Sea Level
The International Jam House Federation already has a mountain and a foothill. (zer)0K is the base camp — five nights on Kauaʻi's North Shore.
If you already know 2k or 9k: same house rules, salt water. If you don't: it's a private, ticket-free music camp. Community-cooked meals, open jams, a playful competition track, and a hard rule — no spectators, only participants. No owned land yet. June is the working window — not a lock.
The Flow
A shape, not a lineup. Subject to tides. Should not be trusted or believed.
Arrive · Sunset jam
Land at LIH, crawl the one-lane bridges, drop bags. Unplugged sunset jam on the sand. First meal is whoever got there first.
Oceanlympics I · Poke & Post-Rock
Snorkel scavenger + tide-pool hunt. Night glow swim if the water is calm. Dinner pairing: poke and post-rock. Acoustic after dark.
Sunrise summit · Night stage
Okolehao at dawn with whoever's awake. One amplified night — hard end time. This is the loud one.
Oceanlympics II · Loco Moco & Lo-Fi
SUP / outrigger relay, sand mini golf, coconut bocce. Loco moco + lo-fi. Late night if the house allows.
Musubi & Math Rock · Pau hana
Talent show. Imu night if we earn it. Then we're done being loud.
Breakdown · Beach open mic
Leave it better. Unplugged open mic, swim, fly. No scheduled anything after checkout.
Base Camp
We don't own land here. Not a vacation-rental party.
TBA
Where we sleep
Full-site camp buyout or partner retreat. Bunks + tents. Not a vacation rental.
TBA
Where it gets loud
One night stage with a hard end time. Everything else stays unplugged or ocean-based.
TBA
Where we eat
Field kitchen, chip-in ingredients, one imu night if the host is in.
Hanalei / Tunnels
Where we swim
Hanalei Bay for relays. Tunnels reef for the scavenger hunt. Reef-safe only.
Oceanlympics
Glowlympics, saltwater. Teams of three. Tunnels needs a Hāʻena reservation.
Snorkel scavenger
Tunnels reef. Find the flags, don't kick coral, first team back on the sand.
Night glow swim
LED bracelets, calm water only. Called off if surf is up. Last ones still glowing win.
Sunrise summit
Okolehao Trail. First three at the overlook pick their Oceanlympics seed.
Also in the mix
SUP / outrigger relay in the bay. Tide-pool treasure — look, don't take. Sand mini golf + coconut bocce.
Sound at Sea Level
Don't fly the California PA. Salt air will eat it.
Rent the backbone
PA, mixer, kit, amps from an on-island house. Biggest line item — start there.
Fly one instrument
Everyone brings one as checked bag. The can't-hit-a-wrong-note kit is luggage-portable.
Projector, not lasers
Laptop, a bright projector. Year one is not a laser tour.
Salt-air care
Rinse, dry, cover at night. Nothing you love sits in the trade wind uncovered.
Food × Music
Community-cooked. Chip in on ingredients.
Poke & Post-Rock
Thursday. Fresh, quiet, long notes.
Loco Moco & Lo-Fi
Saturday. Comfort food, low end.
Musubi & Math Rock
Sunday. Tight, weird, portable.
Imu & Ambient
If we earn the pit. Shave ice & shoegaze for dessert. Melted everything.
Kuleana
We're guests. Hanalei is a small town on one road. Buffer distance and neighbor relations are the whole game.
Mālama ʻāina
- Volunteer workday with the host org
- Reef-safe sunscreen only
- No single-use plastics
- Leave it better than we found it
Don't get us uninvited
- No ticket sales, no public ads
- BYO / share — no alcohol sales
- Amplified sound has a hard end time
- Talk to neighbors first; invite them
Getting There
Līhuʻe to the bay. One-lane bridges, no rushing.
Hanalei, Kauaʻi
Fly into Līhuʻe (LIH). About an hour to Hanalei — one-lane bridges, no rushing. June is kinder than winter on the North Shore; still bring a rain layer.
Hāʻena State Park needs a reservation if you're going past the end of the road (Tunnels). Exact base camp goes to confirmed attendees only.
Map is the bay, not the address.
Stay
Primary plan is the base-camp buyout. Rentals are for sleeping — not for the party.
Base camp
Bunks and tents on the site we book. This is the move. TBA until we have a site.
Hanalei / Princeville
If you want your own bed: browse rentals. Rentals are for sleeping. No events there.
Concept Gallery
Concept renders of real friends. Not a documentary. Not real yet.
Click to enlarge · concept render
Raise Your Hand
Not an RSVP. An interest list — especially if you have Kauaʻi connections. Bryan writes back when there is a site and a window.
Same password idea as 2k. Not a secret — just a door.
That password is incorrect. Reach out to Bryan if you need it.
FAQ
The short version.
Cost
Free, but you contribute — a set, a meal, a role, ingredients. Same as 2k. Getting there is on you: figure a LIH flight, a shared car, and a food chip-in.
Not a musician?
Even better. Can't-hit-a-wrong-note kit, ocean events, kitchen, glow swim.
Bring
Reef-safe sunscreen, rash guard, headlamp, one instrument, reusable cup, a rain layer for night trades.
Weather
June is better than winter on the North Shore, not a drought. Pack for sun and a squall.
Who is this for?
If you already know 2k or 9k, you know. If you don't: invite-only, limited, raise a hand and we will see.
Three Houses. Three Elevations.
Same federation. No spectators. Only participants.