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Commenced:
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01/10/2010 |
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Submitted:
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01/03/2011 |
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Last updated:
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07/10/2015 |
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Location:
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PO Box 1715, Kaunakakai, Hawaii, US |
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Phone:
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(808) 336-0318 |
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Website:
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sustainablemolokai.org |
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Climate zone:
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Wet/Dry Tropical |
My organization Sust`aina ble Molokai partnered with the Permaculture Research Institute USA to develop a Molokai Permaculture Education Initiative. This initiative is designed to create a network of local permaculture teachers that serve the community, mentor youth, and manage large earth repair projects on Molokai. More training is planned for 2011 and beyond.
Sust`ainable Molokai envisions the island’s mountains filled with food forests and land dedicated for community gardening and agriculture as a way to ensure greater food security. We envision the watershed restored, an ungulate population in balance, and topsoil on the mountain slopes replenished through conscientious land management that integrates permaculture and traditional Hawaiian methods. By caring for the land above, we also care for the sea below in the manner our kupuna (ancestors) taught us in managing ahupua`a from mauka to makai (mountain to sea, top to bottom).
Sust`ainable Molokai understands that if the community comes together to do this good work, we invest in feeding not only ourselves, but the many generations of keiki and mo`opuna to follow.
Long-Term Objectives and Strategies Include:
Heal our island: reduce land erosion and subsequent siltation of our reef and marine environment; restore the watershed, forest ecosystem, and ahupua`a.
Increase sustainable agriculture practices on Molokai and work particularly with Hawaiian Homesteaders in building their capacity.
Prepare the next generation to perpetuate sustainable agriculture/aquaculture practices by teaching them permaculture.
Build greater community resilience through proactively addressing local food security, energy security, disaster preparedness.
Become the “living canoe” that grows all the varieties of native food crops, particularly the canoe plants (sweet potatoes, coconut, banana, taro, etc.) and medicinals brought by our ancestors during their ocean migrations.
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MemberA member is a permaculturist who has never taken a PDC course. These cannot become PDC teachers. Members may be novice or highly experienced permaculturists or anywhere in between. Watch their updates for evaluation. |
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PRI PDCPeople who’ve taken a Permaculture Research Institute PDC somewhere in the world. |
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PDC TeacherPeople who claim to teach some version of PDC somewhere in the world. |
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PRI TeacherWith the exception of the ‘Member’ who has never taken a PDC, all of the above can apply to become a PRI PDC Teacher. PRI PDC Teachers are those who the PRI recognise, through a vetting board, as determined and competent to teach the full 72-hour course as developed by Permaculture founder Bill Mollison – covering all the topics of The Designers’ Manual as well as possible (i.e. not cherry picking only aspects the teacher feels most interested or competent in). Such teachers also commit to focussing on the design science, and not including subjective spiritual/metaphysical elements. The reason these items are not included in the PDC curriculum is because they are “belief” based. Permaculture Design education concerns itself with teaching good design based on strategies and techniques which are scientifically provable. PRI PDC Teachers may be given teaching and/or consultancy offerings as they become available as the network grows. |
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Community ProjectCommunity projects are projects that help develop sustainable community interaction and increase localised resiliency. |
To Heal An Island - Bringing Together Permaculture & Indigenous Knowledge
See film presentation made by Maui Tauotaha of `Oiwi TV highlighting Geoff & Nadia Lawton's Earthworks course on Molokai as they share knowledge with us on strategies to reduce erosion and runoff from the mountains into the sea, and restore watershed
Aia na kai po`olo`olo`u o Molokai -- There are the turbulent waters of Molokai
Loko Kuapa - Hawaiian Fishponds. Photo Essay: "Talking Story with Kalaniua Ritte" who cares for Keawanui Fishpond. Molokai PDC Site Visit, Oct 2010.
Four Part Series of Permaculture Training Offered on Molokai (Fall 2010)
20 Molokai locals were trained by PRI USA in permaculture design, installing a canoe garden design, earthworks and water harvesting, and permaculture teaching.