Aloha, I’m Vivian Mork. I’m building a small farm on the Hilo side of the Big Island, and I’m raising funds for the first major steps that make everything else possible: a secure, protected place on the land that can handle the realities of weather here. (As many of you know I was robbed of everything last year & I am starting over. And when I say, I was robbed, I mean every single last screw, building material, vehicle, solar power system. Everything. Followed by the new administration, taking away the funding for all of my employment. Barely treading water this last year has been very hard. And every little bit helps.

Also, a series of storms has greatly impacted me and others. We have received more rain in a week than many places get in a year.

This campaign is for a staged build that has to happen in the right order. If I skip steps, I risk damaging the structure, losing materials, or creating safety problems that cost more to fix later.

What I’m building, and why the order matters

Before I can bring in an expandable house (which will stand up to termites, volcanic ash, and tropical humidity better than a wood house), I need the area around the site prepared and secured. Then, when the house arrives, it needs protection immediately.

Step 1: Site clearing — $5,000 (first priority)

Clearing the immediate surrounding area so delivery, staging, and installation can happen safely and without damaging equipment or the land.

Step 2: Fencing — $5,000 (second priority)

Fencing to secure the build area and protect materials and the space around the first structure. Pigs destroy everything not fenced in. Fencing is necessary to protect the trees and plants growing.

Step 3: Expandable house — $40,000

This is the first enclosed “home base” that lets me live and work on-site while the farm develops.

Step 4: Roof cover — $10,000 (built immediately when the house arrives)

The roof is protective infrastructure. It needs to go up right away to shield the structure from the elements, including volcanic rain and ash.

I’m choosing an expandable house because it’s the most practical way to get a solid, enclosed home base on the land without spending years and a much larger budget on a traditional build. It can be delivered and set up quickly, it’s scalable as I can add around it over time, and it lets me protect my materials and myself while I keep developing the farm. It’s not about building something fancy. It’s about building something functional, fast, and resilient in Hawaiʻi’s conditions.

A) I’m building this farm because to live closer to the work I believe in: land stewardship, real food, and resilience. Growing Native species and food.

B) I’m trying to build a simple, durable setup that lets me keep going even when life gets hard.

C) I’m building a home base that supports my health and lets me work at a pace that’s sustainable.

D) I’m not trying to build big. I’m trying to build smart and protected, one step at a time.

If you can donate, thank you. If you can’t, sharing this fundraiser helps a lot. And sharing this fundraiser again and again overtime will help me even more. It also really helps if you interact with the post on social media, but by not only liking it, but commenting on it and then reposting it and then sharing it in your messages with any of your friends or family that might be interested in helping. You can either donate here or donate directly to me. I have other platforms.

Another way that you can help is by showing up and putting in the work physically with your expertise. Every little bit of action helps overtime. Thank you .