Volunteer/Guest:
808-430-9903

Intern/Workshop:
808-430-2545

Work with your BODY!

If you like a good workout in the jungle we have jobs for you!

Housekeeping: Kitchen & Bathroom - General Household duties for the Jungle Cottage, the Barn or for the Guest Accommodations. Light Household cleaning duties (vacuuming, dishwashing, cleaning, laundry)

Organic Gardening & Weeding - We are weeding the invasive species and then replacing them with lush flowers, plants, fruits and trees.

Sewing/Patching - Proficiency with hand sewing or using a sewing machine. We reuse broken tents by sewing them together into patchwork quilts for colorful tent windows, walls and doors.

Landscaping & Trail Building - If you like working with a machete, a shovel, a pickaxe or a chainsaw or weedwacker then you will love our volcanic jungle landscape!

Eco-Building - We build small environmentally friendly structures on the property such as tent houses, recycled huts and a yoga/meditation space in our volcanic crater.

Painting - We have a number of paint projects where we use recycled paint. So for those of you who find it soothing to paint, we have projects for you!

Vehicle Mechanic - We have vehicles which are in continual need of TLC! Must have a good working mechanical knowledge or be able to do basic repairs. Car detailing also needed on a periodic basis.

School Bus Driver or Bus Mechanic - One of our lodgings is a converted School Bus now called the Love Bus. Hedonisia is located in a high volcanic lava risk area so our bus is kept running as our Volcano Evacuation Vehicle!

Tool Maintenance & Repairs - A Jack-(or Jill!)-of-all-Trades who can maintain tools or equipment such as weed wackers, chain saw or be able to restore and repair some of our hand tools such as shovels etc

Hedonisia Hawai'i Botanical Plant Inventory Editor - We are slowly creating an inventory with photographs of all the plants on the property. So you will be wandering around, photographing and researching all the plants on the property!

Work with your HEART!

We tried to make this category for those types of jobs that are a bit more on the creative and heartfelt side. However, all our jobs overlap with Heart, Body and Brain!

Mural Artist/Creative Painter - Hedonisia is filled with sensual and quirky murals and art creations located throughout the property. Any artist who would like to submit examples of their work can do part of their Volunteer Activities doing agreed upon mural or other artistic projects on the property.

Wood Carver - We have scavenged a number of Ohia logs that were felled by the previous owner of the property. These native Hawaiian hardwood trees are perfect for carving. We need artists, capable of carving totem poles, to work with the magnificent, upright logs we have used as pillars in various structures.

Massage Therapists, Bodyworkers or Personal Fitness Trainer - Body workers or Personal Trainers may practice their specialty for at least one day of the week as their Volunteer work. A Volunteer Masseuse will be working on the Managers, Guests and the "Volunteer-of-the-Week" at Hedonisia.

Carpenter - For repairing, improving and building small carpentry projects and custom furniture. If you like to work with bamboo or recycled materials then we definitely have projects for you!

Lava Tube Explorer (Spelunker) - We have two deep Lava Tubes in our volcanic crater, which has not been fully explored. And so we are looking for rockclimbers or spelunkers with the right safety and climbing equipment to map out our Lava Tube.

Bike Engineer! - Who can build an bicycle powered generator for cellphones, computers or a bicycle powered TV?

Video Editor/Photographer - We are always behind on the video and photo archives of the work we do at Hedonisia!

Social Media Promotion - Essentials include great written communication skills, a marketing background and lots of experience with social media tools (Facebook, Twitter and YouTube). Great for someone with social media skills and a big heart!

Work with your BRAIN!

Hedonisia LLC, the parent company of Hedonisia Hawaii, operates a number of socially progressive web sites.

Volunteers with a specialty background or interest may work in any of the following areas:

Wordpress Web Designer: With ability to update or maintain our existing websites and/or database analysis and creation.

Eco-Architectural Student - to create blueprints or propose designs for changes to existing structures on the property and for the creation of new environmentally friendly structures at Hedonisia Hawaii.

Accountant and Bookkeeping - Maintenance and updating of Hedonisia Accounts. Must be proficient with Quickbooks and/or TurboTax.

Lawyer or Legal Researcher - For our various book and web projects. With specialties in any of the following: Business law, Family Law, Civil Rights, Gender Law, Freedom of Speech, International Law.

Computer Support - We are always in need of a techie who can set up and maintain home networks as well as to optimize the computers we have on the property!

Grant Writer - We have a Fiscal Sponsorship from a local community non-profit that allows us to apply for grants and donations. We are looking for someone with experience in writing Grant Applications to fund some of our social enterprise projects.

Search Engine Optimization Specialist: For the job, you'll need a mix of technical and marketing skills, grounding in search-engine logic and a nose for website user behavior.

Apple or Android Apps Developer - Must have knowledge and familiarity with creating Apple Applications. We have two projects which we would like to make into Apple Apps. (Possible commission for candidates who can create apps.)

Active Liberal Arts Students! - If you have a Student ID and can access internet-delivered databases then you can volunteer as a Research Assistant for papers, journals and studies that are only accessible to faculty and active University students.

SOCIAL CHANGE/SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY INTERNS - This is a specialty intern program for those who wish to enjoy an educational vacation in Hawaii!