He’s spent 5 years building a cabin in the woods in Hawaii to escape the Minnesota winters. Now, he’s planning to move there for good.

• Aaron Monson, 46, spent the past five winters building an off-grid cabin in Hawaii.
• Monson, who is from Minnesota, bought a three-acre plot of land on the Big Island for $16,000 in 2019.
• He says he enjoys the peace and quiet that comes with being at the cabin and plans to relocate full-time.

For the past five years, Aaron Monson has been spending his winters building his dream .