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>> WELCOME BACK TO LIVIN WAY. IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO BUY A HOMEVER BY GENTRY MIGHT BE THE PLACE JUST FOR YOU. THEY HAVE A MASTER PLAN FOR THE COMMUNITY OUT THERE. AND WE WANT TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT IT. >> EVERYBODY, I HAVE 2 VERY SPECIAL FRIENDS THAT I WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO.
WE HAVE RAKE IN QUENTIN. HOW ARE YOU GUYS DOING? WELCOME TO MY HOME. >> HAHA. THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.
WE ARE AKA MY YOU KNOW THIS. THIS COMMUNITY IS LOCATED IN EWA >> YOU KNOW TO DO TO START OFF WITH YOU. TELL US GENTRY HOMES AND YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT MAKES SO SPECIAL.
>> OUR COMPANY WAS FOUNDED BY TOM BACK IN 1968. AND HE STARTED INTENDED LAKES OVER THE LAST 55 GENTRY’S BUILT ABOUT 14,000 HOMES IN HAWAII.
THE COMPANY’S PROBABLY MOST KNOWN FOR WHY FEEL LIKE CENTURY AND NOW EVERYBODY GENTRY. WE’RE JUST ABOUT FINISHING UP. WILL BE 8500 HOMES AND WE’RE IN LIKE YOU SAID, MARK MY MODELS, WHICH IS THE LAST HOMES HERE IN A THAT YORE AWESOME. AND THIS IS ALL PART OF THE MASTER PLAN THAT YOU HAVE FOR US, THINK THAT’S A MASTER PLAN. EXPLAIN THIS PLAN TO US.
GENTRY. >> THE COMMUNITY ITSELF. IT PROVIDES SHOT BEAN EXERCISE AND PATHWAYS YOU CAN TRAVERSE THE COMMUNITY. >> IT’S A COMMUNITY-FOCUSED PLAN WHERE? IT’S JUST SUPPORTS THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE.
OUR VISION STATEMENT AT GENTRY HOMES AS PEOPLE BUILDING QUALITY HOMES AND COMMUNITIES FOR A BETTER HAWAII.
>> AND PEOPLE IS THE FIRST WORD IN THAT STATEMENT. AND IT’ GENTRY HOMES WORKING TOGETHER AS A TEAM. TO PRODUCE THE BEST QUALITY HOME HE POSSIBLY CAN FOR THE MONEY OUR AVERAGE TENURE AT GENTRY HOMES FOR OUR EMPLOYEES IS ALMOST 20 YEARS. AND FOR SENIOR MANAGEMENT IN WITH THE 25 OVER 25 YEARS.
SO WHEN YOU HAVE THAT LONGEVITY OF PEOPLE WORKING TOGETHER, YOU CAN REALLY DO SOME GREAT THINGS. >> LET’S LET’S TALK ABOUT YOU KNOW, THAT THE PEOPLE SOUTH, YOU KNOW, WHO ARE THE BUYERS OF A COUNTRY HOME, RICK, MOST OF OUR BUYERS ARE FROM THE SURROUNDING MOST OF THEM LIVE CURRENTLY IN THE WEST O’AHU REGION. >> WE HAVE A FAIR AMOUNT OF MILITARY BUYERS. AND WE HAVE QUITE A FEW REPEAT BUYERS, FOLKS THAT STARTED ALL IN ANOTHER GENTRY HOME EITHER Y P O OR HERE IN EWAY GENTRY AND THEY JUST THE WAR ROOM AND MOVING ON TO SOMETHING NEWER AND BETTER.
>> OKAY.
YOU KNOW, QUENTON MENTIONED EARLIER YOU KNOW, I IT’S THE LAST PROJECT FOREVER BY GENTRY. WHAT’S NEXT COMING FORWARD TO? >> I LIKE WHEN ANSWER >> THANK YOU FOR ASKING. WE JUST SITE DEVELOPMENT OVER, BUT OUR PROJECT CALL CUT LOU. IT’S LOCATED IN CALAIS RIGHT ON THE AD HERE.
WE’RE HOPING TO START CONSTRUCTION HERE SHORTLY AND OPEN OUR MODEL HOMES. THIS COMING FALL. >> OK, COOL, EXCITING, OK? SO MAKE SURE YOU GUYS LOOK OUT FOR THAT. BUT LET’S S TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE HOUSING SHORTAGE ON ON OAHU.
CAN WE GET YOUR OPINIONS ON THAT? >> YOU KNOW, THE SHORTAGE OF HOUSING IS SOMETHING THAT. WE AS A COMMUNITY HAVE BEEN WRESTLING WITH FOR A LONG TIME. THINK THERE’S BEEN A SHORTAGE. I WHOLE CAREER.
YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS WHAT MIGHT MAKE A DIFFERENCE, I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK INVESTING IN INFRASTRUCTURE AS A COMMUNITY TO MOVE SOME OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS FOR WHETHER IT’S 2 OF THE SOME OF THE NEW GREENFIELD DEVELOPMENTS.
YEAH, IT JUST TAKES SO LONG TO FROM THE TIME YOU PURCHASE A PIECE LAND. >> THE TIME WHERE WE CAN GO VERTICAL YOU KNOW, NEW HOMES THAT IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME. IF WE COULD SHORTEN THAT AMOUNT OF TIME THROUGH. ACCELERATED PERMITTING, CELEBRATING LAND COURT.
SOME OF THESE ISSUES THAT WE DEAL WITH THE YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT, IT WOULD MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE AS TIME GOES ON THE PRICE OF EVERYTHING GOES UP SO THAT THE QUICKER WE CAN PROVIDE HOMES, E THE LESS EXPENSIVE, MAYBE ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT GENTRY HOMES IS KNOWN FOR IS BUILDING HOMES FOR THE QUIET COMMUNITY AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELANDS OVER THE LAST DECADE.
WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BUILD OVER 500 HOMES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HOME LANDS END. IT’S BEEN IT’S BEEN A BLESSING FOR STAND FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY. SO WE WERE REALLY PROUD OF THAT. >> NOT THAT.
OKAY. AND IF ANYBODY WANTED TO REACH OUT TO YOU GUYS, YOU KNOW, FOR MORE INFORMATION AND MAYBE EVEN CHECK OUT SOME OF THE HOMES THAT YOU GUYS HAVE IN THE FUTURE. WHAT’S A GOOD WEB SITE THAT THEY SHOULD >> OUR WEB SITE GENTRY, HAWAII DOT COM WOULD BE THE BEST START TO >> GENTRY HAWAII DOT COM AND WE’LL MAKE IT EASY FOR EVERYBODY WILL HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON KHON.
2 DOT COM QUINTON RECORD HERE. SO MUCH FOR TALKING TO ALL OF OUR LIVING AND WE VIEWERS OUT THERE.
THANK OKAY. I ALSO SAW MICHAEL A BUTHE ONE IN >> YOU AND YOUR FOOD MAN. WHAT’S UP? >> GOT ISTO SAY. >> WOW.
THESE PLACES ARE SUPER NICE THININGS. YEAHTHIS IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. YOU KNOW, FROM THE VIKING EXPERT. THAT WASYOU LIVE. NOT TOO NOT NOT THAT FAR AWAY.
AND I I SEE THE TRUCK SIDE. I’VE YOU KNOW, I’VE SEEN THEM PUTTING UP SOME HOUSES THIS THIS IS A REAL THOSE ARE REALLY NICE. YEAH. YOU KNOW, I’M GLAD THAT, YOU KNOW, EVER SINCE HE CAME OUT TO THE SIDE OF I GOT TO SAY I I LOVE EVERYTHING THAT’S HAPPENING IN AREA. IT’S WHY WE MOVED OUT THERE.
YEAH, REMOVED OUT THAT WAY BECA ME IT’S GOING EVERYTHING’S GOING OUT THAT WAY. IT’S TRAFFIC IF YOU’RE IF YOU’RE IN IT AT THE WRONG TIME. BUT HE >> I MEAN, IT’S JUST A WONDERFUL PLACE TO LIVE.
EVERYTHING’S THE ROADS ARE NICE. AND, YOU KNOW, OCCASIONAL OCCASIONAL POTHOLES AND WDUST.
BUT >> YEAH, I LOVE IT. I THINK BY GUYS, INVESTMENT WISE, IF YOU’RE THINKING ABOUT MOVING OUT TO THE WEST SIDE, IT MIGHT BE SMART. YEAH, ACTUALLY, IT WILL BE HARD BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, EVERYTHING IS GOING UP THAT SIDE. SO YOU NEVE.
