Norm  and Linda Nelson's
Place on the  Big Island of Hawaii
in Hawaiian Ocean View Estates (HOVE) - Kau district, Hawaii
On the side of Mauna Loa Volcano (13,679')
  NH6I  norm@fastnethi.com   linda@fastnethi.com NH6ID
          (808) 939 7528          cell (808) 989 4520          
Norm and Linda retired here Sept. 1, 2005
 
Mail to:  Nelson                       NH6I homepage                 Street address, NO Mail
POB 6072                                Tahiti Trip Oct.'06               92-8489 Bamboo Lane (at Kona Drive)   
Ocean View, HI 96737-6072                 Hawaiian Ocean View Estates
X marks the spot
The Big Island of Hawaii
New HOUSE pics 
shack with rentacar
The container doors open to make an 8'x8'
screened walls for the 'ham radio shack' and bed rooms.
 container room secured
The two side rooms are 20' Matson containers, very secure when locked.
two solar water heating panels and the collecting tank on the roof of the shack
   two solar water heating panels and the tank on the roof

 back garden is a sunny breakfast spot
The back garden is a sunny breakfast spot for bird watching
tower and shack We have 4 acres (1.6 Hectares) of woods, on 2000 year old lava.
  At 3,000 ft. elevation , low temps drop to 50F in winter, highs 82F in summer.

Hawaiian Ocean View Estates
is the largest subdivision
 in the world

 H.O.V.E. is 11,500 Acres (about 25% built on,)  and it is surrounded by Volacano National park and
Manuka Natural Area Reserves. 

We have both grid and solar power, and wireless high speed internet, and Dish TV.
  Water is caught off the roof,  drinking water is filtered rain water.
Mail at the P.O. 2 miles away, and a volunteer fire Dept.

Linda and Norm have vacationed here (and built this 850 sq. ft. house)  a few weeks per year since 1989. 

     We retired here Sept. 1, 2005.
 on 4 acres (1.6 Hectares) of wooded lava
The tub is in the living room
  The tub is a great place to watch old movies

Norm and Linda
rainwater collected off the roof in 6500 gal tank not to drink
   6500 gal. catchment water storage tank
what Linda sees from bed
       The view from bed.
Map to find Norm and Linda at Hawaiian Ocean View Estates, Kau district, Big Island, Hawaii

street map of HOVE The HOVE Hwy mile marker is 76 (or so)

Coming from Hilo turn on Tiki straight
 up 8 blocks to Kona Blvd. then right 2 blocks to Bamboo Ln, then right 200 feet on the right
Coming from Kailua turn up Kona straight 13 blocks and right on Bamboo Ln.
(Look for the towers).
92-8489 Bamboo Lane (at Kona Drive)
 



 








Linda and Oli the CockotielLinda
with
Oli bird
guest bed behind chairLinda
 at the desk.

"Pune'e" (guest bed) behind.
pune'e Hawaiian day bed
 TV:dvd,vhs,PBS, netflix
     TV:   dvds,vhs,PBS, & netflix 
tub and showerCovered bath tub, shower behind, kitchen table with Western view of woods
 Kithen with vertical storageKitchen with
vertical
storage
to use 12 '
roof
height
Front drive viewKitchen table and Western view

shadehouse by water tank
Shadehouse with water tank


  
birdfeeder is popular with finches and cardinalsbirdfeeder is popular with finches and cardinals
 garden art, or things you can store outside.garden art, or things you can store outside.
Salad greens, year 'roundSalad
Greens
Year
'round









Cattleya Orchid
 Cattleya Orchid
 
sitting room and office with fireplace

<< Linda at the laptop.

The fireplace was
Linda's Christmas present.


check out the
New HOUSE pics