Increasing Well-Being Through Socially Driven, Nature Based Community Design for Hawai’i Kūpuna
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2024
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Kūpuna in Hawai’i is a highly respected and honored term, which meansgrandparent, an elderly or an ancestor, but most importantly Kūpuna are considered
traditions and culture keepers - a foundation for the future generations. And while the
perception on Kūpuna’s importance and value remain the same, the dramatically
changing demographics with a substantial increase in elderly population and the high
cost of living in Hawai’i, the future of Kūpuna in terms of comfortable, healthy living is in
a big question. The important connection to ‘Ohana and ‘Aina imbedded in the Hawaiian
culture is neglected in the current design of senior housing models available to the local
elderly, which contributes to the negative mental health conditions, social isolation and
feeling of loneliness and low-mobility. Besides of the extremely high costs of those
senior housing and facilities that too many cannot afford, they are designed with a focus
on physical and biological health aspects of aging, failing to address not only social
well-being but they also often lack integration and contact with a natural environment,
which is scientifically found as an important factor in a human comfort, health and
happiness, as well as successful and healthy aging.
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