If you've ever entertained fantasies of a modernist escape on a tropical island, you'll fully understand why each of these...

It's often said that small is beautiful, and some believe that all you really need in order to be happy, is a hut and a heart.

Once a prototype showcased at Dwell on Design, this Cali Solo modular structure by HMK Prefab Homes is now all about island...

Kūono is a modern retreat deep in the heart of an ancient forest.

If you enjoy breathtaking landscapes and sunny beaches, then Hawaii is the perfect destination for you.

This clifftop residence, designed to nestle into the environment, boasts a wall of windows that showcases spectacular ocean views.

The unforgiving landscape of the island couldn't stop this architect.

While walking the Hawaiian streets of Honolulu, it’s almost impossible to avoid the connection that Oahu's South Shore holds with...

A pair of tiny pavilions provide an eco-friendly retreat on Maui.

Now listed for the first time, this colorful abode by design legend Ettore Sottsass offers the perfect excuse to say aloha to the...

Located just steps away from Maui's sandy beaches, this 1950s-era home for sale blends vintage charm with modern sophistication.

Hale Nanea—or the Wave House—takes advantage of its sloping site on the south shore of Kauai for dazzling views.

An off-grid getaway on O‘ahu produces all of its own electricity and opens wide to the landscape.

On Oahu’s South Shore in Honolulu, the Surfjack was created in collaboration with local artists and designers who live and...

These compact island homes—as practical as they are striking—demonstrate that you don’t need much where the natural landscape...

This 5,590-square-foot home on Hawaii's Big Island is a contemporary—and beautiful—take on summer camp.

In this off-grid retreat, concrete bunkers flank open living areas formed as a row of pavilions underneath a steel roof.

Whether you're looking for adventure, culture, or R&R, Hawaii has plenty to offer the modern traveler.

Sited on the island of O‘ahu, the hillside home also features a picturesque stone patio and pool.

Facing a COVID-19 shutdown, Taylor and Michaella McClendon recruit their family to build a breezy tiny home on the Big...

Aamion and Daize Goodwin’s radical digs in Hanalei, Kauai, can best be described as “Peter Pan” meets “Swiss Family Robinson.”

Reunited after their mother’s passing, Ellie and Dan Madsen pool their skills to build a 260-square-foot dwelling that embraces...

Today, if you tallied the world’s design capitals, you’d be forgiven for overlooking Honolulu.

Behind the stylized, surfboard-inspired architecture of Craig Steely’s latest experiment on the Big Island is a simple house...

The Aloha State is drowning in a flood of the same factors creating a housing crisis all over America.

The vacation location of choice of the Obama family, you really can't go wrong choosing to spend some downtime on the Hawaiian...

A sun-kissed beer-tail with a juicy island punch

Based on the Big Island, Paradise Tiny Homes makes units with pass-through windows, bar seating, and mango wood details.

On the tropical paradise of Kauai, a tiny bed and breakfast offers the authentic Hawaiian experience.

Neon and nature motifs collide to dazzling effect at this revamped hotel in bustling Waikiki Beach.

Tiny houses are spreading like proverbial wildfires across the world—and probably because it really just makes sense.

With an angled roof designed to resemble the surrounding cliffs, a house in Maui, Hawaii, is built to meld with the landscape.

Set on a lush site just steps from the beach, the island escape is something to write home about.

Sophisticated and undeniably modern, A-frame houses still exude a certain simple and rustic charm, especially when it comes to...

Bestor Architecture reimagines a 1959 midcentury for a family of four by playing up its Hawaiian design influences.