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Meditation
Settle into the quiet of KMEC’s custom Balinese pavilion, held open to the orchard breeze and welcoming practitioners at every level.
Step inside the pavilion
Kirpal Meditation & Ecological Center · Lower Puna
A Yoga & Meditation Retreat Center on Hawaiʻi Island
KMEC Hawaii is a yoga, meditation, and ecological retreat center in Pāhoa on Hawaiʻi Island. Guests can plan personal stays or hosted group retreats with simple cabins, dedicated practice spaces, plant-based hospitality by arrangement, and daily life shaped by a tropical orchard, solar power, rainwater collection, and the nearby Pohoiki coast.
- Ways to arrive
- Personal stays & hosted groups
- Place
- Pāhoa, Lower Puna
- Practice
- Meditation & yoga spaces
- Availability
- Live cabin calendar
A glimpse of KMEC
Meet the place before you arrive.
Watch a short introduction to the Kirpal Meditation & Ecological Center and its retreat setting on Hawaiʻi Island.
Watch on YouTubeE komo mai · Welcome
Step out of the rush and into something living.
KMEC is a place to slow down, listen inward, and remember the quiet relationship between body, spirit, community, and land.
Hand-built spaces rest gently among fruit trees and tropical gardens. Solar power and captured rain support a comfortable stay, while meditation and yoga offer a simple rhythm for each day.
Discover the KMEC story
A place for the weary soul to rest, distinguish itself from the mind, and enjoy inner peace.
Practice at KMEC
Room to breathe, move, and gather.
Open-air practice spaces and the surrounding orchard keep the landscape present, whether you come for stillness, movement, or time together.
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Yoga
Move, breathe, and reconnect in an open-air yoga hale where tropical light, ocean air, and the living landscape become part of the practice.
Explore the Yoga Hale
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Retreats
Gather your community in a private, nature-rich setting designed for meaningful time together, thoughtful programming, and deep renewal.
Plan a group retreatChoose your way here
How would you like to be part of KMEC?
There is no single way to arrive. Come for a few quiet days, bring a group with a shared purpose, or offer your hands to the life of the center.
Personal staysCome on your ownChoose a simple cabin and let quiet, practice, and the rhythm of the orchard hold a few unhurried days.Plan a personal stay Hosted groupsBring your peopleShape a private retreat with lodging, practice spaces, plant-based meals, and direct planning support.Explore group retreats 
Service & communityStay and contributeShare daily life through guest hospitality, gardens, common spaces, and practical care for the center.See the volunteer path Rooted in Puna
The land is part of the practice.
KMEC’s tropical orchard is home to fruit trees, herbs, and staple crops. Food, shade, rain, sun, and soil are not scenery here—they shape the experience of every day.
Explore food & the orchard
Stay awhile
Simple comfort, held by nature.
Hand-built cabins sit among the trees, giving guests privacy without losing connection to the life of the center. Thoughtful essentials make it easy to settle in.
- 01 Full electricity & complimentary Wi-Fi
- 02 Instant hot water & flush toilets
- 03 Solar power & rainwater systems
- 04 Meditation & yoga practice spaces
For retreat facilitators
Bring your retreat to life.
Create a private group experience with simple lodging, dedicated practice spaces, plant-based meals, and direct planning support in a nature-rich setting.
Visit KMEC
The road here is part of the arrival.
Kirpal Meditation & Ecological Center
13-260 Pohoiki RoadPāhoa, Hawai‘i 96778info@kmechawaii.org(808) 825-8666
Please contact us before your visit for current arrival details.