The Living Building Challenge is a self-conducted experiment which seeks to discover if a typical Hawaii single family dwelling located in a urban residential zone can legally achieve what once was commonplace for all of Hawaiian people, “the ability to live 100% off of the land, with the ike kuhohonu (deep knowledge) and kuleana (responsibility) to manage that land for eternal perpetuity.” Embracing the framework established by the International Living Future Institute (ILFI), only 4 buildings in the world have achieved and met all of the requirements of the challenge. Earning acknowledgment by the ILFI as a certified “Living Building” may be viewed as the most stringent and challenging green building certification program existing today. Living Buildings generate 100% of their own energy from renewable resources, collect and treat 100% of their own water for human and plant use, and capture and treat on-site 100% of all waste-water and storm-water used by the building for the purposes of urban agriculture, food production, and groundwater re-charge. Following completion of this case study, the project will be showcased on-line through a virtual tour and monitoring website, permitting each material and building system used in the project to be showcased, allowing the building to be used as an educational tool and role model for Hawaii.