Comments on: Kona Hawaii: Volunteering at a Hostel https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/kona-where-we-live/ Traveling full-time in a financially sustainable way Wed, 19 Jun 2024 11:43:11 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Milt MacFarlane https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/kona-where-we-live/#comment-473890 Sat, 22 Nov 2014 21:01:42 +0000 https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/2008/01/kona-where-we-live/#comment-473890 In reply to Nora Dunn.

Thanks Nora thankyou and for the reply safe travells

]]> By: Nora Dunn https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/kona-where-we-live/#comment-473539 Sat, 22 Nov 2014 14:09:14 +0000 https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/2008/01/kona-where-we-live/#comment-473539 In reply to Milt MacFarlane.

Hey Milt,
Glad this brought back some happy memories for you! Sounds like a pretty good idea to return there, and on a more relaxing note this time… 🙂

]]> By: Milt MacFarlane https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/kona-where-we-live/#comment-472875 Fri, 21 Nov 2014 23:41:13 +0000 https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/2008/01/kona-where-we-live/#comment-472875 G’day Nora
Ahh Pateys Place was my home for 2 weeks in 2000 it certainly has a soul and spectacular Sunsets especially around Ironman triathlon time in October, thanks for the memories I might get back in 2015 to watch the race rather than racing in it hahaha it’s only hot in Hawaii hooroo

]]> By: theprofessionalhobo https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/kona-where-we-live/#comment-304092 Tue, 29 Oct 2013 17:05:35 +0000 https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/2008/01/kona-where-we-live/#comment-304092 In reply to Pauline.

Hi Pauline,
I’m not a resource for gigs in Kona per se, having only volunteered at KOA Wood Hale. (You can always contact them directly to see if they still operate that way).
The two gigs I found in Hawaii were from the Caretaker Gazette (www.caretaker.org) – which tends to have a fair few Hawaiian gigs in their listings, and Grow Food (www.growfood.org).
Here are some more resources to find volunteer gigs: https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/2013/05/financial-travel-tip-80-free-accommodation-with-volunteering/

]]> By: Pauline https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/kona-where-we-live/#comment-304000 Tue, 29 Oct 2013 03:24:02 +0000 https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/2008/01/kona-where-we-live/#comment-304000 Hi there,
I would love to volunteer (helping to run hotel, hostel, F&B. Or do marketing/sales or business related jobs) in return for free accommodation. Currently I’m on my sabbatical and working on my business plan..so I could help out around 20 to 30 hours a week, and in the spare time to work on my business plan and explore a new place! Let me know if there is something available in Kona, Hawaii!
THANKS!

]]> By: theprofessionalhobo https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/kona-where-we-live/#comment-296227 Thu, 03 Oct 2013 12:43:55 +0000 https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/2008/01/kona-where-we-live/#comment-296227 In reply to Kathy.

Hi Kathy,
Awesome! Volunteer and various free accommodation options vary dramatically, depending on what you want to do and where you are traveling. My suggestion would be to look around for an opportunity that you like the look of, and as with any volunteer position, be sure to ask lots of questions before you go.
Here are some resources to find volunteer accommodation, as well as links to other forms of free accommodation (like house-sitting) as well:
https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/the-creative-guide-to-free-or-cheap-accommodation/

Happy travel planning!

]]> By: Kathy https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/kona-where-we-live/#comment-296097 Thu, 03 Oct 2013 00:37:55 +0000 https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/2008/01/kona-where-we-live/#comment-296097 In reply to theprofessionalhobo.

Nora,

I am planning my round the world trip the summer of 2015. I will be 60 and retired. Do you have any advice or information for someone my age for volunteer and get accomodations for “free” type of situation?

]]> By: theprofessionalhobo https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/kona-where-we-live/#comment-280437 Sun, 30 Jun 2013 14:39:48 +0000 https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/2008/01/kona-where-we-live/#comment-280437 In reply to David DeWitt.

Hi David – thanks!
Glad to know my works of art(?) are still alive and well. Hopefully the hostel still has the cool vibe – which made it what it was.
I hope Myrtle Beach is nice and warm and that you’re enjoying the Atlantic breezes instead of the Pacific ones.
Cheers!

]]> By: David DeWitt https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/kona-where-we-live/#comment-280375 Sun, 30 Jun 2013 02:02:45 +0000 https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/2008/01/kona-where-we-live/#comment-280375 Nora, even though this is an old post, I read it again through a new link and when I first read this post I was living in Hawi, two hours north of Kona. Next time I was in Kona, I stopped by this hostel (early 2013) and your art works were still there looking as good as they did when they were first painted in 2008! What a great location this little hostel is in – near town, and its public market and the ocean, hotels and small beaches. The famous Kona Inn is still there, too, where actors Lee Marvin and Richard Boone hung out in the bar, and fished in the local marlin tournaments. I am now living in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, right on the beach and a wonderful time, after spending two months in Hollywood. Been here two months, but plan to stay for a year, with this spot as my base. Hope you are recovered well, now from your accident in Grenada, and your partner doing well, too. Best always … d~

]]> By: Sophia https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/kona-where-we-live/#comment-3394 Thu, 21 May 2009 10:56:04 +0000 https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/2008/01/kona-where-we-live/#comment-3394 I would still go back to Hawaii next year. It’s a great experience to travel around Hawaii!

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