Hawaiian Eco-Villages built on ancient designs are the future
- Clusters of Intentional Communities are kuleana kauhale, Hawaiians or the kanaka Maoli people of ko Hawaii pae aina built hale (houses) in a cluster form and did not only dwell in one house. Some were for women and some for men, for eating, gathering, meeting, praying, several for healing and for cooking. The central hale or halau (long houses) were places of study, trade, spirituality, large gatherings and all the hale were surrounded by gardens, water, enclosures for creating tools, arts, crafts, canoes and some held animals.
- The water flowed for all to use and to return into the sea after it watered terraces of taro, sweet potatoes, yams, calabash, greens, edible flowers, fruits and animals. The estuaries and nurseries near rivermouths, and in fishponds were nourished by the water flowing from these gardens on land; this cycle restores itself in a balanced way. Imagine gardens of organic food, fresh water and smart, healthy children who grow up caring for our environment.
- We describe the planned communities by their dimensions, such as Spiritual/Cultural, Social, Economic, Educational, Ecological, Holistic/Naturopathic, Artistic, Terra or Skyvillage. All are multi-cultural and are joined by integrated corridors associated with Eco-Business and Eco-Marketplaces that are no or low-impact to our Mother Earth (Papa). Every center has an eco-bank, eco-post and internet/cell reception. Major elements, dimensions and principles are voted into legislative self governance and become the foundation for planning and design with the aina (land). We will not desecrate burials, we will not move or remove artifacts, we will not violate the laws of nature, and we will honor and restore the honua (Earth) in all we do.