Hawaii Hurricane Ready (HHR) helps Oahu homeowners install hurricane clips, ties, and connectors to strengthen their homes against tropical storms and hurricanes. Founded by Gerry Peters, who has been doing hurricane retrofit work in Hawaii for 43 years. Free in-home assessments. Licensed installation by our partner Kore Construction (Lic. BC-38806). Documentation provided for your hurricane insurance premium discount.
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Don't shop hurricane protection like a paint job.
Hurricane retrofits are specialized structural upgrades that affect your home's safety, insurance benefits, and storm performance. Many contractors are not qualified to engineer, certify, or properly weatherproof these installations. Always compare scope, materials, certifications, and warranties—not just price. Your home's most important protection should never be left to inexperience.
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What hurricane clips doA house in a hurricane fails at its weakest connection — usually where the roof meets the walls, or the walls meet the foundation. Hurricane clips (also called hurricane ties, hurricane straps, or hurricane connectors) are engineered steel pieces that tie those points together so the entire structure resists wind as one piece. HHR uses Simpson Strong-Tie hurricane connectors, the industry-standard system tested for severe wind events.
Hawaii building code has required hurricane clips on new homes since 1994. Most Oahu homes don't have enough. Pre-1994 homes typically have none.
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Why work with HHRHurricane retrofitting in Hawaii needs two things: someone who really knows how Hawaii homes are built and how they fail in storms, and a licensed Hawaii contractor to do the installation right. HHR provides the specialist hurricane expertise. Kore Construction (BC-38806), a licensed Hawaii general building contractor, performs the installation.
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Start with a free hurricane home assessment
15 minutes. No charge. No sales pitch. We'll walk your home, identify what's there, what's missing, and give you an honest read on what your house needs to be hurricane-ready.
Serving all of Oahu — Honolulu, Kailua, Hawaii Kai, Pearl City, Mililani, Aiea, Kaneohe, Ewa Beach, Kapolei, and surrounding areas.
