Hedonisia Hawaii Sustainable Community Rainforest Retreat
Moving to Hawaii?
Are you thinking of buying Land and moving to Hawaii?
Due to the real estate crisis and our location near the Kilauea volcano, a person can buy land in the Puna region of East Hawaii at much lower prices than in many areas of America and nearly all of Europe.
Living near a volcano of course has its risks. But then San Francisco is on an earthquake fault line and real estate prices are still sky high!
However, our high lava zone location means that traditional developers, condominiums, five-star hotels and Walmarts that have destroyed the natural beauty of much of Hawaii are not able to build here because the volcano may take it away!
In this development vacuum, land prices are lower than elsewhere in Hawaii thus affording an opportunity for natural ecofriendly communities to step in and create opportunities that would otherwise not exist in this area.
The Puna area that we live in is very special. It is an area that is already full of Intentional communities of all kinds. There are gay communities, yoga communities and raw food communities. Or there are simply people who bought a piece of land to have a small farm or rainforest home in Hawaii. In a nutshell, if you have a special interest (ie intention) you can buy a piece of land in Hawaii, create your website and then start attracting like minded people to come and live with you!
For many mainland Americans who wish to drop out of the rat race, the joys and pleasures of having a piece of paradise are definitely there! And for Europeans, the advantage of owning land in Hawaii is that it can make it easier to immigrate or just to visit their property. US Custom's Officials tend to be easier on foreign tourists who are visiting property that they own.
Over the years Hedonisia Hawaii has acted as a landing point for many who wish to move to Hawaii island! We offer a number of options for people to stay cheaply, learn and work whilst settling down and finding their dream home in Hawaii.
- Cheap Monthly Rates. Some people simply want to buy land and settle in a beautiful progressive area of paradise. They often will stay with us at our cheap monthly rates which then gives them ample time to drive around and check out properties for sale.
- Fair-Trade Land Volunteers. Some who are buying land wish to learn how to work the land with our volunteer program. Being a Fair-Trade volunteer allows you to stay longer while looking for property and in the meantime get an education in rainforest living in Hawaii.
- Creating and Managing a Sustainable community. Many people have a dream of buying land and creating a community in paradise! Of course it's not that simple. There are all sorts of real world challenges that can bring your ideals down to earth very quickly. For example government permits, screening potential community members and finances. However, at Hedonisia we have gone through most of the hurdles that a community will face and now we can offer that knowledge to others! For most it's just a dream but for those who wish to make their dreams real we offer three learning opportunities:
a) The Hedonisia Sustainable Community Manager Apprenticeship: We have hosted many visitors who want to do something different with their "normal" lives. They want to earn their income by doing good, and they want to live in communities engaged in social good. They often wanted to know "how we did it". Being an Apprentice Manager is a fantastic way to learn sustainable community creation and managment, hands on, from an insider's perspective.
b) The Hedonisia Sustainable Community Workshop: This is a more traditional course designed to take you through the ins and outs of community management and development. Ideal for those who wish to one day start their own community either here in Hawaii or elsewhere in the world. This hands on training and managment program gives you real experience!
c) The Hedonisia Handbook: For those who wish to simply "read the book" we have written an Ebook giving full instructions on how to create a Social Enterprise and/or to start an Intentional Community. (This ebook is included for those who are accepted for the Manager Apprentice Program.