Cohousing provides a great opportunity for residents to live in a community that shares and works together. Each home is similar in design and build along one or more streets or around a court yard. This type of living encourages social contact amongst neighbors, but also gives them opportunity to have individual space. An important feature of cohousing is a common house which serves as the center of the community offering recreational facilities or lounge. This type of community allows members to trust one another and work together in living in a better life.
In Hawai’i, there are already some cohousing areas in place. However, in order for this to fully emerge in Hilo, residents need to be willing to live closely with people reducing the amount of privacy and space for a private backyard. Many residents in Hilo are used to the open space their child can safely play in or for them to build their own garden. Furthermore, cohousing would only successfully take place if residents are able to learn to trust one another and work together as a team.
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