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Existing Character <br />double -hung windows double hung windows featuring transoms. <br />Characte defining features of plantation -style commercial architecture: <br />False front facade: Hawai`i's plantation -style commercial architecture typically featured <br />a false front because building materials were quite expensive in relation to the labor <br />colds. Architectural ornamentation was often limited to the building's facade and resulted <br />in numerous variations of the false front. <br />Canopy: Canopies across the m n fagade are a character- defining feature in plantation <br />style commercial structures. Most canopies were shed roofs covered with corrugated <br />metal. A few of Pahoa's canopies were hipped with shingles. Most canopies were <br />supported by brackets underneath and /or rods above; posts were sometimes used to <br />support canopies in turn -of -the- century structures. Historically, some of Pahoa's two - <br />story edifices had wood -framed balconies, which also functioned as canopies. Canopies <br />and balconies provide the shade and weather protection important in a pedestrian - friendly <br />environment. Unfortunately, many canopies have been removed from Pahoa's historic <br />buildings due to deterioration 1 or the requirements of modern building codes. <br />Cornice: Often used in plantation -style commercial architecture, cornices were <br />sometimes ornamented with rather elaborate brackets, while others were quite simple in <br />6 1 P a g e <br />