Posted in Hawaii project on Feb 11th, 2010
Living in Pele’s lap (Pele is the Volcano Goddess, said to live in the Kiluea Caldera in Volcano National Park, just a few miles from my new home) is a real challenge.
It is difficult to explain the challenges of living here. No matter how simple or luxurious the accommodations, no matter how easy or difficult [...]
Posted in Hawaii project on Jul 13th, 2009
Aloha! I have moved to the Big Island of Hawaii and am working to create a livable space here for myself. It has been raining on and off since I got here; some say it is doing so more than usual for this time of year. The plants seem to like it. I do remember [...]
Posted in Hawaii project on Aug 7th, 2008
This post is about the current state of construction on 3 Squared (see the two previous Hawaii project posts).
I recently returned from a trip to Hawaii, during which I had a platform built and a yurt put up on my property. I bought a 24′ yurt from Pacific Yurts - they are at www.yurts.com [...]
Posted in Hawaii project on Aug 7th, 2008
This post is about the vision and intent I share with Carl Wilson for our jointly owned property in Hawaii. We call it ‘Three Squared’ (see Hawaii project #1 post).
For Carl, 3 Squared is a place to retire and grow food - his passion. He intends it to be a place for his [...]
Posted in Hawaii project on Aug 7th, 2008
This post is for those interested in knowing what I am up to in Hawaii.
Early in 2007, I bought a piece of property in Hawaii with a land-partner, Carl Wilson. Together we have three contiguous lots of 3 acres each, a total of 9 acres, located in Fern Forest, a subdivision on the Big [...]