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Green Building Tour and Tamale Making, March 8th

One Island — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 04:21:26 +0000

Green Building Tour to Hi’ilani Ecohouse in Honoka’a

With Tamale Making Class option, Sunday March 8th

The boldly dramatic Hi’ilani EcoHouse is our tour site on March 8th in Honoka’a. Built by two sustainability-minded couples who joined forces with an inventive designer, the house employs special green building materials and design techniques to conceive and build a dramatic perch overlooking the Pacific. This 4,000 square foot carbon-neutral home is worth a journey from around the island to see its innovative materials, structural design, interior finishing, energy efficiency, and green living concepts.

Suggested tour donation $15, with tamale plate $25.

Tamale Magic We have a culinary experience to share! We’ll be hosting a tamale making class using organic grains and sweet and savory ingredients from noon-2pm preceding the tour. All set to fun Latin music. Yum! Workshop fee is $25 and includes all ingredients to take home four tamales. Tour is free for workshop participants.

See www.oneisland.org for registration or call 328-2452

Green Think Tour to Bamboo and Clay Barn in Hawi

One Island — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 03:21:34 +0000

Sunday, February 8^th 2-3pm

Join One Island for the next Green Think tour to a stunning ocean view location in North Hawi with a compound of innovative green-built residential structures. The Algood Farm is pioneering smart green construction materials including bamboo, clay, canvas yurt, reused materials and insulated block. Tour is by donation and all ages are welcome. Sign up online at the top of www.oneisland.org or reserve space through email to greenschool@oneisland.org or by calling 328-2452. Directions sent following registration.

Hawaiian Hand Made Paper Book Making Class Feb 8th

One Island — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 03:19:53 +0000

Sunday February 8^th 3-5pm in Hawi

Come enjoy the beautiful color and textures of handmade paper made from Hawaiian plants and learn to cover writing journals that you can take home to use or give as gifts. Artist Susan O’Malley is an expert papermaker and will lead this fun ‘green living’ workshop. Participant will make 4 books. Follows the Green Think Tour in the Algood Barn in Hawi. Class is $25 for adults, $35 for families. Signup online at the top of www.oneisland.org or reserve space through email to greenschool@oneisland.org or by calling 328-2452. Partial Scholarships for families are available thanks to the Green Think Tour fundraising, email requests. Directions sent following registration.

Bamboo Building Tour, Jan 11th

One Island — Wed, 14 Jan 2015 03:22:01 +0000

We had over 30 happy folks show up for the delightful afternoon of Bamboo Building introduction at the mind boggling LightWave Pavilion in Holualoa, with great music by Bolo, and delicious locally grown foods and drinks. Mahalo to the Boranians for building this art form and designer Leimana Pelton’s stroke of genius, and to Bolo for his original song writing. Green living at its finest!

Green Think Tours

One Island — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 19:53:30 +0000

You are invited to join us for Second Sunday GREEN THINK Tours to visit green built structures and homes. Great idea gathering! Click on the logo to read more.

TOURS Jan 11th: Light Wave in Holualoa; Feb 8th: Algood Farm in Hawi; March 11th Hi’ilani in Honoka’a. Special cultural features include music, art and food. Fun!

Register at the online One Island Tool Shed

Rural School Meeting

One Island — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 18:51:46 +0000

Come learn about pre-school – 12th grade rural schooling options for South Kona

on Sunday, July 15th, 1-5pm

Email hawaii@one-island.org to RSVP

July Events Calendar

One Island — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 06:00:49 +0000

Aloha – we have so many great programs going on at One Island that our SAME CANOE NEWSLETTER is the best way to keep abreast. Please click on the NEWSLETTER link in the upper left of this page to get the details.

Coming up :

Mango Madness – a fun make-your-own workshop in our Homestead Foods series, Wed. July 11th.

Rural School Alliance meeting Sunday July 15th.

Gleaning Meet-Up Tues. July 17th.

Garden Volunteering Days July 18, 19 and 26 at One Island and Kawanui Farms.

All GOOD MEDICINE for the heart, soul and body!

Where does Kona’s Water come from? Tues. June 26th

One Island — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 00:44:15 +0000

This evening presentation will introduce a watershed view of Kona’s water system, with an emphasis on South Kona. Where are our reservoirs and wells? How do the well systems transport water to us and what happens in the event of well failure? What is a watershed and how do we care for it? Potluck 5-6pm, presentations 6-8pm. Representative from County Department of Water will speak. Held at the One Island Sustainable Living Center in Honaunau on Painted Church Rd. Please email to RSVP and for directions: hawaii@one-island.org.

SolFest is Saturday the 23rd

One Island — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 07:06:12 +0000

The YES! Summer Youth Camp is going strong with raised bed, renewable energy, music, superfoods, swimming, fermented foods, electricity experiments, energy efficiency challenges, pollinator garden, and art projects underway so far. By Saturday they’ll have filled out the new Ancient Grains Garden, replanted the taro patch, addded new native plants – and maybe a few new spice trees to our Spice Island Garden.

Come see their results Saturday at SolFest, 9-1.

Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser, 9-10 am ($12 adults, $6 kids under 15). Student presentations and tours of projects 10-11:30. Same Canoe Garden Grant announcements 11:30. Farm tour noon-1pm. Please RSVP to hawaii@one-island.org

YES!! Summer Camp June 18-23

One Island — Sat, 26 May 2012 23:05:05 +0000

The YES!! Camp invites 10-18 year olds to join us at the One Island Sustainable Living Center in Honaunau for a 5-day camp that will engage students in 10 learning activity programs on a 10 acre organic farm overlooking Kealakekua Bay. Each morning and afternoon we will examine our island’s sustainability challenges and then focus on different sustainability solutions. Hands-on projects provide engaging physical experiences that empower our students to become active change agents who can then contribute to their family – and to their community – with the new skills they are learning. The 6th day is SolFest – a pancake breakfast and Open House inviting student’s families to come learn about their accomplishments.

Click here to learn more about the Camp.