Smaller House Bigger Feel? ʻIwa vs Koloa at Nanahea Hoopili

Smaller House Bigger Feel? ʻIwa vs Koloa at Nanahea Hoopili

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Publish Date:
October 30, 2026
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Real Estate
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Nanahea at Hoʻopili is D.R. Horton's newest single-family community in Hoʻopili, and every floor plan is named after a Hawaiian bird. Derek and Mahe tour two of the six models: the ʻIwa (3 bed / 2.5 bath / 1,463 sq ft, with an open carport) and the Koloa (5 bed / 3 bath / 1,859 sq ft, with a downstairs in-law suite and an upstairs loft).

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Pricing from the $920s to about $1.19M per D.R. Horton as of October 2026. Prices, plans, incentives and availability are set by the developer and subject to change.

The ʻIwa is about 400 sq ft smaller, so why does it feel just as big? We break down the layouts, where Nanahea sits in Hoʻopili (walkable to SoHo Community Center, the soccer park and the Hoʻopili rail station), and whether you need a home inspection on a brand-new build. We also give a first look at ʻAhakea II.

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CHAPTERS
0:00 Nanahea at Hoʻopili: 6 floor plans
0:34 ʻIwa plan: 3 bed, 1,463 sq ft
2:20 ʻIwa upstairs: laundry + bedrooms
3:57 Where Nanahea sits in Hoʻopili
5:25 Real estate war story: the second inspection
6:38 Do you need an inspection on a new home?
7:49 Koloa plan downstairs + in-law suite
9:16 Koloa yard + lanai
10:22 Koloa upstairs: loft + 4 bedrooms
11:00 ʻIwa vs Koloa: which layout wins?
15:23 Multigenerational layouts
16:06 The other 4 plans + how to tour
16:55 Release timing + ʻAhakea II sneak peek

Plans shown: ʻIwa (Plan 21), Koloa (Plan 24). Other plans: Kōlea, Nēnē, Noio, Aeʻo.

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