The ongoing consequences of climate change, due to human activity, have created a need for a shift in the ways we live, think, and build. For sea level rise, its effects like beach erosion, flooding, and inundation continue to persist; impacting coastal communities, especially those that lie on the shorelines, that will remain at risk if adaptive measures are not used.On Oahu, Hawai'i, there has been a shift to increase resilient communities, however, small-private landowners, such as single-family homes along the shorelines have been left with limited guidance, education, and resources compared to large public/private landowners. As O'ahu's efforts cater to large-scale development, like high-rises and/or mixed-use commercial structures for sea level rise adaptations, there is a demand for localized adaptation for communities not described by current guidelines and local land use ordinances. Leading to 72% of potential economic loss with 3.2 feet of sea level rise being residential structures and land. As coastal communities prepare to adapt for sea level rise, new design thinking is necessary to exceed the requirements and recommendations that are currently practiced.In alignment with the 2017 Hawai'i Sea Level Rise Vulnerability and Adaptation Report that states, "More research is needed to improve understanding and projections of localized vulnerability of beach and coastal environments to combined impacts of poorly sited beachfront development and erosion and flooding with sea level rise." This research uses a case study home along the shoreline of Punalu'u/Hau'ula to envision a new coastal typology in Hawai'i with adaptation solutions that are phase-able for living with increased sea levels. By providing shoreline homeowners of Hawai'i, especially those who own detached single-family homes that are at risk to the effects of sea level rise, with building adaptation guidance, practical design solutions, and accessible knowledge gives individuals the insights needed to protect their property, increase communities' resilience to sea level rise impacts and, globally, provide solutions as incremental change that can be used to inform future shoreline homes on a large-scale.
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