Hawaii

Interesting. First, the i-house would have to be built to the codes in Hawaii and we are not familiar with these. We want to always build the best home at the best price and never compromise our ability to delver the best value available. While we would be willing to discuss the possibilities - I would not be optimistic about the possibilities.

With a Clayton factory in CA near major shipping ports I would hope that Clayton would reconsider what it perceives as insurmountable issues. Heck, the house is manufactured to be towed across the country it should be little problem to shrink wrap and lift onto a container ship. Also based on this blog there appears to be quite a demand for a home that can be shipped to areas outside of the continental 48. Being an architect my self I realize the code issue but Hawaii is the US and their codes are UBC based, just like the other 48 states. Of course there a slight variations but in looking at the code not much different form California.
I would like to urge Clayton homes to seriously look into a variant that could be shipped and a contractor/distributor in Hawaii, specifically on the Big Island where housing of this type merges well with the affordable land prices, the need for cost effective housing and the states leading edge drive for energy efficiency.