Project Name: Laʻi ʻŌpua Village

Location:  Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

Distributor: Inter-Island Solar Supply, Kona Branch

Installer: Dorvin Leis

Installed: 2022

 

Laʻi ʻŌpua in Kealakehe, Hawaiʻi Island

 

The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) broke ground on the vertical construction of 60 homes within the Villages of Laʻi ʻŌpua in Kealakehe, Hawaiʻi Island for the Department’s second Rent-With-Option-To-Purchase project.

 

The first 60 homes, a portion of the greater 118-unit Laʻi ʻŌpua Village 4 – Akau, were offered to beneficiaries in mid-2021. An additional 103 Rent-With-Option-To-Purchase units will be built subsequently to complete Laʻi ʻŌpua Village 4 – Akau and the current Laʻi ʻŌpua Village 5.

 

Financing for the project used, in part, Federal and State low-income housing tax credit equity secured by Hunt Capital Partners, in collaboration with Ikaika ʻOhana and Urban Housing Communities. The project will ultimately provide affordable single-family rental homes for DHHL Undivided Interest (UI) and Waiting List applicants who may convert their rental into a 99-year homestead lease after 15 years.

 

All units include solar water heating and storage by SunEarth. The following configurations exist for Laʻi ʻŌpua Village:

SWHS-1 Solar Hot Water System for 2 Bedrooms (27 total)

1 ea. SunEarth TRB 32 Panel (4’ x 8’) with 1” absorber

1 ea. SunEarth PP65-12 pre-plumbed solar tank with backup, 65-gallon, 4.5 kw, PTRV (Islander HWS)

 

Location: Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Application:  Solar pre-heat for low-income, multi-family housing

Solar Collectors: 27 Sun Earth Thermoray 4' x 8' (TRB-32) Collectors
System Format: Solar pre-heated water

Rated Power Output per SWHS-1 Solar Hot Water System for 2 Bedrooms:

27 x 32.8 ft^2= 885.6 /10.76 *0.7= 57.61 kw 

 

SWHS-2 Solar Hot Water System for 3 Bedrooms (27 total)

1 ea. SunEarth TRB 40 Panel (4’ x 10’) with 1” absorber

1 ea. SunEarth PP80-12 pre-plumbed solar tank with backup, 80-gallon, 4.5 kw, PTRV (Islander HWS)

 

Location: Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Application:  Solar pre-heat for low-income, multi-family housing

Solar Collectors: 27 Sun Earth Thermoray 4' x 10' (TRB-40) Collectors
System Format: Solar pre-heated water

Rated Power Output per  SWHS-2 Solar Hot Water System for 3 Bedrooms:

27 x 40.9 ft^2= 1,104.3/10.76 *0.7= 71.84 kw 

 

SWHS-3 Solar Hot Water System for 4 or more Bedrooms (6 total)

2 ea. SunEarth EP32 Panel (4’ x 8’) with 1” absorber

1 ea. SunEarth PP120-12 pre-plumbed solar tank with backup, 120-gallon, 4.5 kw, PTRV (Islander HWS)

 

Location: Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Application:  Solar pre-heat for low-income, multi-family housing

Solar Collectors: 12 Sun Earth Empire Paint 4' x 8' (EP-32) Collectors
System Format: Solar pre-heated water

Rated Power Output per SWHS-2 Solar Hot Water System for 3 Bedrooms:

12 x 32.8 ft^2= 393.6 /10.76 *0.7= 25.61 kw 

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Contact Information:

SunEarth https://www.sunearthinc.com

Dorvin Leis Plumber: https://www.leisinc.com/

Inter-Island Solar Supply: www.solarsupply.com