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Your professional “neighbor with a key”

Island-wide on Oahu

Your house was checked.
Here is the proof.

Scheduled interior and exterior routine checks while you are off-island. Same-day report with photos, time, and GPS — written so a spouse, trustee, or insurer can read it without calling you.

Request a check Client login Kaneohe sample house
  • Owner-operated by Artie Kendall
  • Photo + GPS on every routine check
  • Storm Check add-on
Sample routine check · Kaneohe
Weekly check — complete
Complete
ArrivedTue 9:14 a.m. HST
LocationGPS stamped at property
Doors / windowsObserved closed and locked
Water / powerNothing notable observed
HVAC / dehumidifierRunning, 76°
IssuesNothing notable observed. One package brought inside under signed authorization (photo attached).
Photos from this check Sample photos shown for illustration. Your report uses photos taken at your home.
  • White single-story house with a dark tile roof, a green lawn, and palm trees under a blue sky
    Exterior no issues
  • Front porch with a white door and white railing, framed by palm fronds
    Front entry OK
  • Close-up of a metal door handle and lock on a wooden door
    Door lock OK
  • Empty bright room with hardwood floor, gray walls, and two windows
    Interior room OK
  • Tropical yard with a green lawn and palm trees beside a white single-story house
    Yard tidy
  • Palm fronds and a trimmed shrub beside a white exterior wall and window
    Landscaping OK

See the full sample report

You get a report like this after every routine check. Not a text that says “looks fine.”

Who this is for

Mainland owners, military families, snowbirds, small landlords, and anyone who needs a paper trail — not a neighbor with a key.

Who does the routine checks

Routine checks are done by Artie Kendall, owner. Same checklist every time. You know who checked the house.

What you keep

A dated file of reports. Useful for insurance, family, and a trustee if the house sits in a trust.

Process

Four steps. No app to learn.

01 · First check

If we take the house, we meet once to set up lockbox access, your alarm code (to disarm and re-arm on entry), shutoffs, and what normal looks like.

02 · Plan

Weekly or every other week. You say who gets the report: you, a spouse, a property contact, a trustee.

03 · Routine check

Interior and exterior check on the schedule. We observe, photograph the items that matter, and flag issues the same day.

04 · Proof

Report lands in your inbox. Open items stay open until they are closed. Extra storm checks are a separate, optional add-on.

The check

What we look at, every routine check

Built for Oahu houses — salt air, termites, single-wall construction, lanai furniture that becomes a projectile in a watch, and systems that fail quietly while you are on the mainland.

  • Forced entry, doors, windows, garage, gates
  • Water meter / visible leaks / under-sink and water heater
  • Power, HVAC or window units, dehumidifier, fridge
  • Toilets flushed, traps run so they do not dry out
  • Smoke/CO alarms: present, no warning light or chirp observed (visual check only)
  • Alarm disarmed on entry and re-armed on exit with your code, if you give us one (no monitoring or alarm response)
  • Lanai, yard, standing water, obvious pest issues, or roof or gutter conditions visible from ground level
  • Pool / spa surface and equipment if you have them
  • We don't touch mail or packages unless every adult addressee signs our Mail and Package Authorization.
  • Photos of each zone + GPS stamp on the report

A visual check: we observe and report what we can see from accessible areas and ground level. No ladders, no roof access, and not a home inspection.

Rates · month to month

Pay for routine checks, not software.

Oahu-wide rates for a standard single-family home. Homes are scheduled by area, with travel time quoted where needed.

Standard

$320 /mo*

Weekly

  • Four routine checks per month
  • Full checklist + photos + GPS
  • Issue tracking until closed
  • One named report recipient extra

Billing renews monthly from your first routine check date; no proration. Month to month after the first month.

Elite

$960 /mo*

3 a week

  • Three checks a week, up to 12 a month
  • The full checklist every time
  • A dated photo report after each one
  • Storm checks included within reason (no extra charge, no promised response time)
  • Homes anywhere on Oahu

Ultimate

$2,400 /mo*

Every day

  • daily checks on a monthly basis, weekends and holidays too
  • A dated photo report each time
  • Storm checks included within reason (no extra charge, no promised response time)
  • Homes anywhere on Oahu

Don't see a plan that fits? Let's talk!

Different schedule, a short stay, or a waterfront, large-lot or multi-building home? We'll work out a plan that fits.

Book a call

Every plan: one-time $95 setup, plus GET.*

Hawaii General Excise Tax is added at the applicable Oahu rate. Every plan is $80 per check, plus a one-time $95 setup, plus GET. Plans renew monthly from your first routine check date, with no proration — service starts after the first check and acceptance.

Add-ons

  • Storm Check — $175–$250 depending on access and prep, plus GET (quoted per job); only as our schedule permits, no guaranteed response time
  • Contractor sit or vendor meet — $95 / hour plus GET, add-on on any plan
  • Arrival prep — quoted (AC on, lights, groceries coordination)

*Prices subject to change upon onsite assessment

Service area

Island-wide on Oahu.

We serve homes across Oahu, from Kaneohe, Kailua, and Waimanalo to Hawaii Kai, Kahala, Honolulu, the North Shore, and the west side. Homes are scheduled by area, with travel time quoted where needed. We do not take a house we cannot reach on the schedule we sold you.

  • Kaneohe / Kahaluu
  • Kailua / Aikahi
  • Maunawili / Olomana
  • Waimanalo
  • Hawaii Kai / Portlock
  • Kahala / Honolulu
  • North Shore
  • Leeward / West side

Area guides: Kaneohe · Kailua · Waimanalo

Hurricane season

When a storm is coming, we have a plan.

Watch issued

When a watch or warning is out, active clients get a short prep reminder: lanai cleared, furniture in, shutoffs, generator, plywood status if you own panels.

On your routine checks

Each scheduled routine check notes any visible storm-related conditions, like debris, water intrusion, or damage, with photos in that check’s report.

Extra storm checks

An optional add-on before or after the weather, taken only as our schedule permits, with no guaranteed response time. On Elite and Ultimate, storm checks are included within reason at no extra charge, still with no promised response time. Photos of what we saw. We do not file your claim. We give you the record.

Not a client yet? Try a one-time Storm Check.

A Storm Check is a one-time introductory check to a house that isn’t on one of our plans, before or after a storm, so you can see how Windward Home Watch works before you choose a regular plan. We look the house over and send you a dated photo report of what we saw.

We take Storm Checks only as our schedule permits, with no guaranteed response time, and a check doesn’t protect the house from storm damage. We don’t respond to alarms. Keys go in a lockbox, and codes go to Artie by phone or in person, never online.

$175–$250 depending on access and prep, plus GET (quoted per job). If you start any plan within 14 days, Elite and Ultimate included, your Storm Check fee (before tax) is credited toward your first month.

Request a first check or Storm Check

Already a client? Your routine checks note any visible storm-related conditions. Extra storm checks are optional add-ons, taken only as our schedule permits, with no guaranteed response time.

Who is walking the house

The owner, in person. Same checklist. No drive-by.

Routine checks are done by Artie Kendall, owner, a retired Honolulu police officer. Each routine check follows a written checklist complete with dated and timestamped photographs, not a friendly look from the street.

This is home watch — scheduled visual checks and documented observations. It is not a home inspection, not property management, and not a substitute for insurance. We are not an alarm company or security service.

Questions

Short answers

Full FAQ — vacant prep, reopen, storm links, water heater, vehicles, and more.

Do I have to sign a year?

No. Month to month after the first month. Either side can cancel with seven (7) days’ notice by email. Routine checks continue through the notice period. Any refund for the month the cancellation takes effect is decided case by case.

Do you need keys?

Interior checks need a lockbox on your property (yours, or one we install for a quoted price), or a keypad or smart lock code. Your keys stay in that lockbox. We never keep keys at home, in a vehicle, or anywhere off your property, and we never take keys by mail. Until a lockbox is in place, routine checks are exterior only.

What if something is wrong?

You get a call or text the same day, then the written report. We can meet a plumber or electrician at your rate. We do not authorize major work without you unless you put that in writing in advance.

Can a trustee or sibling get the reports?

Yes. Name them. That is a common setup for off-island families and houses held in trust.

Are you a property manager?

No. We do not collect rent, list the house, or run a vacation rental. We watch the asset and write down what we saw.

Insurance?

We carry liability for the service. You keep your homeowners and hurricane coverage. Reports are documentation, not a policy.

Start

Request a first check.

Just four things: your name, the property address, phone, and email. We will answer with a yes, a no, or a quote from artie@whwhawaii.com — not a drip campaign. Contacts, access, and other details come later, after the first check, if you sign up.

Asking about a Storm Check instead? Use the same form. We’ll ask which you want when we reply.

Prefer the phone? (808) 777-8208
artie@whwhawaii.com

Please don't send alarm, gate, door, or lockbox codes through this website or by email. Give codes to Artie by phone or in person. They are recorded separately and never written with your address or name.