't ready for this pulling up to the house first time.
25:39I wanted to see today, but I mean, I would rather know and address it now versus have it come
25:44up later.
25:45Well, that's the problem, right? Is there a world where we could just do the flat parts that have the
25:50problem?
25:51Well, to do the whole new roof, we're looking at about $25,000.
25:55Okay.
25:56If we just want to do the flat roofs, the patching style with the coating and pressure wash, we're looking
26:01at about $10,000 to $12,000.
26:02So you can save some money there.
26:04Yeah.
26:05It's better than doing the whole roof.
26:07That's very true.
26:08Yeah.
26:09All right.
26:09Well, not the best news for us, but I mean, it is what it is.
26:14If we have to do it, then we have to do it.
26:16Okay.
26:17Sounds good.
26:33We're two weeks out from the deadline on Marlene's house and things are moving quick.
26:38The kitchen cabinets have arrived, including Tris's new cabinet doors that were in stock on island.
26:49Outside, the crew is framing the shower and installing the new garage door.
26:53Outside, the crew is making the shower and installing the new garage door.
27:15Babe, there's someone here for you.
27:17Hey, who is that?
27:18Hi.
27:19I'll come out to you.
27:20Yeah, we got all kinds of noise in here.
27:23Yes.
27:24You went to Kalaheo, right?
27:26Yeah.
27:26Yeah.
27:26I remember.
27:27She's a little spicy.
27:29Oh, yeah, yeah, she's a little spicy.
27:31Babe, this is Mrs. Fedor.
27:32I went to Kalaheo High School and she was a teacher there.
27:36Yeah.
27:36Do you live around here?
27:37Yeah, we're at Mokapu.
27:38Oh, wow.
27:39What a small world.
27:41I'm surprised you recognized me because you've seen a lot of students, you know?
27:45I remember the face right away.
27:47Yeah, that's so cool.
27:49She's so cute.
27:49I did well.
27:50See, Kalaheo still produces some good ones.
27:53It's amazing that, you know, you became like in the real estate.
27:56Yeah.
27:56Oh, yeah.
27:57You were in counseling.
27:58Yeah, I was.
27:58I was in psychology.
27:59I got my degree in psych.
28:02I did that for almost 10 years before we found real estate.
28:06But we found real estate and then just.
28:08The rest was history.
28:09Yeah.
28:09The rest is history.
28:10Yeah.
28:10It's a good history.
28:11It is a good history.
28:12Very good history.
28:13I wish you continued love.
28:16Oh, that's so classic.
28:18Well, thanks for stopping by.
28:18Yeah.
28:19Oh, what a small world.
28:20Yeah, I know.
28:21I'm all sweaty and stinky.
28:22Sorry.
28:24Nice to meet you, too.
28:25That was cool.
28:32Okay, outdoor shower, let's.
28:35Let's go.
28:35Do this.
28:36I mean, it looks good.
28:37Ta-da.
28:38This is the biggest outdoor shower ever.
28:40I mean, how cool is this to have, though?
28:42The way I want to elevate this and make it feel like a cool outdoor shower.
28:46Some river rock, some stepping stones.
28:49Like that.
28:49Yeah, it's going to look amazing.
28:51Darker or lighter?
28:52Darker side up.
28:53So, I would stand about here for the shower.
28:57So, I think it should go right about where my feet are.
29:03There, down.
29:06Got it, right?
29:06Let me start.
29:07Okay, let me turn it on.
29:08Don't you dare.
29:09Okay.
29:09Look at those little mini footprints.
29:14Like being at a legit outdoor spa.
29:22Yeah, Marlene's calling.
29:24Hello.
29:26Hello there, Mr. Kamala.
29:27Hi, how are you?
29:29Good, how are you?
29:30Oh, I'm so excited.
29:33Tell me about it.
29:35You know, I got Tristan's message asking if we could push back the blessing a few days.
29:41I just wanted to remind you all that, you know, I am leaving on Thursday and I will not be
29:49back for
29:49about three months.
29:51I'm officially retiring.
29:53Awesome, congrats.
29:56I already have my brothers flying in.
29:59They're only going to be visiting for a day.
30:02For one day.
30:03Okay.
30:03Just for one day to be able to gather at the house.
30:06Yeah, okay.
30:07So, we need to have the house done by Monday night.
30:10Yes.
30:11Okay.
30:11Okay.
30:13We'll see you then.
30:14Okay, bye.
30:18Well, the pressure's on.
30:21We only have a few dates.
30:23We won't have the front glass.
30:24No, we have to have the glass in.
30:26And we're still waiting on countertops.
30:28The boat should arrive on Monday and they should be able to get it off and come over here, but
30:34we don't know.
30:35If it was up to me, I'd push it a week.
30:40She's gone in a week and we already promised her she'd be at the blessing.
30:44The things aren't done and we're showing her a house that isn't done and perfect.
30:49She's going to be let down.
31:07This is, this is, you still, I still hear cutting.
31:11That's not good.
31:11This is just anxiety right now.
31:13We're one day out from revealing this house to Marlene and her brothers.
31:18It's all hands on deck.
31:20Holy sh, this is Hawaii.
31:22Look at all the shoes out front.
31:23Crap.
31:24Oh my gosh.
31:25Oh my gosh.
31:27Okay, countertop guys are literally here.
31:30Yes.
31:31We're expecting all of Marlene's side Kalama's and our side Kalama's as well.
31:37Yeah.
31:38She also said her brother's flying in for one day.
31:41Like there's no wiggle room at all.
31:44Now it's a mad dash to do all of the items, making everything perfect and pretty.
31:53So it's still a lot of stuff that needs to get done in a very small amount of time.
32:01I mean, we're close.
32:02It's going to be an all-nighter.
32:04Let's go jam it out.
32:06I mean, we're staging while we're installing light fixtures.
32:09The glass panels are going in.
32:11We haven't even done landscaping yet.
32:20Looking good guys.
32:21We're jamming.
32:23It's going to be a race to the finish for sure.
32:30All right.
32:32Regan, we got to wrap everything up.
32:35All right.
32:38We are literally down to the last second.
32:46Arlene's going to be here in five minutes, babe.
32:49Thanks for the reminder.
32:52I'm extremely nervous about them seeing their house and what we did to it.
33:00What if they hate it?
33:01I know you're always like, that's not going to happen, but there's always a possibility.
33:05She's a Kalama.
33:07We channeled our inner Kalama vibes into this house, and I know she's going to love it.
33:17Look at that.
33:18I never imagined the wood paneling or whatever you call it there.
33:24Hi.
33:25Oh my God, look at this door and the garage.
33:28Hi.
33:29How are you?
33:30You look so nice.
33:31Of course.
33:32Yeah, you do look nice.
33:34Thank you, guys.
33:36Here, let's come off the street a little bit.
33:42First impressions?
33:45It doesn't look like our house at all, of course.
33:51So the house is blue, but now it's a new blue.
33:54New shade of blue.
33:55A new shade of blue.
33:56It's a very pretty blue.
33:58We obviously wanted to modernize it, but also pay homage to the home's history.
34:02I never imagined the wood paneling.
34:05It's so fresh.
34:06Yeah.
34:07All the years that this was just a carport.
34:10Yes.
34:11And to have an enclosed garage.
34:12I mean, whoever buys their family home is going to be so unlucky.
34:19But that front door.
34:21Yes.
34:22Oh my God.
34:22That was that covered, like, patio.
34:25Right.
34:25And we just thumped it out.
34:27Thumped it out.
34:27I love everything you did.
34:29So first impression, it's okay?
34:32It is beyond okay.
34:33Okay.
34:34That's a good thing.
34:34It is beyond okay.
34:36Okay.
34:37Dad's pleased.
34:38Help.
34:39Dad is really pleased.
34:40We haven't even gone inside yet.
34:41Well, we haven't even gone inside yet.
34:42Let's do it.
34:43Follow me.
34:44And then you can go in first.
34:47Right there.
34:48Are you ready to see your house?
34:50I'm ready.
34:51Go on in.
34:54Oh my God.
35:01God, this is all brand new.
35:06Yes.
35:07This was outdoors.
35:09Yeah.
35:11The front door was like here.
35:12Okay, the first thing I'm seeing is the air.
35:14Oh, yeah, the air.
35:15We never had air growing up.
35:19Wow.
35:20Oh my God.
35:24Wow.
35:26It's amazing.
35:28This was the dining room.
35:30Yes.
35:30You expanded it up to the dining room.
35:34Absolutely.
35:34Yeah, and we took down that wall, right?
35:36There was a wall.
35:37Yes.
35:38Yes.
35:38It made it just this tight U kitchen.
35:42It was important for us to open it up to the rest of the house.
35:46So he also kept the pass through.
35:48Yeah, had to.
35:49I just imagine how you said your family used this house, and so I'm imagining how the new
35:56family coming in would use the house very similar.
35:59So we made it a place for everyone to gather.
36:01And I just love the blue.
36:04So ocean.
36:05So ocean.
36:06It is beautiful.
36:08Beyond words.
36:09And then we also updated your old bathroom that you and your four brothers all shared.
36:15Oh my gosh.
36:17Okay, so this was just a shower stall before.
36:20Yes.
36:21But you used this space really well.
36:24Wow.
36:24But yeah, so we've reoriented it.
36:26My brothers are going to be blown away.
36:28They have no idea what they're going to see.
36:31We knew we had to fit three bedrooms and the bathroom on this side.
36:36We just updated the electrical, put on some fresh paint, and made this third bedroom slightly
36:42larger by taking down this wall here.
36:44I love it.
36:45Okay, so this was always here.
36:48This is what we call the Kalama Lanai.
36:51The Kalama Lanai is still here.
36:53The ceiling is still there.
36:54I mean, the easy thing would have been to slap up drywall.
36:58But it was super important for us to keep the character, right?
37:02It's so beautiful.
37:03And we still have game station.
37:05Oh, there's a game table.
37:06Yes.
37:07Had to.
37:09You can play my job.
37:10Yeah, you said that.
37:12You guys played games.
37:13We did.
37:14It still feels the same, just a little bit new.
37:18That's it.
37:19Yeah.
37:19Yeah.
37:19Yeah, yeah, yeah.
37:20It's amazing.
37:21This is probably one of the biggest changes.
37:24Okay.
37:25Let's go into the reimagined primary.
37:27Oh, my gosh.
37:29It seems so much bigger.
37:31It doesn't is.
37:32You put a slider.
37:33Yes.
37:34We definitely wanted to make it feel grand because there wasn't a real primary before.
37:39Have its own access to the backyard, away from the other bedrooms.
37:43Yeah.
37:43And then the biggest thing was adding another bathroom.
37:46Yeah.
37:46Check it out.
37:47This is amazing.
37:50None of this was here either.
37:51Look at this.
37:53This is that second bathroom that was never here.
37:55That was never here.
37:56Well, whoever gets this house is going to be blessed beyond measure.
38:01I hope so.
38:02Thank you for trusting us because that's the biggest.
38:05Absolutely.
38:05You know, we don't take that lightly.
38:07I'm just touched.
38:08Really touched by what they've done here, what we've done here.
38:13Nothing could have been done differently.
38:16I want to move back home.
38:19This is a great kickoff to retirement for you.
38:22It is.
38:22But you know what?
38:23There's still one surprise in the kitchen.
38:25We didn't get to.
38:26Come with me.
38:27Why don't you turn around and open these cabinets?
38:32Oh, my gosh.
38:34This is the garage.
38:38And that goes out to the new garage.
38:40Yeah, when you come from groceries and stuff, you know, like now you can actually put away.
38:45You go straight into your house.
38:46And then now that's your.
38:48Now you have inside laundry.
38:50It's so cool.
38:52There's still one more spot left.
38:54In the backyard.
38:55Grand finale.
38:56Oh.
38:58Yep.
38:59And then you redid this whole area here.
39:01You kept that shower.
39:03Didn't expect you to keep it.
39:05It was too cool not to.
39:06I thought you would.
39:07Isn't it great?
39:08We did take down the original wood because it was rotting a bit, but we kept the same footprint.
39:14It is amazing.
39:16It really is like this whole house is just a gathering place for us.
39:20This is special, right?
39:23This is.
39:24Cleaning it up, but keeping everything that you guys had here already and just letting it shine again.
39:30That was that was it and that was my goal.
39:32Yeah.
39:33The houses like this, these old plantation style, single level is what makes our neighborhoods unique.
39:40It's what makes it very special.
39:42Yes, yes, yes.
39:43Even with the modern touches, it still feels.
39:46You can still feel it.
39:47Like home.
39:47Yeah.
39:48Yeah.
39:48It still feels like home.
39:49It still feels like mom and dad.
39:51We did our job.
39:52Then we did our job.
39:54You did.
39:54One more thing before we finish.
39:57Call in the next crew.
39:58Yeah, we call in the next crew.
40:01So this, we did take out.
40:04Oh, lawa'i.
40:05Yes.
40:06From daddy's yard.
40:06We did take it out of the yard.
40:08It's just one more thing.
40:09Now it gets to stay with you.
40:11But should I keep it and water it while you go on to your Europe vacation?
40:16We know you're traveling for three months.
40:18You go gala and I'm traveling.
40:19We can hold it for you if you need.
40:20And water it.
40:21And then you can come pick it up.
40:22I will come pick it up when you're done.
40:25Because I get to see your house.
40:26Yeah.
40:29I'm just overjoyed what they've done.
40:32I know my parents are looking down and they're very pleased.
40:37Whatever family comes here, they're going to be so blessed and fortunate to have a legacy
40:44home such as ours.
40:45And we did the right thing.
40:48I'll let you guys go in first.
40:50Wow.
40:51The old seniors.
40:52Oh my God.
40:53Is that what you expected at all, right?
40:55I knew that wall was.
40:56This is great.
40:58This is beautiful.
40:59This is beautiful.
41:00This is the front door that was here before.
41:02This is having like 120 square feet.
41:05Nice.
41:17This is awesome to see everybody in here, too.
41:22Aloha kaku to all of you.
41:24Welcome to this beautiful place.
41:27To be here with our third cousins, Marlene, her brothers, and sister-in-law.
41:31Hey, aloha i'e, olu olu ka mana'o, na'apua nalei na'amamo, hey, alamai ka lahu i'e,
41:50lahu i'e ka ulana.
41:53With a humble heart, we say thank you.
41:56Aloha.
42:01Thank you for taking care of the house.
42:03Of course.
42:04Mahalo.
42:04Thank you for trusting us.
42:06Now we can party?
42:07Now we can hang out in the back.
42:09Yeah, we can hang out?
42:10Yeah.
42:11I mean, it's a pretty cool story, if you ask me.
42:15This was the gathering place.
42:16This is where all the parties were at.
42:19We get to bring my side of the family over, and we just do it up big at the house
42:25that she sold to us.
42:27After talking with Sean, our real estate agent, he thinks we can list and sell the property for $1.79
42:33million, which is better than we had hoped for.
42:36We started with a really small margin on this project, but thanks to some unique design ideas like the butler's
42:43pantry, we were able to make it up on the list price.
42:47But I don't think it's ever about the profit.
42:50I think the profit comes from the relationships that you build.
42:54I think if you are coming from a place of leading with value and thinking about how you can help
43:00that person, like the profit always comes.
43:03Yeah.
43:03You know?
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