Episode
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition: The Akana Family
Overview
In the two-part season premiere, Ty and the design team rebuild the home of a Hawaiian woman after a flood destroyed it. They then build a community center for the family-services foundation she runs.
Details
- Series
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2007-09-30
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
The Akana Family is Episode 1 in Season 5 of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. It aired on 2007-09-30. The runtime is 60 min.
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