This year’s Parade of Homes event begins Saturday, showcasing 11 model units by new-home developers on three islands.

The annual production, which is part marketing event and part contest produced by the Building Industry Association of Hawaiçi, drew entries priced from under $400,000 up to $2 million on Oçahu, Maui and Kauaçi built by six developers.
The turnout was relatively low for the event in its 53rd year, as developers struggled with reduced demand in a deflated housing market. Last year there were 22 entries on four islands represented in the show, which typically has included 20 to 40 homes, though the record low was nine homes in 2003.
This year, the event’s theme is “It’s the Right Time to Buy.” The free open house tour runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct. 10, 11, 17 and 18.
The BIA selected an 1,194-square-foot model home at the Tides at Laulani by Gentry subdivision in çEwa Beach for its “Grand Champion” award for the most outstanding home on the market. The Puna Kea Plan 4 model by Gentry Homes Ltd. was entered in a category for single-family homes priced from $399,001 to $499,000. The BIA said it was the first time in the event’s history that the top award went to an entry-level affordable home.
Entries by category are:

SINGLE FAMILY

up to $399,000
• Tides by Gentry, Aukai Plan 2 — 91-1001 Keaunui Drive No. 58, çEwa Beach, Oçahu, by Gentry Homes Ltd.

$399,001 - $499,000
• Tides by Gentry, Puna Kea Plan 4 — 91-1001 Keaunui Drive No. 57, çEwa Beach, Oçahu, by Gentry Homes

$499,001 - $599,000
• The Cottages at Kehalani, Plan 1-R — 112 Kinohi Loa St., Wailuku, Maui, by Stanford Carr Development LLC

$599,001 - $799,000
• Ka Makana at Hoakalei, Kukui Series 30.40 — 91-1322 Keoneçula Blvd., çEwa Beach, Oçahu, by Haseko Homes Inc.
• Latitudes by Gentry, So Ho Plan 4 — 91-1146 Hoçiliçili St., çEwa Beach, Oçahu, by Gentry Homes

$999,001 - $1,999,000
• Ka Makana at Hoakalei, Koa Series 60.10 — 91-1322 Keoneçula Blvd., çEwa Beach, Oçahu, by Haseko Homes
• Bay View Estates, Hibiscus — 45-146 Ikenakai St., Käneçohe, Oçahu, by Royal-Clark Development Co.

MULTI-FAMILY/townhouse

$399,001 - $499,000
• Nanala at Mehana, Mohala (B) — 510 Kunehi St. No. 109, Kapolei, Oçahu, by D.R. Horton’s Schuler Division
• Ka Makana at Hoakalei, Lehua Series 10.10 — 91-1322 Keoneçula Blvd., çEwa Beach, Oçahu, by Haseko Homes
• The Villas at Kehalani, Plan 2 — 15 çAwela Circle No. 103, Wailuku, Maui, by Stanford Carr Development

$999,001 - $1,999,000
• Kaçiulani of Princeville, Valley Home Model D Unit 2 — 4100 Queen Emma Drive No. 2, Princeville, Kauaçi, by QEB III LLC