House-sitting for homestead in Pahoa, Hawaii, USA

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  Description

  Aloha! We are Matt and Noelle with 6 kids under 13 down to 10 months old!
  Matt grew up in the Philippines so felt at home when he moved to big island. Noelle was born and raised on Kauai, got her degree in California and travelled abroad, living in Italy 6 months, new Zealand 6 months and other places) before moving to the big island.
  
  We are a homeschooling family. Our kiddos are super sweet and just wonderful (no bias!) We love living as creatures in God's beautiful jungle here in Puna on the big island. We enjoy music, singing, community, cooking and baking, natural health, Lego creations, reading good living literature, ocean play, working outside and meeting new people- to name a few. We have one mainly outdoor cat and some parakeets.
  
  In this season, we have worked best doing exchanges with those who are independent and able to be self directed, have attention to detail,see the big picture value of supporting a family by their loving contribution, enjoy a family environment including happy (and sometimes not) little ones, open minded to new cultures (puna area has its own intensity, wildness and pioneer like jungle vibes unique from US feel), can rent a vehicle (so worth it to explore all the beauty near and far!), can manage cooking for themselves,
  
  We look forward to welcoming you!

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Farmstay help

  General Maintenance

  House and pet sitting
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  Interests

  

  Culture

  

  Writing

  

  Gardening

  

  DIY & crafts

  

  Fitness

  

  Beach

  

  Nature

  

  Carpentry

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Music

  

  Charity work

  

  Sustainability

  

  Farming
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  There is nothing like sharing life on life for opportunities to learn from each other and this is one of the beautiful things about the workaway exchange. We offer an intimate family experience that is unique and heartfelt hospitality. We ran an organic bakery Cafe for 11 years in the area and have poured ourselves into our community and spiritual community here and thus have those life experiences to draw from. Would love to occasionally share meals and family time together. In addition we love natural living and holistic approach to health and life. We can share sourdough baking, natural fermentation skills, Hawaiian herbal plant knowledge, permaculture food forest basics and I'm sure a few other random skills ☺️. We value the exchange opportunity to get to know other cultures and positively share these things with our children in a rich world school feel.

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  Host offers payment in line with the minimum wage

  This host offers accommodation and payment.

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  Help

  House sit our homestead and get paid $15/hr for doing tasks! Could be helping refresh with painting, various depending on your skills.

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  Languages spoken

  English: Fluent

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  Accommodation

  Whole house. Water catchment. Electric, wifi. This is rural off the beaten path Hawaii, NOT touristy, no night life, not beaches everywhere or resorts with drinks on the sand. This is a special kind of wild West place in the lush green lava rock ground jungle. Streets are often dirt roads in neighborhoods, no street lights, perfect for star gazing! Coqui frogs sing every. Night and lovely "bird-like" song. Puna area is a special place. Fast growing as it has much land availability for purchase and many want to live a more sustainable life! If you are looking to slow down and have time to listen to birds (or frogs) sing, drink herbal tea and journal, work on personal hobbies and do some exploring on the weekends, this would be a place to consider.

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  What else ...

  Some places of interest near us. Kahena black sand beach (by car 20 min, bus 1 hour), 25 min drive to the newest lava beach on Earth (!!!!) and geothermal hot ponds for swimming.
  Pahoa Village is our town. The old village has a health food store, kava kombucha bar, bakery, Thai, Hawaiian fusion, pizza and some shops. It is not a touristy place, but there are many travelers working on farms.
  Hilo is s 30 min drive (one hour bus ride) and has local farmers market, lots of cute shops, restaurants near the bus stop downtown along the ocean). In Hilo there are many water entry places like Richardsons beach, carl-smith beach, Honolii (surf spot). Hilo also has waterfalls (drive only), botanical gardens (drive). And beautiful parks to walk in. Kona 2 hours by car or 3.5 hours by bus. Some have caught the bus to Kona on the weekends and stayed at a hostel while visiting the downtown Kona touristy spots along Ali'i drive. Volcano town, where the national park is, is 1 hour.by car (and longer by bus!) .
  
  There is a bus that picks up close and goes around island, but does not come frequently and requires walking to places of interest. There are so many things to see! Volcano national park, Kona beach camping, Mauna kea, old time cowboy country of waimea, South point, green sand beach, manta ray snorkel experience, waterfalls. You will need to rent a car to get to most of these place though there is a non expensive bus around basic point on island.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  My animals / pets

  Kahu

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