Daniel Anthony spent the night in a hale, a traditional Hawaiian structure, in Honolulu.
Anthony shared that it was like he was sleeping in a forest when he spent the night in hale.
In the thatched home made from local trees and plants, he heard raindrops on the roof.
He even reminisced how he felt and consider it as a sound of aloha. He even thinks the hale is a good answer to the question posted by homelessness in Hawaii.
Hawaii takes the first slot across the nation when it comes to homelessness. It has the highest rate per capita.
The push to give rise to the Hawaiian tradition of living in this thatched homes is being exerted effort by Anthony, lawmakers and community members.
They take the push as a practical way to combat the problem that remained unsolved for so long.
As to the advocates, hale brings back the Hawaiian culture and it also uses materials that won’t harm the nature.
For them, it is a good move as its sustainability can be assured considering the resources needed in building these thatched homes.
Throughout the islands of Hawaii, the thatched homes have been used as venues for gatherings.
Another, hales are used too as canoe storage and in teaching about the cultural tradition nurtured in Hawaii.
$30,000 is the expected amount of money that is need to build a hale. It will constructing a 180-square-foot home according to Holani Hana that builds hales.
Further, it would cost $95,000 if one wants to build a 600-square-feet thatched home – including labor and materials.
On the lighter side, Anthony affirmed that he could build a hale with just $1,000 to purchase a parachute chord and use resources provided by the environment.
The first to consider the structure in its building code is the Maui County which aligns it with the structures built in the Western countries.