#HAWAII

2025-06-16

Fast-moving brush fire on Hawaii's island evacuates about 50 people. No structures have burned independent.co.uk/news/maui-ha

AllQuakes - EMSCemsc@masto.ai
2025-06-16

🔔#Earthquake (#sismo) M2.4 strikes 18 mi E of Hawaiian Ocean View (#Hawaii) 4 min ago. More info: m.emsc.eu/?id=1821541

2025-06-16

Hundreds line highway in Kona to protest Trump administration during ‘No Kings’ event

slrpnk.net/post/23389570

2025-06-16

‘No Kings Day’ protesters rally against Trump at Hawaii Capitol

slrpnk.net/post/23389530

AllQuakes - EMSCemsc@masto.ai
2025-06-16

🔔#Earthquake (#sismo) M2.1 strikes 10 mi W of #Volcano (#Hawaii) 3 min ago. More info: m.emsc.eu/?id=1821325

Bruce MirkenBruceMirken@mas.to
2025-06-15

A better picture of my very small green friend hanging out in his favorite plant. #reptiles #gecko #Hawaii

Very small green gecko perched among the leaves of an orchid plant, facing left.

i'm not unhappy with shack life, but eventually i would like to have a bit of an upgrade in living arrangements.

my problem is a lack of imagination, low standards (i'm honestly fine with my place as it is), cheapness (sure i can imagine amazing things, but what's actually affordable?), and chronic indecision.

with tropical construction, the possibilities are nearly limitless. i can't even decide whether i want a single structure or multiple structures with covered areas in the middle...

there are a few things i definitely want:
* covered outdoor kitchen with dining area
* bathroom/shower in separate structure
* shed/dry storage (a lot)
* large dry space to do art (i like to spread out and work on the floor)
* a screened-in bedroom
* a covered building/construction/living area that can be on the ground and between structures
* probably a single story (2 stories raises cost and complexity)

but what shape, size, and arrangement should those things come in? no clue.

this isn't in my immediate or even medium-term future, but given how hard it is for me to visualize what i want (i blame CPTSD, which doesn't allow my mind to even start having good dreams and desires for myself, and lets me be happy with whatever little i have because "at least it's not [living in an apartment, being with my parents, etc.]"), i've started looking at house design books, etc.

the hilo library actually has quite a few house design books, but of course most of them are really fancy. there are some tiny house/shed books, but most of them feature houses in cold areas that have design constraints i don't have. there are a few "tropical house" books, but they all feature houses that are extremely extravagant.

there are loads of creative shackteaus in my area, and i enjoy visiting people's places and seeing what they've done.

also, there are a lot of places on youtube, and you can even find tropical construction - especially if you expand your search beyond english-language sources, to spanish, portuguese, and southeast asia (which probably has the most similar climate to east hawai'i).

mud/earthen construction isn't appropriate here (we have no construction-grade mud, and anyway, we don't need such heavy-duty construction). bamboo is doable, but i'd need to find builders who feel comfortable working with bamboo, and who aren't too expensive (the only bamboo construction company i know in the area is kind of luxury "eco" construction). plus, i'd need a source of treated building bamboo that wasn't too expensive.

anyway, just sharing my thoughts as i start trying to imagine the possibilities within my extremely limited budget and extremely poor/overwhelmed imagination.

to that end, here's the kind of outdoor kitchen that i like to see:

#offgrid #homestead #hawaii #solarpunk

a rustic kitchen made of wood with clear plastic roof that has open sides.

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