Camp at dusk: tarp kitchen, string lights, house frame, ferns

Hawaii Abbundance Oasis · Mini Burn · 16–24 September 2026

A week of camp in the jungle.

Homestead jungle, volcano weather, ocean close. Same spirit as a Burning Man theme camp — Refugee Camp energy: you bring a tent and a self-reliance kit. We run shade, kitchen, water, and fire. Not a hotel. Not a guest list.

What to expect

Wet jungle. Volcano weather. Shared camp.

The week

16–24 September 2026. Main ceremony day is 20 September. Sleep in your own tent under a triangle of tarps hung in the ʻōhiʻa. Rain is normal. Mud is normal.

The land

Area 1 homestead camp: ferns, uluhe mulch, bees, mud, a live center tree. Pads keep tent floors off the sharp mulch. Street address is not on this page.

The vibe

Closer to Refugee Camp than to a vacation rental. Communal shade. Kitchen shifts. MOOP. Fire discipline. Help if you have hands.

What this is not

Not a booking site. Not an RSVP list. Not a resort. If you need hotel energy, this week is the wrong week.

Hapu'u ferns, pink sky, and a tarp deck in the jungle

The island

Hawaiʻi, wet and volcanic.

ʻŌhiʻa, uluhe, steam in the canopy. This is homestead jungle, not a resort lawn.

Who brings what

We hold the village. You hold your kit.

Camp provides

  • Triangle tarp shade over the tent field
  • Cinder + plywood pads so uluhe does not punch the tent floor
  • Shared kitchen and restroom
  • 20×20 EMT hang and A-tent
  • Fire ring (tended)
  • Drinking water staged at camp — do not drink the pond
  • Disc golf, punching bag, yoga / ceremony space, matcha set

You bring

  • Tent, sleep kit, rain layer, lights
  • Your own cup, plate or bowl, utensils, canteen
  • Shoes for mud, hike, and water
  • Swim kit if you want ocean or hot-spring days
  • Bug, sun, and battery
  • Whatever makes you self-sufficient for a wet week
Design vision: octagon deck around a center ohia, tents in a ring

The tree

Camp rings the ʻōhiʻa.

The living center tree is the village pole. Tents sit on pads around it, under the triangle tarps. This picture is a design vision of an octagon deck / hang — not a photograph of the land today. Early hands may help build it. Do not nail or cut the tree.

Night tent and tarp in the trees

Your tent

You pitch. We hold the roof.

Sleep in your own tent. Rain is normal. A warm light and a dry bag go a long way.

Plywood tent pad on cinder blocks

Pads

Off the uluhe.

Cinder and plywood so the mulch does not punch the tent floor. This is the pad, not a hotel platform.

What to pack

Burning Man gear. Jungle weather.

If you would not take it to Refugee Camp, think twice — then add an umbrella.

Sleep

  • Tent + stakes for wet ground
  • Sleeping bag
  • Pillow
  • Headlamp
  • Small tent / toilet light

Kitchen kit

  • Cup
  • Plate or bowl
  • Utensils
  • Water canteen

Body

  • Toiletries
  • Towel
  • Umbrella
  • Swim shorts
  • Mosquito repellent
  • Sunscreen
  • Battery pack

Feet + water days

  • Crocs or mud / water shoes
  • Hiking shoes
  • Sandals
  • Mask / snorkel / fins

Also smart

  • Rain jacket or poncho
  • One warm layer for volcano night
  • Dry bag for electronics
  • Work gloves if you want to help build
  • Earplugs

Leave glitter, feathers, and anything that becomes MOOP. Leave hotel expectations. Bring a yes for rain.

Campfire on the land at night, tree ferns behind

Fire circle

ʻŌhiʻa wood. Night ring.

Stone circle, sparks, dishes done first. Fire stays tended. Quiet hours are human, not hotel.

How camp life works

Refugee-style: we take care of the camp, the camp takes care of us.

Shade + kitchen

Shared kitchen and restroom. Wash what you use. Label food. Ask before you raid a stash.

Fire + night

Wood stays in the ring. Someone tends it. Read the room after midnight.

MOOP + land

Pack it in, pack it out. Early hands help cut weeds and hang ropes. Last days we leave Area 1 cleaner than we found it.

Consent + space

Ceremony and tea are opt-in. Photo people only if they want to be in the picture.

Cast-iron chagama, matcha bowls, and a tea whisk

Tea

Chagama and matcha.

A Japanese iron kettle (chagama) on a brazier, and a matcha set: chawan, chasen, chashaku. Water from camp, not the pond. Whisk, drink, wash. Same spirit as the kitchen — shared, tended, opt-in. Bring a cup if you have one. No names on who is pouring.

How tea works here

A small ceremony, not a tea house.

The set

Cast-iron chagama heats water on a brazier. Matcha is whisked in a bowl. Treat the iron and the bowls as you would camp cookware you love.

The rule

Sit if you are invited by the moment. Leave if you need to. Wash what you use. Do not put pond water in the kettle.

Natural pond in lava rock

The pond

Lava rock. Rain. Guppies.

A natural pond in the lava rock. It fills with rain. Guppies live here and eat mosquito larvae. No soap. Not drinking water. Watch more than you splash. We stage potable water at camp.

Guppies

Guppies

They keep the mosquitoes down.

The fish belong to the pond. Look. Do not scoop a souvenir.

Water hyacinth on still pond water

Still water

A quiet corner of camp.

Plants, reflection, no swimming-pool energy.

Camp map

Triangle shade. Octagon around the tree.

Three ʻōhiʻa hold a tarp triangle (about a 50-foot base on the drawing). Tents go on pads under the shade. Drawings are design intent; we measure on land before we buy fabric.

Triangle tarp plan, about 50 foot base
Triangle tarp · ~50′ base
Octagon hang around the center ohia
Octagon around the center ʻōhiʻa
Night lava fountain and flow

Volcano

The mountain is in the weather.

Glow, vog, and a sky that turns in ten minutes. Pack for wet and night.

Days on the land

Camp first. Excursions if the weather says yes.

On camp

Disc golf. Punching bag. Yoga / ceremony / tea. Kitchen and hang. Main ceremony day is 20 September. Nothing is mandatory except fire safety and MOOP.

Optional days

Volcano. Ocean hot springs. Hilo Richardson Beach. Water shoes. No specific pool or trail is promised on this page.

Sunny ocean hot spring, black sand and moss

Ocean hot springs

Warm water. Black rock.

A day-trip mood. Water shoes. No named pool promised — weather and access decide.

Hot spring cove, palms, lava, malama aina sign

Same coast, another day

Mālama the place.

Pack out what you bring. Read the signs. Leave it cleaner than you found it.

Hilo bay, palms, and the coast at dusk

Ocean day

Hilo water. Palms. Weather.

Richardson-style coast energy. Optional. Pack a towel and a dry bag.

Milky Way over a snag

Night

The sky is the ceiling.

If the clouds open, look up. Headlamp on red if you have it.

Bare tree silhouette at dusk

Dusk

The real tree line.

The flyer above is vision. This is the land at last light.

Beehive on cinder among uluhe and hapu'u

Bees

They were here first.

Give the hive space. Uluhe and hāpuʻu are the floor of camp.

More from the land

Moon, flower, water.

Moon through the canopy
Moon through canopy
Moon and palm
Moon and palm
Full moon
Full moon
Hibiscus in a rock pool
Hibiscus in rock water
Small flowers at the water
Wetland flowers