Purpose:
· Youth leadership and social enterprise development is our core objective, with strategies to build a localized movement to put the value of aloha ‘aina into action.
· The current economy of Laie, Oahu, Hawaii, the US and the rest of world have reached unsustainable levels.
· Now is the time to teach the youth of our community not only to survive, but how to thrive using provident living skills using the latest renewable energy and organic farming and aquaponics technologies and other resources.
How to Implement:
· Provide useful sustainability hands-on training for residents and tourists.
· Build in carefully organized and sustainable stages
· Homes in Ko’olauloa should have areas to do private organic gardening, and fruit tree.
· Should be designed to make us of natural lighting and to be cooled with out air-conditioning
· Village social engineering, that encourages connecting of family from baby to grandparents,
· Conform to current Ag zoning
Who Will Benefit:
· BYUH, Kahuku High & Intermediate, Ko’olauloa elementary students and teachers,
· Ko’olauloa Kupuna (from Kahuku senior housing, etc),
· Local organic farmers,
· Hawaiian studies students,
· Polynesian artisans
