Ho‘opili is designed to feature a variety of housing options, styles, energy efficiency and price ranges, including affordable housing.

Live–work accommodations should offer resident/owners a variety of value–creation opportunities. Such units could have dedicated residential and commercial areas that could be securely locked off from each other. Owners could live in the residential part of the unit, and rent out the commercial space to a small business, or conversely, a business owner could rent out the residential space, creating many favorable opportunities for all.