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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 Kamalai Kalama, 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. Wow. We want to
00:28restore homes for our local families. The real estate here is crazy expensive.
00:35So to make this work, we have to take on some of the most run-down homes on the
00:38island. Can you hear us? Disgusting. How do we do it? Our giant family. I have 87 first
00:47cousins. Yo, what's up cuz? More than anything, we want our children to be good
00:53human beings. Exactly. Can't have little ass walking around.
00:57Little ass walking around.
01:12Let's go. It's a beautiful day in Kailua. The kids are out of school, so we're headed
01:17down to the beach 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
01:27the foot of the Ko'olau's and there's literally no wait. So the kids, you can just let them
01:34go and roam. How are you running all over?
01:37For usual. Yeah. How are you doing? Good. What's up, brother? Yeah. Are you guys all
01:44pow after this one or? We're just talking about that this morning, literally this morning.
01:48Are you? First she said, I think I'm pow after this. Then she sent me this fat little baby
01:53girl, okay, maybe just one more. It was my fault. Oh, by the way, I got a lead for you.
02:00I got a call from Marlene. Marlene? All I know is that there are kalama and all the kalamas
02:05are related. We're just all related somehow. That's the problem. So Marlene's mom was
02:13a kalama. Her father passed away a year ago and she needs to sell their childhood home.
02:17It's important to Marlene that it goes to a local family and that it doesn't get torn
02:21down. But it hasn't been renovated. Hasn't been renovated. Yeah, it's original.
02:26Original. Yeah. So the kind of house we normally buy. It's primed and prepped, ready for you.
02:31You don't have to ask me twice, but she might not let us.
02:34Yeah, yeah, you can say it. Let's go.
02:36Can you leave a car?
02:36Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
02:52We'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
03:06market, it's also home to most of the kalamas in Hawaii. I mean, when you start counting second
03:13cousins and third cousins, you're well into the hundreds. I mean, there's a beach and a straight
03:18named after kalama family in Kailua. So, you know. That's why even though she's my cousin,
03:26I haven't ever met Marlene. Yeah. Did Brandon give you what they're thinking as far as price
03:32yet? Well, Brandon sent me more information on the house. It's a three bed, one bath. But
03:39Brandon said Marlene already has an offer from an investor at $1.3 million who wants to tear
03:46it down. Obviously, we have to look at the house and see what the condition is to figure out what
03:50we can pay for it. So, we're about to find out. Yeah. Here it is. Only driven past this house.
03:57My entire life. Look at how nice. Dude, this is such a cool house.
04:03Hi. Aloha. So good to see you. How's it? How are you? Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hi. Hi.
04:11Oh. I was just telling him I only driven past this house my whole life. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
04:17Right down the street. We love this, this place, this location. The house doesn't look like it's in
04:23great shape. It's a 3-1. Yeah. Yeah. Right? That's how they all work. But there's an extension
04:28of a family room, which was built by the Kalama family. Oh, I love that. My mother is a Kalama.
04:34Yeah. And we know they're all related. Yeah. Right. In some way. Yeah. So, I felt there was a strong
04:39calling. Yeah. To connect with you. So, shall we go inside? Yeah. Go inside. Let's do it. I'll give you
04:45the keys.
04:45Okay. Got it. Let's go inside. So, welcome to our hale. Look at it. This is it. This is
04:54it. Four brothers and myself. With one bathroom. One bathroom. You know what's crazy? I grew
04:59up with one bathroom. One bathroom. This is exactly what I expected because this is what
05:03an original Hawaiian home looks like. This is old Kaila. Yeah. Yeah. And right where that
05:09step is, that's where the house ended. That's the addition you were talking about. I really
05:13want to go in here. I want to see this Kalama Lanai. Into the Kalama Lanai. Yeah. This
05:18is what an original Hawaiian home looks like. This is... I mean, it's so much extra added
05:23space. All the family gatherings took place here. Right here. Right here. Whether it was
05:27graduations, my wedding. Yeah. Baby luau's. Wow. It was, if somebody was having a party, it
05:33was going to happen here. Yeah. Let me show you some pictures. You have pictures. Let's see.
05:38I want to see pictures. Let's see what I have on here. You know, this is the yard.
05:41Okay. So, Dad has a green thumb like you would not believe. Yeah. Now, majority of these
05:48plants, he brought from Maui. Oh, okay. Yeah. He would go into Waihe Valley, where he grew
05:54up. Yeah. Bring plants and bring it home. Okay. So, we got to keep majority. We have to keep
06:00as much of that as we can. Absolutely. As we can. But say we do buy the house. What are
06:06you
06:06kind of thinking your wishes would be for the person that bought this house? So, my number
06:28you come here and knock it down and make it into a monster. Oh, yeah. A duplex. Right.
06:32Right. Right. 100%. That's not the kind of buyer I'm looking for. Well, now it makes
06:37perfect sense why you called us. Yeah. Because that's what we do. One thing I have, I would
06:43like to be at the blessing. Oh, yeah. Ideally, I would love my brothers to fly in and be here.
06:50They have not walked in this house since 95. Oh, wow. And, you know, I want us as a family,
06:57the five of us, to be able to come in and see mommy and daddy's home. Yeah. If we move
07:02forward, that is the move. I can 100% promise you. That will happen. That you will be the
07:08first. 100%. Thank you. First people in here when we're done. Yes. Thank you. To breathe.
07:13Yeah. Oh. Oh, sorry. So sorry. No, no, no. It's fine. Let me see who that is. Oh, sorry.
07:17Let me just get that. Aloha. Do you mind fighting? No, no, no. Go for it. No, no, no.
07:22We'll just look around. We're going to look around. Please. Please. Okay. Okay.
07:26Okay. Bathroom. This is the one bathroom you talked about. One and only bathroom. But,
07:31I mean, it's a good size if you can rework. Yeah. Okay. Keep going. Okay. So, hallway.
07:38Single wall construction. All the electricals outside the wall. Yeah. So, we would have
07:43to double wall. Okay. Let's go to the other side of the house. Okay. So, this is-
07:51Tiny kitchen. Okay. So, this is- Oh, my gosh. Yeah. But these are the same cabinets in my
07:55parents' house. Just original cabs. I know. But, look. Like, not functional. You know
08:01what I mean? We got to open up this kitchen and make it bigger. Maybe by stealing some of
08:05the space from the foyer. We would have to reconfigure this whole thing. Yeah.
08:09What is this? It's concrete. Okay. Step down. Laundry. Laundry room. So, this was a part
08:16of the carport. Okay. So, then there's only one other room, right? Yeah. It's attached to
08:23the Kalamalanai. It's attached to the Kalamalanai. This is a really dope big living area. This
08:31is great. This is unreal. I love this. Sick. Yeah. So, this is the last bedroom. Wow. I mean,
08:39it's a skinny one, but it's long. We could turn this into the primary bedroom, put the second
08:45bathroom right here, a big walk-in closet, and then that extra space in the back could
08:51turn into a laundry room. I like that. Let's go outside. This is what it's about. Wow.
08:58This Lanai is huge. There's an outdoor shower? It definitely was a shower at one point. We
09:06gotta recreate an outdoor shower. Look at how big it is. And look at all the plants and the
09:12trees. This is what Marlene was talking about. Her father brought everyone. Like, we have
09:17to keep these. I agree. We can clean up what's already here. Yeah. No, totally. Which is what's
09:24going to save money? Yeah. Ultimately, I love it. I think we're both emotionally wanting to do it.
09:29We just have to make sure the numbers make sense. Okay. So, I have ARV at $1750. So, if we
09:35purchase
09:36the house at $1.2, our reno is about $250,000. Holding, selling, and closing costs are going to be
09:44$200,000. And that leaves us $100,000 in profit. But Brandon said she already has an offer from an
09:52investor for $1.3 million who wants to tear it down. So, we have to figure out what she's even
09:58thinking price-wise. Let's go talk to her. Yeah. Let's go chat. 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, I feel
10:25like our Kalama ancestors are hard at work. Oh, my gosh. You felt it. Everything lined up today, but we
10:33are
10:33still running a business. We're also in, like, the worst market we've been in in a minute, where
10:38buyers are picky. Buyers are not easy to come by. There's a huge fallout rate. And at the end of
10:46the
10:46day, we have to be profitable. In order to survive. So, our worry is, are we going to be able
10:52to pay
10:52what Marlene's family needs? Yeah. Sounds like it's time to call your cousin, Brendan. Fingers crossed.
10:57Fingers crossed.
11:03Oh, Aloka Kayaka. What are you thinking? What are you thinking? What's on your mind?
11:07We are able to offer 1.2.
11:13Okay. Yeah. Yeah. So, right now, she's really, really set on 1.25.
11:191.2 is where we hit our minimum. You know what I mean? But I'm thinking about it, and I
11:26feel
11:27like we can come up on this one to 1.225.
11:36Okay. So, look on why. Let me talk to Marlene, and just try to make something happen.
11:41Okay. I appreciate it. Let me know what she says.
11:43Yeah, thank you, brother. Okay.
11:44Aloha.
11:471.225, huh?
11:48That would mean our profit is only $75,000, which is $25,000 less than our minimum.
11:54One price reduction is possibly $0.
11:59Well, I'm going to stay optimistic. I think we could do this house justice, and it would
12:04be a win-win for everyone.
12:05Yeah. Well, let's see now.
12:17Ultimately, it boiled down to if Marlene wanted to sell it to somebody who wouldn't tear the
12:22house down. And she accepted our offer, and we closed escrow at $1.225 million.
12:29We're looking to get this project totally done in eight weeks.
12:33But this is tricky. When we buy houses, normally the sellers, they're just like,
12:39this is what I want for the property, do whatever, right? In this case, that's not what's happening.
12:44She has specific wants that she, as us being the new owners and the buyers, that she's kind
12:50of hoping that we take it and run with it. So, we're not just designing for the masses,
12:56right? Which we have to do, but we also have to design to pay respect to Marlene and that
13:01Kalama family. So, it's like, where's this medium? Also, because we purchased this below
13:07our minimum, there's really no room for error at all. And we have the added pressure of having
13:14to show it to Marlene and her family when it's done. So, it is tricky, which is, it's not
13:19normal for us.
13:20No, because normally we don't ever have to worry about that at all.
13:24No. The most pressure I felt was designing for your parents.
13:27Yeah. I remember.
13:29You know?
13:29Yeah.
13:30Like, this is next under that.
13:31So, 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.
13:39Right? Like, so.
13:40Same.
13:41So, 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?
13:48X means no. Get rid of.
13:52X means no, like don't hit it? Or X means let's get rid of it?
13:58What's the sign for get rid of?
14:00What's the demo sign spray paint?
14:03Remove. Just put remove.
14:04Okay, there we go.
14:07Demo.
14:10So, by opening up this wall, we're creating an open concept kitchen and extending the kitchen
14:15to be this large U with a lot more storage. And in the main area, we'll knock down this
14:22hallway and make the middle bedroom a lot larger and the hall bathroom be able to fit a tub.
14:30And then this is where we'll have the biggest change, laundry.
14:35So, behind this wall, right, is that other bedroom. And then we are creating another bathroom here.
14:41So, this is the ensuite with a walk-in closet.
14:43And then this now becomes like laundry, utility, like mudroom.
14:47And then we'll close off the front patio, create a new foyer, which will add square footage and increase value.
14:53Okay, let's break the kitchen.
15:01Do the kamo-hai pull.
15:04Oh, yeah.
15:04We did it.
15:13Sheesh.
15:14You got a problem.
15:16What?
15:17Look at that electrical.
15:19Look, they're all like exposed.
15:21That is like a house fire waiting to happen.
15:25Bro.
15:26Oh, not only that.
15:27Dermites.
15:28Oh, my gosh.
15:30Dude.
15:33Babe, oh, my God.
15:35Is that holding the roof?
15:36Just crushing it.
15:37Holding the ceiling.
15:38Wait, is that holding the stop?
15:39It's not holding.
15:40I'm holding it.
15:41It's just the purling and the nail there.
15:43Yes.
15:43That's what it looks like.
15:44Well, 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?
16:03Do you see more termite damage?
16:04I see a little bit in this corner.
16:07Everything else looks solid.
16:10Okay, but look right here.
16:11Way better.
16:12Look at this.
16:13Way better.
16:13It's so much better.
16:15Yeah.
16:24Our permits were approved two weeks ago, and framing is already done in our new interior
16:28foyer, garage, and laundry area.
16:31And with Marlene's house down to the studs, I've also confirmed that the roof trusses
16:36are termite-free.
16:37I mean, now that it's time to talk design, I feel like this project is very special since
16:43we're doing it for a family member, but it's also in our hometown where we're both born
16:48and raised, which is Kailua.
16:50It's a beach town.
16:51We're literally down the street from Kailua Beach.
16:54So I feel like it only makes sense to go in that direction and lean into Kailua Beach.
17:01So the theme is very sand and water.
17:04So I think we start with the flooring.
17:06This is literally Kailua Oak.
17:08We're in Kailua.
17:10How do we not use it here?
17:11Screams Beach to me.
17:13We'll run this throughout the house.
17:14Okay.
17:15I love it.
17:15So this goes everywhere.
17:16In the foyer, we do a pattern tile.
17:19I want it to be right when you walk in.
17:22Statement.
17:22Wow.
17:23This is setting the tone for the rest of the house.
17:25Right.
17:26And we'll do like a nice light fixture.
17:28I like it.
17:28Okay.
17:29In the hall bath, we do a pattern tile as the floor.
17:33So it kind of is consistent and keeps the same thing.
17:36And then I want to do this taupe.
17:38Very mellow beige, and it'll go on all three of the tub surroundings.
17:41So you'll have floor, mellow on all three walls.
17:46Now for the kitchen.
17:47Sticking to the beach theme.
17:49We do a two-tone cabinet situation.
17:51With this dark ocean blue on the lowers and island and white sand on top with lightly veined white quartz
17:57countertop and black hardware.
17:59And because Marlene's family is all about entertaining, I thought we'd add a super pantry that connects to the garage
18:05and the laundry.
18:07I think 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.
18:14That's the showstopper.
18:16I agree.
18:17Right there.
18:17100%.
18:17Then this is your shower walls.
18:21And in the niche.
18:22This tile is just something.
18:24It looks like weathered.
18:26It's something.
18:26But new.
18:27I cannot wait to see this in.
18:30Does it scream beach?
18:31I mean it feels very beachy.
18:33This reminds me of sand.
18:35This of ocean.
18:36I feel like we gotta coin a phrase for this design.
18:39This one's gonna go places.
18:40How about it's Marlene's design?
18:42I mean, she would love that.
18:52We're three weeks into our eight week timeline and things are moving quickly.
18:57New siding has gone up.
18:58Drywall's going up in our new enclosed garage.
19:01It looks like we're right on schedule.
19:06Hello.
19:06How's it coming?
19:07Hey, what's up, dude?
19:09You got a sec?
19:10Yeah.
19:10Yeah, yeah.
19:11I'm just walking in the door.
19:13So I just got a random call from a prospective buyer, believe it or not.
19:18Really?
19:19They want to hit you with like an as is offer to be able to just stop in your place
19:23where
19:23you're at with construction.
19:25I mean.
19:26And they're willing to offer 1.4 right now just as is to walk away.
19:31Really?
19:32Yeah.
19:33I 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
19:40them so their goals to maybe build in additionally.
19:43So it would be more like a multi-family deal there.
19:45I think what attracted them was just like the large extra yard space in the back.
19:49Yeah.
19:50So there is a possibility they could tear down.
19:53I don't like that.
19:54Bro, this doesn't happen often.
19:57When do they need to know by?
19:58You know, a day or two would probably be fine.
20:00Okay.
20:00I'll keep you posted.
20:02That's just me.
20:04If they tear it down, I don't think it's an option because that's what we said we didn't
20:10want and weren't going to do then just to turn around and sell it to someone.
20:15But we're in a tricky real estate market right now.
20:19Even though we are estimating when the house is finished, it will be appraised at $1.75
20:24million.
20:24We're still just looking at a potential $75,000 in profit, assuming that we don't blow our budget.
20:31If we went with this offer, that would net us around $40,000.
20:36Make a good chunk of change right now.
20:39Get out.
20:39But if they're going to tear it down, that's going against what we said we were going to
20:45do.
20:47It's a good offer for as is.
20:50I like the idea of offloading it and just turning a quick making money on it and moving
20:58on.
20:59But at the same time, I want to honor what we said we were going to do for Marlene and
21:05her family.
21:05From what I heard Shawn saying, it sounds like they're going to buy the lot for $1.4 million,
21:11tear it down, build a really big house and move their entire family in there, which I
21:17completely understand.
21:18I just don't want to go against what we said.
21:21And I know that if we renovate the house, the end buyer will be less likely to tear the
21:29house down.
21:30Well, yeah, because it's totally turnkey and we've done everything already.
21:33Yeah.
21:34So I 100% agree.
21:37At the end of the day, our word means more than anything else.
21:40But it's a good thing that somebody is interested in the property already.
21:44Dude, the house is unreal.
21:46The location is right by the beach.
21:48Like, it's a huge lot.
21:50You know.
21:50So I'll call Shawn back and tell him it's a no-go.
21:53Yeah.
21:58While the crew paints the exterior and starts on plumbing and electrical rough-in, Tris and
22:04I are headed to my parents' house for a much-needed family dinner.
22:14I don't think I've ever had dinner out here.
22:17How's this?
22:18This is the first time we're hanging out at the house since we renovated it.
22:22I know.
22:22How's this?
22:23My dad is the go-to family member for anything when it comes to genealogy.
22:29Yes.
22:29So I thought it would be super cool if he looked up our connection with Marlene.
22:34Yeah.
22:34Who we just bought this house from.
22:36Okay, Bubba, are you ready to eat or are you determined to win?
22:40Bubba, do you want noodles?
22:41You want noodles.
22:42I'm good.
22:43So dad, I was curious if you found time to see what our connection with Marlene is.
22:49She's saying we're cousins.
22:50Yeah.
22:50Her grandfather is Sam Kalama.
22:52Right?
22:53So my grandpa would be a brother.
22:56It would be like a third cousin.
22:57Come on.
22:58Yeah.
22:58Yeah.
22:58Cause you guys have to look at it.
23:01It goes this way.
23:02The bands go this way.
23:03Right?
23:03So Juju Kanoi had all those 19 kids.
23:06Right?
23:06And it's funny.
23:07Wait, Juju Kanoi had 19 kids.
23:0819 kids.
23:09Yeah.
23:09Now I see why we have so many cousins.
23:13My Tutu Kanoi had 19 kids.
23:16Can you even imagine?
23:17No.
23:18It's hard enough having your two.
23:20Tell me about it.
23:22So Marlene is third cousins.
23:25Yeah.
23:25So the name, my whole point is you have Ka'amuana.
23:27Those are your cousins.
23:28Yeah.
23:29But you have to know the history.
23:30We're not related.
23:30You have to know the history.
23:31No, we're not related.
23:32You never know.
23:33No.
23:34Bring a girl home.
23:35The first thing is dad's like figuring out, hey, are you related to this one?
23:41Are you Portuguese?
23:42Yeah.
23:42Are you Chinese?
23:43Yeah.
23:44If you're an .
23:45No good.
23:46No good.
23:47You know?
23:48But 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, and inside the crew
24:02is laying the tile in the new foyer and is about wrapped hanging all the drywall.
24:10I mean, so we're five weeks in.
24:12We've installed the floors as well as the vanities and the shower towels and the bathroom.
24:18With about two weeks left before we have the open house and show it to Marlene's family,
24:24we're headed over there to make sure we're actually on schedule.
24:27Because that was for the solar water panels.
24:29Yeah.
24:29But that was leaking a long time ago.
24:31Yeah, we can always pull it off if you want.
24:33We can patch it with the fabric and then put the silicone over the top when we silicone this roof.
24:37Yo.
24:38Yo.
24:38What's up, you guys?
24:40What the heck is going on?
24:42Why are you on the roof?
24:43Due diligence.
24:45I thought the shingles are brand new.
24:46The shingles isn't the problem.
24:48What's the problem?
24:49Flat roof portions.
24:50The patio part?
24:52The 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.
24:59Looks like it was done maybe within a couple years.
25:01Yeah, yeah.
25:01The flat roof where the bride meets the shingles at the time is starting to crack.
25:05Do 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.
25:13Got it.
25:14Maybe they should have did both when they did the slope.
25:17Yeah.
25:18Yeah.
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?
25:25$25,000 or so.
25:26No.
25:26This is not good.
25:35I wasn't ready for this pulling up to the house first time.
25:39It's not what I expected to see today.
25:40But I mean, I would rather know and address it now versus have it come up later.
25:45Well, that's the problem, right?
25:46Is there a world where we could just do the flat parts that have the problem?
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,
26:00we're looking at about $10,000 to $12,000.
26:03So 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.
26:37The kitchen cabinets have arrived, including Tris' new cabinet doors that were in stock on
26:44Island.
26:49Outside, the crew is framing the shower and installing the new garage door.
27:07Okay.
27:15There's someone here for you.
27:17Who is that?
27:18Hi, I'll come out to you.
27:20Yeah.
27:21We got all kind of noise in here.
27:24We went to Kalaheo right?
27:26I remember.
27:28She's a little spicy.
27:29Oh yeah.
27:30She's a little spicy.
27:30Babe, this is Mrs. Fedor.
27:32I went to Kalaheo High School and she was a teacher there.
27:35yeah do you live around what a small world I'm surprised you recognize me
27:43because you've seen a lot of students you know I did well you know you became
27:55like in the real estate yeah oh yeah I was I was in psychology I got my degree
28:01and say I did that for almost 10 years before we found real estate but we found
28:07real estate and then just restless history yeah yeah yeah it's a good
28:11history it is very good I wish you continued love thank you
28:20yeah I'm all sweaty and stinky sorry thank you nice to meet you that was cool
28:31okay after a shower let's let's go do that I mean it looks good
28:37tada this is the biggest outdoor shower ever I mean how cool is this to have
28:42though the way I want to elevate this and make it feel like a pool some river rock
28:47some stepping stones like yeah it's gonna look amazing darker lighter darker side
28:52up so I would stand about here for the shower so I think it should go right
28:59about where my feet are they're down
29:06right let me start okay let me turn it on don't do it okay those little mini footprints
29:14like being at a legit outdoor spa
29:22yeah Marlene's calling hello hello there Mr. Kamala hi how are you good how are you oh I'm so
29:31excited tell me about it you know I got Tristan's message asking if we could push back the blessing a
29:40few
29:40days I just wanted to remind you all that you know I am leaving on Thursday and I will not
29:48be
29:49back for about three months I'm officially retiring awesome congrats I already have
29:57my brothers flying in they're only gonna be visiting for a day for one day okay just for
30:04one day to be able to gather at the house yeah okay so we need to have the house done
30:08by Monday night
30:10yes okay okay thank you we'll see you then okay bye
30:18well the pressure's on we only have a few dates we won't have the front glass no we have to
30:25have
30:25the glass in and we're still waiting on countertops the boat should arrive on Monday and they should be
30:32able to get it off and come over here but we don't know if it was up to me I'd
30:37push it a week she's gone
30:41in a week and we already promised her she'd be at the blessing the things aren't done and we're
30:46showing her a house that isn't done and perfect she's gonna be let down
31:07this is this is you still I still hear cutting that's not good this anxiety right now we're one
31:14day out from revealing this house to Marlene and her brothers it's all hands on deck holy sh this is
31:21Hawaii look at all the shoes out front crap oh my gosh oh my gosh okay countertop guys are literally
31:29here
31:30yes we're expecting all of Marlene side Kalamas and our side Kalamas as well yeah she also said her
31:39brother's flying in for one day like there's no wiggle room at all now it's a mad dash to do
31:46all of
31:46the items making everything perfect and pretty so it's still a lot of stuff that needs to get done
31:57in a very small amount of time I mean we're close it's gonna be an all-nighter let's go jam
32:05it out I
32:06mean we're staging while we're installing light fixtures the glass panels are going in we haven't
32:12even done land sleeping yet looking good guys we're jamming it's gonna be a race to the finish for sure
32:32you're gonna be a race to the finish for sure again we're gonna be here in five minutes babe thanks
32:36for the
32:37reminder
32:37we are literally down to the last seconds
32:46Arlene's gonna be here in five minutes babe thanks 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 this 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.
33:55New 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 lucky.
34:19But that front door.
34:21Yes.
34:22Oh, my God.
34:22That was that covered, like, patio.
34:25Right.
34:25And we just bumped it out.
34:27Bumped 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 us.
34:39Dad is really pleased.
34:40We haven't even gotten inside yet.
34:41Well, we haven't even gotten 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.
35:00Wow.
35:03God.
35:04This is all brand new.
35:06Oh, yes.
35:07This was outdoors.
35:09Yeah.
35:11The front door was, like, here.
35:12Okay, the first thing I've been seeing is the air.
35:13Oh, you know, the air.
35:15We never had air growing up.
35:17Yeah, yeah, yeah.
35:19Wow.
35:20Oh, my God.
35:24Wow.
35:26It's amazing.
35:28This was the dining room.
35:30Yes.
35:31You 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, yes.
35:38They 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.
35:54And so I'm, like, imagining how, you know, the new family coming in would use the house.
35:58Very 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 have reoriented.
36:26My friends 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 larger by taking down
36:43this 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.
36:54The ceiling is still there.
36:54I mean, the easy thing would have been to slap up drywall.
36:57But it was super important for us to keep the character, right?
37:02It's so beautiful.
37:03And we still have game stations.
37:05Oh, there's a game table.
37:07Yes.
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.
37:20Yeah, yeah, yeah.
37:20It's amazing.
37:22This 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 in it.
37:33Yes.
37:34We definitely wanted to make it feel grand because there wasn't a real primary before.
37:40Have 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.
37:57Well, 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, really touched by what we've, 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.
38:22It 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?
38:33Oh, my God.
38:34This is the garage.
38:38And that goes out to the garage.
38:39That goes to the garage.
38:40The garage.
38:41Yeah.
38:41When you come from groceries and stuff, you know, like now you can actually put away.
38:45You go straight into your house and 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.
38:55The grand 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.
39:21This is special, right?
39:22And so cleaning it up, but keeping everything that you guys had here already and just letting
39:29it shine again.
39:30That was the goal.
39:31That was it.
39:31And that was my goal.
39:32Yeah.
39:33The houses like this, these old plantation styles, single level, is what makes our neighborhoods
39:40unique.
39:40It's what makes it very special.
39:42Yes, 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.
39:49Yeah.
39:49Okay.
39:50It still feels like mama.
39:51Then we did our job.
39:52Then we did our job.
39:54We did.
39:54One more thing.
39:55Okay.
39:55Before we finish.
39:57Call in the next crew.
39:58Yeah.
39:58We 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 than that.
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, so we can hold it for you if you need.
40:20And water.
40:21And then you can come pick it up.
40:22I will come pick it up.
40:24When 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.
40:47I'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 going to come down.
40:58This is great.
41:00This is beautiful.
41:00The park door was here before.
41:02This is happening like 120 square feet.
41:05Nice.
41:08Oh.
41:10Wow.
41:11Win.
41:13Come on in.
41:15Hi, guys.
41:16So cool.
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.
41:53We say thank you.
41:56Aloha.
42:00Thank 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.
42:12I mean, it's a pretty cool story, if you ask me.
42:15This was the gathering place.
42:17This 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
42:26sold to us.
42:27After talking with Sean, our real estate agent, he thinks we can list and sell the property
42:32for $1.79 million, which is better than we had hoped for.
42:37We started with a really small margin on this project, but thanks to some unique design ideas
42:42like the butler's pantry, we were able to make it up on the list price, but I don't think
42:48it'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
43:00can help that person, the profit always comes.
43:02Yeah.
43:03You know?
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