Hedonisia Hawaii Eco-Hostel
Volunteer Task List for Land Projects on Property

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Eco-Hostel Projects: In Order of Priority-

  1. Priority 1 - Hostel Facilities: Clean and maintained facilities are desireable for Volunteers and Guests alike. This is highest priority. Bathroom, Shower Kitchen and Barn should always be clean and maintained. A Volunteer can be diverted from any lower priority project to clean, repair or maintain one of the lodgings or facilities. The cleaning sheet is a detailed online guide. A print copy is located on the Refrigerator.
  2. Priority 2 - Hedonisia Lodgings. Volunteers and Guests should always be able to sleep comfortably. Sleepless people can get cranky which we don't want at Hedonisia! So be sure to keep accommodations weeded, dry and looking nice. If there are no other priority jobs, Volunteers can be given up to 3 hours per week to improve and beautify their living space.
  3. Priority 3 - Tropical Education Farm, Landscaping and Volcanic Crater. Because plants and weeds grow at their own pace we can take a Hedonisia approach to our gardening and landscaping! As long as the first two priorities are taken care of then we can work on the third. In other words, when there are fewer volunteers Hedonisia Managers should concentrate on maintenance of hostel facilities and lodgings. Land projects come third. In other words a cleaning a dirty shower is a higher priority than weeding a garden!

Priority 1: Hedonisia Facilities Projects

i - The BARN Upper level Description: Community Area - Kitchen/Dinning area, Computer area, Library/Lounging area, Future Yoga area, Barn Tent 1, Tent 2 & Tent 3
Maintenance Tasks One-Time Projects or Repairs
  1. Follow Detailed Interior Cleaning Instructions on Fridge
  2. Locate all cleaning materials in Hedonisia Supply Zone
  3. Organize Bed Sheets in Cabinet
  • Repaint entire interior of barn / Prime Ceiling
  • Create Yoga space in Barn
  • Create new ecoshop near supply zone

ii - The Kitchen Upper level Description: Community Area - Kitchen/Dinning area
Maintenance Tasks One-Time Projects or Repairs
  1. Follow Detailed Interior Cleaning Instructions on Fridge
  • Cabinets and wiring (Lee)
  • Touch-ups on kitchen roof. Paint located in tool shed (tan in color).
  • Sanding of Ohia logs. (Refer to Lee for this project)
  • Create a bar area where the sink is currently located (Lee)
  • Move kitchen to opposite side and build a screened in porch around it

iii - TOILET-with-a-View & BATH HOUSE: Upper level near Barn Description: Shower area, Toilet area, Washing Machine area
Maintenance Tasks One-Time Projects or Repairs
  1. Clear and organize laundry area.
  2. Thin out all decorative plants and replant these on back property line
  • If ever possible receive donated or recycled Hot Tub which will then be located in this zone.

iv - CLOTHES DRYING AREA Upper level exterior of Barn near crater Description: Rental Coin-operated Dryer, Clothes Line, Refrigerator with used Paint cans, Bicycles
Maintenance Tasks One-Time Projects or Repairs
  1. Reorganize once a month
  • More shelf storage
  • Re-lay roof to fix leaks
  • Seal off clothes drying area

v - RECYCLING ZONE Upper level next to Barn Description:Recycle Containers & Trash Cans
Maintenance Tasks One-Time Projects or Repairs
  1. Plant low decorative plants all around that smell nice!
  • Install solar light in interior
  • make compartments for seperate recycling materials (glass, plastic, etc.)

vi - TOOL SHED Upper level exterior of Barn Description:All Building & Garden Equipment & Tools
Maintenance Tasks One-Time Projects or Repairs
  1. Reorganize once a month (Rainy day job)
  2. Keep locked
  3. Organize screws and nails into separate containers so all are visible
  • Re-roof both sheds with proper perlins to fix leaks
  • Orgainze jars and plastic containers & put in screw zone

vii - Sunnyside Storage Shed Lower Level Description: Storage area for building materials and other large recycled items which we may wish to use on future projects.
Maintenance Tasks One-Time Projects or Repairs
  1. Reorganize outer shelves and only stack water resistant items there.
  2. Weed inner sheltered and outer area for greater storage capability.
  3. Reorganize Loader Cab for small wood and other items storage.
  • Will place extension and shelter on the side to increase storage.
  • Build beautifying Berm of decorative plants to hide items being stored.

viii - Property Grounds
Maintenance Tasks One-Time Projects or Repairs
  1. Walk around property and pick up trash and any other foreign objects
  2. Prune cane grass and mexican sunflowers along the Lloyd side of driveway
  3. Mow if & where needed. Save grass clippings for mulch where needed.
  
Priority 2 - Hedonisia Lodgings Projects
1 - AVOCADO TENT Lower level Description:One Queen size bed for two, room for extra bed. 1 set of sheets, two blankets, 2 pillows with cases, cooler, trash can with bag
Maintenance Tasks One-Time Projects or Repairs
  1. Weed and Prune decorative garden areas beside hut.
  2. Beautify interior and exterior space
  •  Add metal roof or living roof
  • Sew tents and build frames for outer walls
  • Build King size bed frame with storage compartments


2- GUAVA HUT Lower level Description:Single bed for one, sheet, blanket, pillow with case, cooler, trash can with bag
Maintenance Tasks One-Time Projects or Repairs
  1. Beautify interior and exterior space
  •  Clear cane grass behind hut and plant decorative plants and trees along back border

3 - JUNGLE BREEZE Lower level Description:Full size bed for two, sheets, blanket, two pillows with cases, cooler, trash can with bag
Maintenance Tasks One-Time Projects or Repairs
  1. Beautify interior and exterior space
  2. Refill distilled water in solar batteries
  • Clear cane grass behind & beside truck and plant decoratives in and around truck

4 - OHANA KAHUNA (Manager's House) Upper level Description:Manager’s Cabin - King size bed, sheets, two pillows with cases, cooler, trash can with bag
Maintenance Tasks One-Time Projects or Repairs
  1. Beautify interior and exterior space
  2. Keep pathway around Ohana Kahuna weeded
  • Machete cane grass down to open view from Barn to Ocean (near manager's cabin)
  • Terrace slope for safety, visability, and privacy where needed
  • Mural on side of porch
  • Add pee friendly plants to the ocean side of the porch. (Papaya, Coco's, and Bamboo)
  • Plant fruit tree in front of Ohana Kahuna
  • Re-landscape path that leads to the lower zone
  • Plant more citronella around yoga porch

5 - LOVE BUS Lower level Description:Full size bed for two, Queen size bed for two, two sets of sheets, two blankets, four pillows with cases, cooler, trash can with bag
Maintenance Tasks One-Time Projects or Repairs
  1. Bus Mechanic Maintenance
  2. Beautify interior and exterior space
  3. Start bus every 2 months
  • Add decoratives around Bus and driveway
  • Clear cane grass in front of bus and cut roots of vines growing up large trees
  • Remove 1 bus seat
  • Paint more erotic interior murals

6 - OCEAN VIEW Upper level Description:Queen size bed for two, sheets, blanket, two pillows with cases, cooler, trash can with bag. Guest or partial Guest/Volunteer only.
Maintenance Tasks One-Time Projects or Repairs
  1. Keep Interior Cleaned & with bed made after each Guest checkout.
  2. Bring extra rocks and soil to hut and dump them next to the Ohia tree
  3. Beautify interior and exterior space
  4. Continue to maintain and repair path to Ocean View. Replace wood with rocks on path steps as each wooden step deteriorates.
  • Build new compost circles on ocean side of PATH TO OCEAN VIEW with rocks, add compost, Plant low-growing trees
  • Decorative painting of the porch
  • Landscaping clothing optional zone (Add pee friendly plants to this area)
  • Make sign for clothing optional zone

7 - SUNNY SIDE Lower level Description:Single bed for one, sheets, blanket, pillow with case, cooler, trash can with bag
Maintenance Tasks One-Time Projects or Repairs
  1. Keep decoratives on loader presentable
  2. Remove weeds from exterior wall facing Garden “G”
  3. Beautify interior and exterior space
  4. Refill solar battery with water every 2 months
  • Add decoratives on bamboo wall side

8 - BAMBOO HUT Upper level Description:Double bed for two, sheets, blanket, pillows with cases, cooler, trash can with bag
Maintenance Tasks One-Time Projects or Repairs
  1. Remove weeds & cane grass from exterior
  2. Replace weeds with decorative plants
  3. Beautify interior and exterior space
  • New Ceiling - created and painted (Lee & Maya)

9 - BARN TENTS Description:Three tents each with a single bed, sheets, blankets, pillows with cases
Maintenance Tasks One-Time Projects or Repairs
  1. Flip mattress every cleaning
  2. Hand Vacum interior
  

10 - Jungle Cottage Description:
Maintenance Tasks One-Time Projects or Repairs
  1. Deep clean EVERYTHING to hotel quality. (bathroom, windows, appliances, linens, walls, corners, edges, seals, mirrors, fridge, carpet, towels, ETC)
  • Screen in front porch with bamboo & shade cloth (Lee)
  • Create new bedroom in screen porch
  • Re-seal kitchen floor

Priority 3 - Tropical Farm Projects, Landscaping, Crater

GARDEN “A” Mid level far left side of Recycling Zone PLANTS: Herbs such as Basil, Spearmint, Bananas, Althea's Orange Tree
Maintenance Tasks One-Time Projects or Repairs
  1. Remove weeds
  2. Do light Harvesting
  3. Label all plants
  4. Special maintenence- Weeding and care for Althea's Orange Tree
  • Relocate entire garden to another location as new sink will drain into this area
  • Plant more banana trees
  • Plant taro

GARDEN "B": BANANA ZONE Next to Bamboo Hut PLANTS: Mostly Banana Trees
Maintenance Tasks One-Time Projects or Repairs
  1. Keep front area weeded
  2. Weed and prune decorative area in rear, near Hut
  

GARDEN “C”Behind and to the right of Shower Description: Decorative zone with non-edible plants, Coleus, Mexican Sunflower
Maintenance Tasks One-Time Projects or Repairs
  1. Remove weeds
  2. Plant good smelling flowers
  • Remove young banana trees to crater and other edibles to Salad Zone
  • Clear space for Hot Tub

GARDEN "D" Right of bath house past mexican sunflowers PLANTS: Sugar Cane, Edible Hibiscus, Pineapple,Papaya, Sweet Potatoes

Maintenance Tasks One-Time Projects or Repairs
  1. Remove weeds
  2. Harvest Food
  3. Label all plants
  •  Plant Perennial Vegtables

GARDEN "E" Mid level next to Bamboo Hut PLANTS: Strawberries, Squash, Spearmint, Bamboo, Parsley
Maintenance/Repair Tasks and Project List One-Time Projects or Repairs
  1. Remove weeds
  2. Add more low lying plants
  3. Label all plants
  4. Harvest fruits and vegetables when neccessary
  •  Plant more Pineapple

GARDEN "F" Upper Cliff Area; wraps around Ocean View, next to OhanaKahuna Description: future trees and edibles, Poha Berries
Maintenance/Repair Tasks and Project List One-Time Projects or Repairs
  1. Remove weeds from slope
  2. Plant trees and edibles
  3. Weed around trees
  4. Transform to Compost Zoneusing weeds for cover
  5. Harvest fruits and vegetables when neccessary
  •  Landscape rocks to make terraces

GARDEN "G" Lower cliff area; starts in upper level, GARDEN "K"- continues from Garden H opposite Jungle Love Bus all the way to Garden H PLANTS: Mulberry, Bamboo, Citrus Tree
Maintenance/Repair Tasks and Project List One-Time Projects or Repairs
  1. Continue to build new circles with rocks and add compost
  2. Plant Trees
  3. Label all plants
  4. Repair and expand existing rock circles as tree grows (G)
  5. Compost circles for trees
  •  Remove weeds and mulch leaving a 3” mulch-free circle around trunk of tree
  • Terrace cliff to ensure easy access (G)
  • Remove sunflowers to border areas

GARDEN "H" SALAD ZONE Along lower cliff next to Love Bus, between gardens G and K. PLANTS: Katuk, Okinawa Spinach, Edible Hibiscus, other edible plants.
Maintenance/Repair Tasks and Project List One-Time Projects or Repairs
  1. Remove weeds
  2. Clip heads off of Kuttuk so they will bush out
  3. Weed around trees in compost circles
  4. Harvest Food as needed
  5. Label all plants
  

GARDEN "I" LAWN- Lower level beside/behind Avocado Tent PLANTS: Papaya, Ti Leaf, Coleus
Maintenance/Repair Tasks and Project List One-Time Projects or Repairs
  1. Mow lawn
  2. Remove rocks
  • Smooth out holes, bumpy surfaces for smooth mowing

GARDEN "J" Lower level behind Avocado Tent back border PLANTS: Decoratives
Maintenance/Repair Tasks and Project List One-Time Projects or Repairs
  1. Remove weeds
  2. Intensely plant decoratives in 8’ – 10’ wide area
  3. Label all plants
  4. Densly plant sunflowers for privacy
  • Selectively plant trees for privacy

GARDEN "K" Lower level from Garden H to Jungle Breeze Plants: Jabuticaba
Maintenance/Repair Tasks and Project List One-Time Projects or Repairs
  1. Choke out weeds
  • Remove rock wall
  • Cut down final cane grass patch

GARDEN "L" Lower level next to "M" Descriptions: Nursery
Maintenance/Repair Tasks and Project List One-Time Projects or Repairs
  1. Label all starters
  2. organize pots and soil supplements
  • Screen in Unscreened Area
  • Repair nursery sheds

GARDEN "M" In between"G" and Nursery PLANTS: Bananas, Katuk
Maintenance/Repair Tasks and Project List One-Time Projects or Repairs
  1. Plant perennial vegetables
  2. Remove weeds
  3. Harvest Food
  4. Label all plants
  • create tomatoe patch or other perennial that needs shade and moisture

GARDEN "N" Lower level between Sunny Side and Jungle Breeze PLANTS: Peppers , Basil
Maintenance/Repair Tasks and Project List One-Time Projects or Repairs
  1. Remove weeds
  2. Harvest Food
  3. Label all plants
  • Take out sunflowers of the side of Sunny Side
  • Hardy perennials- low maintenence


GARDEN "P" Truck bed PLANTS: Decoratives
Maintenance/Repair Tasks and Project List One-Time Projects or Repairs
  1. Remove weeds
  2. Continue to compost untill full
  • plant decoratives
  • Remove logs for easy compost access and aesthetics

GARDEN "Q" Lower level area beyond Jungle Breeze PLANTS:Decoratives & Fruit Trees, Citrus Tree
Maintenance/Repair Tasks and Project List One-Time Projects or Repairs
  1. Remove weeds
  2. Label all plants
  3. Plant decoratives and Fruit Trees
  4. Plant mexican sunflowers
  • Roofing Storage
  • Remove last cane grass patch
  • clear area at edge of property

 
GARDEN "R" Volcanic Crater PLANTS:Decoratives & Fruit Trees
Maintenance/Repair Tasks and Project List One-Time Projects or Repairs
  1. Keep trail weed-wacked and clear all the way through
  2. Remove weeds in compost circles and mulch leaving a 3” mulch-free circle around trunk of tree
  3. Label all plants
  4. Weed berm & remove all Albizias
  5. Plant decoratives
  6. Label all plants
  7. Plant Bananas and other fruit trees
  • Along trail build new compost circles with rocks and add compost
  • Plant Trees in compost circles
  • Repair exit path
  • Identify and locate a safe Yoga zone to rear of crater
  • Build new path to Yoga zone
  • Locate lowest point in crater for swimming hole built with rocks

GARDEN "S" Front and side of cottage PLANTS:Decoratives & Fruit Trees
Maintenance/Repair Tasks and Project List One-Time Projects or Repairs
  1. Remove weeds
  2. Label all plants
  • plant more decoratives in front of cottage lanai

GARDEN "T": Driveway side of Barn - PLANTS:Decoratives & Fruit Trees
Maintenance/Repair Tasks and Project List One-Time Projects or Repairs
  1. Remove weeds
  2. Label all plants
  3. Prune sunflowers so driveway is clear
  • Remove most plants to expose the LOGO plant. (Relocate decoratives to Oceanview Clothing Optional Zone-- Plumerias need sun & drainage)
  • Remove baby bananas
  • Plant low lying decoratives in front of LOGO plant