{"id":45951,"date":"2016-05-13T15:51:30","date_gmt":"2016-05-14T01:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=45951"},"modified":"2023-03-15T13:36:54","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T23:36:54","slug":"hawaii-cc-celebrates-49th-home-built-by-students-for-native-hawaiian-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2016\/05\/13\/hawaii-cc-celebrates-49th-home-built-by-students-for-native-hawaiian-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawai\u02bbi CC<\/abbr> celebrates 49th home built by students for Native Hawaiian family"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Dedication ceremony of the 49th Model Home built by Hawaiʻi<\/span> Community College students.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A Native Hawaiian family in Hilo received keys to a new home today that was custom built from the ground up by Hawaiʻi<\/span> Community College<\/a> students during the past academic year. The college, the family and community partners dedicated the home in the Keaukaha area of Hilo on Thursday, May 12.<\/p>\n

The home was built as part of Hawaiʻi<\/span> Community College’s Model Home Project<\/a>. The Model Home Project was established in 1965, and this year students completed the 49th home constructed through the project.<\/p>\n

It takes a team<\/h2>\n

Hawaiʻi<\/span> CC<\/abbr> students in a variety of construction trades programs receive valuable hands-on experience each year by designing, building and landscaping the home.<\/p>\n

Students in the college’s architectural, engineering and CAD<\/abbr> technologies program<\/a> design the home; carpentry<\/a> students build the home; students in the electrical installation and maintenance technology program<\/a> install the photovoltaic system; diesel mechanics<\/a> students provide equipment maintenance; agriculture<\/a> students landscape the lot; and members of the Hawaiʻi<\/span> Life Styles program<\/a> conduct the blessing ceremony.<\/p>\n

The homes are built with many green features in keeping with the college’s commitment to sustainability. The homes comes with a solar water heater system, a photovoltaic system and many other features such as Energy Star qualified appliances, low v.o.c.<\/abbr> paints and more.<\/p>\n

Photos from the dedication<\/h2>\n
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Hawaiʻi<\/span> Community College electrical installation and maintenantechnology students<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

View more photos on the Hawaiʻi<\/span> Community College Flickr site<\/a>.<\/p>\n

More about the Model Home Project<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n

The Model Home Project is a partnership with the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands acts as the developer and Hawaiʻi<\/span> CC<\/abbr> provides the skilled labor force while educating students.<\/p>\n

Since the program was founded, more than 3,960 students in Hawaiʻi<\/span> CC<\/abbr> construction trades programs have benefited from hands-on experience through the Model Home Project.<\/p>\n

¶«¾«Ó°Òµ<\/abbr> News video on 46th model home<\/h2>\n