Eco-Building: Jack or Jill of all Trades!
Repairs and Maintenance: A people friendly handy-person is welcome at the Hedonisia community as there is always something on the property in need of repairs!
It does not matter whether you are coming under our Weekly/Monthly Guest Stay, a Fair-Trade Volunteer or as a Management Intern.
We look for volunteers who enjoy working on repairs and construction using renewable and recycled materials.
Volunteers or Interns in this specialty work on land work projects, facility maintenance, repairs and handy-work.
- 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.
- Carpenter/Eco-Builder - For repairing, improving and building small carpentry projects and custom furniture. We try to use traditional and non-traditional materials to build with. For example, we would welcome a carpenter who can work with Strawberry Guava which is a fast growing tropical hardwood that is an invasive species here in Hawaii as well as our various varieties of Bamboo. We want to demonstrate its uses for furniture and construction on the property such as our most eco-friendly tourist lodging, Puka Hale.
- Eco-Construction and Building. Resourceful roofers or builders who can build and repair using eco-friendly methods, recycled materials or Bamboo or other locally sourced wood or building materials.
- Experience Using Tools: Please state if you have weed wacker experience so you can demonstrate how to operate these tools safely with Fair-Trade Volunteers or Community Interns.
Specialist Eco-Builders can work using their skills for the same hours and shifts as a regular Community Member or Fair-Trade Volunteer.
We build (and repair!) small eco-friendly huts as affordable eco-tourist lodgings and to present to the government as prototypes for sustainable living.
We always have many small repair and carpentry jobs. We try to use traditional and non-traditional materials to build with and so we seek eco-friendly and resourceful people to repair tools, appliances, and lodgings.
For example, we would always welcome a carpenter who can work with Strawberry Guava which is a fast growing tropical hardwood that is an invasive species here in Hawaii as well as our various varieties of Bamboo. We want to demonstrate its uses for furniture and construction on the property such as our most eco-friendly tourist lodging, Puka Hale.
Building eco-friendly hut prototypes is also our as part of our local political activism to promote low impact living.