FEBRUARY.2014 - THE PROJECT SITE WAS COVERED IN INVASIVE SPECIES. LITTLE DID WE KNOW WE'D FIND A SURPRISE AFTER WE REMOVED THEM. ITS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT ALMOST EVERY TREE/PLANT YOU SEE IN THIS PHOTO GALLERY IS INVASIVE TO HAWAII. THIS IS AN ALL TOO COMMON SIGHT FOUND IN OUR GREENFIELDS TODAY. THE BUILDING FOOTPRINT OF HALEOLA'ILI'AINAPONO WAS DELIBERATELY PLACED WHERE THE INVASIVE SPECIES HAD ALREADY TAKEN OVER THE SITE. ALL FRUIT BEARING LEGACY TREES WERE LEFT IN PLACE AND THE BUILDING PLAN LAYOUT WOULD SNAKE AROUND THEM. THIS INCREASED THE CIRCULATION AREA NEEDED FOR THE BUILDING AS THE FORM BROKE FREE FROM THE CONVENTIONAL BOX LIKE LAYOUT.
