Welcome
to the
PUAMANA
COMMUNITY
Page
We are currently in the process of cocreating
the Pua Mana community on the island of Hawaii. We are together celebrating the
expression of art, music, poetry, dance, sacred ceremonies, and giving voice to
the joys of our hearts. Our community is a growing number of like-minded souls
and we are currently accepting new members who are attuned to our visions and
goals. We adhere to the principles of permaculture and ecovillage
development, working with the nature spirits and devas of the land, as well as
enhanced interaction of our collective embodiment as a consciously co-creating community.
We have recently purchased 89 acres of beautiful land
in the heart of the Puna district on the island of Hawaii. There are currently
8 owners who have contributed to pay off the land which
is now mortgage-free. We intend to have, in the very near future, a total of 17
owners giving us a population density of approximately 5 acres per
owner/household. The land is actually owned by the LLC we have recently formed
and registered in the state of Hawaii. We're talking about ecologically
developed living dwellings and communal structures. We are in the planning
stages of creating the communal center before beginning the construction. This
will be a building that will house a kitchen, laundry area, composting toilets,
hot tub, sinks, and showers. Our plans include a walk-in refrigerator and
freezer. In addition, there will be communal office space, a large gathering
area, rooms for meeting, doing yoga, workshops, etc. This will enable us to
build our living spaces free of the necessity and expense of water and sewage
hookup. We also intend to keep the personal dwellings "off the grid",
that is, free of electric company hook-up. One of the modest shelters we have
been researching is something called a "starplate"
- a pentagonal framework of lumber, wrapped in shadecloth.
A small solar powered setup could suffice in providing all the power that is
needed. Other alternatives include the possibility of wind generation of power.
We are currently studying these other power generating sources and hope to
implement them sometime in our future. Also in the plans are a small waterfall
and swimming pool, a large capacity catchment pond, and a lookout tower.
With a rare abundance of
rich black soil, plenty of rainfall and sunshine, and the guiding hands of our
master organic gardener, the Pua Mana community has managed to already give
away over 200 heads of lettuce to our extended community. If you like to grow
plants and get your hands in the dirt, come join us for the bountiful harvest
we have already begun to 
If you'd like to visit our community, you can contact us via email, or
telephone us at: 808-430-5528, or mail to: 
that I'd recommend reading if you're at all interested in living in community
and would like to know what it entails to live this lifestyle. 