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“Ecovillage“ Communities for Maui County

“Ecovillage“ Communities for Maui County . A creation of a new zoning category called ecovillage zoning . As an island we are in a unique place. Our environment is our economic base, our source of life and we want to protect it. Sustainable Living in Hawaii’s past.

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“Ecovillage“ Communities for Maui County

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  1. “Ecovillage“ Communities for Maui County A creation of a new zoning category called ecovillage zoning

  2. As an island we are in a unique place Our environment is our economic base, our source of life and we want to protect it

  3. Sustainable Living in Hawaii’s past • Ahupua’a were once ecologically sustainable communities from mountain to ocean with communal land ownership and a sharing subsistence economy

  4. What is happening now

  5. Benefits of Ecovillages Well designed clustered housing with open space Natural & regenerative building materials Affordable tenure in perpetuity Diversified agriculture Encourages cooperation and mutual support Common facilities reduce ecological footprint Sustainable transportation Renewable energy and alternative waste management Decentralized governance and empowered citizenry

  6. “Living Machine: Wastewater Treatment “Living Machine” Wastewater Treatment for 600 people

  7. Movement Influences Peace & Anti-nuclear Student Environment Women’s Back-to- the-land Ecovillages (1960s-now) Global Ecovillage Network (1995)

  8. Walkable Cooperative Synergistic Sustainable -Balanced; local resources; little waste; water Energy self-sufficiency People Skills Co-counseling; Canada – Roots of Empathy; Children/Youth -- Challenge Day; Peaceful touch; Non-violence Communication Peace Ho’oponopono Laughter Yoga Cuddle Parties Council of Inter-Eco Elders Sharing – all kinds Bartering Peripheral roads Consolidated parking Alternative transportation Pedestrian friendly Bike friendly Pet and children friendly Elderly friendly Elder cohousing Stores within walking distance Community centers Medical offices Churches Parks with play grounds in safe pedestrian friendly locations, with benches and shade Tot parks Recreational areas and sports centers that serve the people with in an easily reachable distance. The Hawaiian Islands become a model for sustainable lifestyle for the world that visitors will come to know and love Our Vision

  9. Arcosanti community, AZ; Auroville, India; The Farm, Tennessee; Lost Valley, Oregon; Models of Ecovillages • Twin Oaks, VA; • Village Homes, Davis, CA; • Zapatista villages, Mexico Our United Resource Ecovillage, Vancouver Island, WA

  10. Urban Ecovillages, Eco-Neighborhoods, Ecohoods, Ecocities • urban.ecovillage.org • ecovillagingchicagoland.blogspot.com • enrightridgeecovillage.org • ecocitycleveland.org/ecologicaldesign/ecovillage/intro_ecovillage.html • pricehillwill.org/cats/econeighborhood.html • culverwaycohousing.com • laecovillage.org • phinneyecovillage.net • ecocitybuilders.org/OUVillages.html • ecocitybuilders.org • ecovillagefarm.org • ecocity.wordpress.com • gcbl.org • ecovillage510.org • cityrepair.info • sustainableballard.org • urbanedible.blogspot.com • sustaincup1.blogspot.com • http://www.clintonglobalinitiative.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?pid=2646&q=272815&n=x • http://www.udmercy.edu/news_events/news/by-year/2008/06-08-architecture-eco-village.htm • http://www.laecovillage.org/EV-Links.htm • greenvillagephiladelphia.org

  11. Ecovillages with zoning • O.U.R. (Our United Resource) Ecovillage • yarrowecovillage.ca

  12. Other Ecovillages • ecovillage.ithaca.ny.us • dancingrabbit.org

  13. Cohousing • http://www.woodardlanecoho.org/

  14. What is in Ecovillage Zoning • 4 sectors: • Woodlands/Wetlands Conservation • Agricultural • Residential • Ecological Education and Infrastructure

  15. Obstacles for Ecovillages in Maui Nui • Lack of ecological education • Land zoning and building codes • Ineffectively enforced Environmental Impact Statements • Democratic deficit, weak social fabric • Unaffordable land tenure

  16. Solutions • Ecological education • Affordable housing • In perpetuity: Community Land Trusts that hold title to ecovillage lands • Land owners that donate lands towards affordable housing and rentals • Affordable sustainable farming • In perpetuity: Community Shared Agriculture Land Trust that holds title to farm lands • Possibly modeling after communal agriculture land zoning from other countries: Communal lands, Mexico, India, Russia; and Ejido lands, Mexico; Kingdom of Hawaii’s past communal lands • Affordable community gardens • In perpetuity: Community Gardens Land Trusts that hold title to garden lands • Building codes and land zoning that allow natural building and ecovillage development

  17. How can this be implemented? • New groups planning sustainable communities • Community involvements • County Council legislate Ecovillage Zoning • Model and incorporate into these youth training programs to build Ecovillages in Maui Nui: hanabuildingprogram.com/mission.html; youthbuildca.org/service; http://www.sfgov.org/site/mayor_index.asp?id=89760; greenambassadors.org • A Community Gardens Land Trust be established to purchase land in food insecure neighborhoods • State legislate concurrent building codes for legal ecovillage housing: recodeoregon.net • County pay for a person to coordinate full time ecovillage formation meetings similar to Focus Maui Nui effort • Village building convergences

  18. How we as a community can gather information for our ecovillage zoning needs • Get input from contributing groups • Find examples from other communities • Use the experts available locally • Join: mauisustainablecommunities.wikispaces.com sustainablemauinui.ning.com

  19. Focus within ecovillages • Long transition time for learning sustainable lifestyle • Reinterpretation of hierarchy and rank • Mediators, co-counselors, NVC trainers • How to make money: retreats, festivals, events, conferences, forums, workshops, convergences, parties, vacation rentals, train the trainers, produce, plant nursery, various businesses that benefit local community • Community comprehension/understanding • Decision making processes: consensus, 2/3 majority

  20. We as citizens can rally together to make a vision a reality The future is ours to make We are the ones to make a change. We live and work here and are making our island our own.

  21. Senior Co-housing

  22. How Hawaii Tourism Authority can help • Request for Proposals (RFPs) for Ecovillage Tourism and Village Building Convergences • Include ecovillages in ecotourism, edutourism, voluntourism marketing • Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) Ecovillage Tourism: gen.ecovillage.org/activities/ecotourism/ eco_index.php

  23. Sources of Funding • USDA • Rural Economic Development

  24. Organizations and Books • Federation of Egalitarian Communities (FEC): thefec.org • Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) : ecovillage.org • Urban Ecovillage Network (UEN) : urban.ecovillage.org • Transition Towns: transitionus.org; transitionus.ning.com • Los Angeles Ecovillage: laecovillage.org; • Hey Tanks: heytanksla.com/ • naturalbuildingnetwork.org; nbnetwork.org • Institute for Local Self Reliance: ilsr.org • New Rules Project: newrules.org; Home Town Advantage e-news newrules.org/retail • Books: Creating A Life Together; Senior Cohousing; The Cohousing Handbook; Ecovillages: A Practical Guide to Sustainable Communities; neighborpower.org; Ecovillage Living: Restoring the Earth and Her People; Ecovillages: New Frontiers for Sustainability; Sustainable Community: Learning from the Cohousing Model; Cohousing: A Contemporary Approach to Housing Ourselves; EcoCities: Rebuilding Cities in Balance with Nature; Sustainable Urbanism: Urban Design With Nature; Creating Sustainable Cities; Design Charrettes for Sustainable Communities; Designing Sustainable Communities: Learning From Village Homes; • Newsletters: ecovillagenews.org

  25. Visions for Communities • The Self-Reliant Cities: http://www.ilsr.org/pubs/selfreliantcitiesforward.pdf • Ecovillage Dream article: http://www.gaia.org/mediafiles/gaia/resources/JDawson_EcovillageDream.pdf • An Urban Ecovillage of the Near-Future: gen.ecovillage.org/iservices/publications/articles/CM129UrbanEcovillage.pdf

  26. Ecovillage Education • Ecovillage Design Education curriculum gaia.org/gaia/education • LivingRoutes.org • BA &MA in Ecosocial Design: GaiaUniversity.org • Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) Living and Learning Centers: gaia.org/gaia/education/living • lostvalley.org/EPI/Courses • Conferences: http://www.ecocityworldsummit.org; http://www.ecocity2009.com;

  27. Education in Regenerative and Natural Building • builderswithoutborders.org • worldhandsproject.org • Village Building Convergences: cityrepair.org; ashevillage.org; olyvbc.blogspot.com • Natural Building Colloquiums: peaceweavers.com/bws; naturalbuildingtexas.org; http://www.networkearth.org/naturalbuilding/colloquium.html • Thank you to Karen Litfin for contributing slides – She is writing a book on the world history of ecovillages: litfin@u.washington.edu

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