Hedonisia Hawaii is a Community based on the concept of sustainable social enterprise. It was started in 2004 on land that was previously a junkyard in the lower Puna region of East Hawaii.
Hedonisia Hawaii has established a living community whereby volunteers from around the world assist in environmental and web based work that embodies and serves the following objectives:
- To prevent mindless consumption of natural resources and encourage the reuse and recycling of materials in the development of communities.
- To increase working knowledge on how to establish and maintain productive, happy, alternative eco-friendly communities.
- Establish a working model of a community based on Social Enterprise businesses which are economically viable yet also address social or environmental needs.
- Offering an education program teaching interns how to achieve an economic basis for their community using virtual or physical Social Enterprise Businesses to generate income to support a viable eco-community.
- To offer low impact "agricultural based eco-tourism", a taste of working, living and learning in a "eco-farm in Hawai'i"!
WE offer the following services:
We offer affordable nightly ratesto 'Eco-tourists' staying at our quirky, environmentally friendly lodgings! For guests wishing to enjoy a longer stay please see our Monthly Lodging Special.
Volunteer in Hawaii to enjoy a discounted eco-vacation. Our Program is for those who wish to enjoy a longer stay in Hawaii at a lower cost while doing volunteer work at our sustainable community located in the Hawai'an rainforest! We welcome community volunteers who can do brain (computer) work or body (land) work!
C) Hedonisia Community Manager Apprenticeship: We offer a residential hands-on opportunity for qualified applicants to be an apprentice manager for the Hedonisia Hawaii Community. An ideal opportunity for those who dream of one day starting their own community or for artists, writers, computer workers, telecommuters and so on who would like meaningful work that requires them to stay at 'home!'
D) Business with Aloha Social Enterprise Workshops:The workshops are designed for those interested in gaining economic and social satisfaction from creating a viable sustainable community orbusiness enterprise with income from positive social or environmental change.In these residential workshops you learn Ethical Accounting, Moral Business Relations and Transparent business policies as well as an insider's education in community management.
E) Wordpress/App Designer Tech Internship:We offer a special Intern program at Hedonisia Hawaii for Wordpress website designers or Apple/Android App Developers. Be a techie in the rainforest!
F) Social Change Research Internships: Many people want to just visit Hawaii to relax in the sunshine and get sunburn! But for those who wish to enjoy using their brains in paradise we offer a number of Research Internships for our social enterprise web projects.
G) Moving to Hawaii? We offer a number of lodging, work and education options for those who are thinking of leaving the rat race and moving to a Hawai'ian island Paradise!
