[2][3] In response to local complaints and state announcements of plans to clear the encampment, the leadership of Pu'uhonua o Wai'anae decided to move to a private plot of agricultural land and set up a new kauhale (homestead) village featuring permanent tiny homes, running water, electricity, farming, and communal kitchens and bathrooms.
[2][3] She assembled a like-minded group and founded Pu'uhonua o Wai'anae with the following rules: "no sex offenders, no drugs, no stealing," and quiet hours after 8 pm.
With the help of appointed "block captains," Borge’s mostly female team enforces the rules with spoken and written warnings, and then, in the worst case, eviction.
"[1][8] Another reason The Department of Land and Natural Resources gave for a sweep was that The Village sits above the habitat of a rare local breed of shrimp, the opae ula, as well as an ancient burial ground.
In response to the complaints and the DLNR, Borge says that she offered to pay for water usage and asked how the residents of Pu'uhonua o Wai'anae could better care for the shrimp populations.