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Sustainable Food . Housing . Solar . Health News for April
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NEW for 2017-2018
Fun Canoe Food Tastings, Recipe Shares and
Cultural Sharing
Join us for indoor and outdoor events where we learn about valuable uses for the original Polynesian food plants, carefully packed and brought to Hawaii by voyaging canoes to help establish and grow the early settlements. You'll see, learn, touch and taste different foods and medicines, with special features at each event.
April & May Canoe Food Events
Find one near you :
April 22 at Hawi Farmers' Market; April 29 at Waimea Homeschool Fair; May 1 at Kohala High School 'May
Day'; May 8 at Kohala Seniors Club; and
May 21st at the Hamakua Harvest Festival.
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Updates on Important Projects
Being Part of the Change We Want to See in the World
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Senator Josh Green and Representative Cindy Evans
Tiny House Momentum Building
During March, One Island Sustainable Living was actively building strategic alliances in many sectors to pave the way for affordable housing solutions - starting with Tiny Houses.
State HB2 'Tiny Houses on Farms' legislation should move forward to a Senate vote in the first half of April, having so far passed two House committee votes and a full House vote. Thanks to the County Council Resolution in unanimous support of HB2, and Cindy Evan's guiding leadership, the Bill made it through the dual Senate committees. We are optimistic that the time is right for Senate and Governor approval.
Please submit testimony this week!
(see links to right and below)
One Island recently spent time in Hilo meeting with Mayor Harry Kim, his administration leaders, the Director of Planning, County Counsel, and a team from Housing and Development. The discussions covered effective ways to not only bring tiny houses to our island as approved dwellings on farms, but to also take a deeper view of our affordable housing crisis, the homeless, and working families at-risk.
"Little Houses on the Island"
is a goal approved by Mayor Harry Kim and his team as one of the smart solutions to the affordable housing crisis.
Hawaii Island Housing Summit - Fall 2017
As a result of meetings with local government, One Island has stepped forward to host a Housing Summit that will bring together thought leaders, designers and manufacturers for: affordable housing, green building materials, tiny houses, land use and community planning, community housing land trusts, and pilot village clusters. Watch for news on this important event.
Tiny House Innovation Challenge - Summer 2017, to be showcased at Housing Summit
In June, One Island will host its second Innovation Challenge, this time focused on tiny house designs under 500 square feet. We'll have judges selecting the best designs in several categories, the best built examples in different price ranges, and will announce the contest rules next month.
Advantages of 'Little House on the Island' Construction and Lifestyle Choice
By lowering the cost to build a home, and using less materials, the cost of a mortgage is lowered and can free up resources to live a 'bigger' more fulfilling life. The Millenials are on to something that modern designers recognize, other cultures practice, and early Hawaiians have long understood- less CAN be more!
Build Small - Live Big!
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Helping our most vulnerable communities
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Miloli'i Village Solar Project
In a remote corner of the island, a small Native Hawaiian fishing village has been living a simple life but facing inordinately high costs. With out electricity or potable water, the residents of Miloli'i have faced high gas generator fuel costs, high drinking water costs, many live with out refrigeration, and all face dangers to health and safety.
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Solar DC fridge/freezers granted for the Charter School and Community Center
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Powering Up the Village
In 2012, One Island brought the first solar electricity to power their community center, and the first solar powered refrigeration. We have also brought in experts to help assess their damaged water system.
This year in 2017, we are honored to have been funded by the USDA as the community partner who will help power over 36 homes, bring solar refrigeration to any qualified home, and will be testing solar water distillation technologies to help the households make their own drinking water rather than rely on cases upon cases of bottled water.
Youth from the village charter school will be helping homeowners examine their electrical use, look for ways to decrease electric demand by learning new efficiencies, and will assist the applicants in preparing their grant proposals.
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The Future of Health in Kohala Roundtable on March 13th
was a success.
We have begun the planning steps to develop a new Wellness Center Campus in North Kohala that will offer Western and Integrative Medicine through non-profit health care providers and private practitioners. We envision this campus as a convergence for the 'Food is Good Medicine' dialogue and are considering options to include a healthy foods kitchen, demonstration gardens, community meeting rooms, and Tiny House-style accommodations for visiting practitioners and clients. The program will also link clients to farm-based wellness retreats in North Kohala and offer on-farm wellness tours. See article in March issue of Kohala Mountain News, page 4, for the first in a series about Kohala Health.
"Living Longer. Better."
Thanks to Kohala Hospital, Hamakua-Kohala Health, Hawaii Blue Zones, North Hawaii Hospice, and Ardolf & Assoc. ND for participating
and the North Kohala Public Library for hosting.
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We are Raising Funds
for a local food / farm stand bus
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One Island is a 501c3 non-profit organization
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