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. Warm days, cool wet nights.

The land

Area 1 homestead camp: ferns, uluhe mulch, bees, mud, a live center tree. Pads keep tent floors off the sharp mulch. We do not publish a street address here — you get arrival notes separately.

The vibe

Closer to Refugee Camp than to a vacation rental. Communal shade. Kitchen shifts. MOOP. Fire discipline. Help if you have hands. Comfort comes from camp done well, not from staff.

What this is not

Not a booking site. Not an RSVP list. Not a resort. Nobody is making your bed or washing your dishes. If you need hotel energy, this week is the wrong week.

Who brings what

We hold the village. You hold your kit.

Camp provides

  • Triangle tarp shade over the tent field (ropes in three ʻōhiʻa)
  • 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

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

If you arrive early, hands are welcome on weeds and ropes. Last days we leave Area 1 cleaner than we found it.

What to pack

Burning Man gear. Jungle weather.

Pack like you are going to a small theme camp that happens to be in Hawaiʻi rain forest. 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.

How camp life works

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

Shade + kitchen

Shared kitchen and restroom. Shared 20×20 EMT hang and A-tent. Wash what you use. Label food. Ask before you raid a stash. If you cook, you leave the line better than you found it.

Fire + night

ʻŌhiʻa wood stays in the stone ring. Someone tends it. Dishes before long fire sits. Quiet hours are human, not hotel — read the room after midnight.

Water + pond

Drink what we stage. The pond is not potable. No soap in the pond. Guppies and honu get space. Watch more than you splash.

MOOP + land

Pack it in, pack it out. Cigarette butts, zip ties, glitter — none of it. Early hands help cut weeds and hang ropes. Last days we leave Area 1 cleaner than we found it.

Consent + space

Ceremony space is opt-in. Photo people only if they want to be in the picture. The living center tree is the village pole — hang, cook, sit. Do not nail it, cut it, or treat it as furniture.

Self-reliance

You are responsible for your sleep, your warmth, your hydration, and your mood. Camp is the roof and the kitchen. You are the rest of the village.

Camp map

Triangle shade. Octagon around the tree.

Three ʻōhiʻa hold a tarp triangle (about a 50-foot base on the drawing). The live center tree sits in an octagon hang. Tents go on pads under the shade — not on the mulch. 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

Days on the land

Camp first. Excursions if the weather says yes.

On camp

Disc golf. Punching bag. Yoga / ceremony space. 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. Pack for wet and for a sky that turns in ten minutes. No specific pool or trail is promised on this page.

The island

Hawaiʻi, wet and volcanic.

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

Your tent

Pads under the tarps.

Cinder and plywood so the uluhe does not punch the floor. You pitch. We hold the roof.

Volcano

The mountain is in the weather.

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

Ocean hot springs

Warm stone. Cold swell.

A day-trip mood on black rock. Water shoes. No specific pool promised on this page.

Fire circle

ʻŌhiʻa wood. Night ring.

Stone circle, sparks, dishes done first. Fire stays tended.

The pond

Guppies in still water.

A quiet corner of camp. No soap. Watch more than you touch.

Center tree

Camp rings the ʻōhiʻa.

The living tree is the village pole. Hang, cook, sit. A deck is optional if early hands want it.