Lined up individual rooms open toward the wall and enclose one side of the open area.
Post footings define an additional roofed structure which completes the enclosure.
The courtyard wall encloses a paradise that is like a house without a roof. The big island of Hawaii has as much as 7 - 8 meters of rain per year in some locations (20 - 24'). Eighty to ninety percent of the rainfall occurs at night so the rain is not as noticeable as one might think.