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zerKJune 9 – 14, 2027 · Hanalei, Kauaʻi

Nine thousand feet. Two thousand feet. Zero. The Federation touches down. An invite-only music retreat at sea level — everyone jams, everyone swims, everyone cooks.

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Sea Level

The International Jam House Federation already has a mountain and a foothill. zer0K is the base camp — five nights on Kauaʻi's North Shore.

9,000 ft
9k Fest · Cuchara, CO · August
2,000 ft
2k Fest · Murphys, CA · Fall
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zer0K · Hanalei, HI · June

No tickets. No public ads. Same format as the other houses: community-cooked meals, open jams, a competitive track, and a hard rule — no spectators, only participants. Exact base camp is still being found. Dates are not.

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.

Ocean-lympics I · Poke & Post-Rock

Snorkel scavenger + tide-pool hunt. Dinner pairing: poke and post-rock. Acoustic after dark if the neighbors are in the tent.

Sunrise summit · Night stage

Okolehao at dawn with whoever's awake. One amplified night — hard end time. This is the loud one.

Ocean-lympics II · Loco Moco & Lo-Fi

SUP / outrigger relay, sand mini golf, coconut bocce. Loco moco + lo-fi. Late night if the site allows.

Musubi & Math Rock · Pau hana

Championship playoff. Talent show. Imu night if we earn it. Then pau — 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. We're buying buffer distance and neighbor trust — not a vacation-rental party.

TBA

Where we sleep

Full-site camp buyout or partner retreat. Bunks + tents. Not an STR.

TBA

Where it gets loud

One night stage with a published 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.

Ocean-lympics

Glowlympics goes saltwater. Teams of 3. Friday + Saturday heats. Sunday playoff.

Snorkel scavenger

Tunnels reef. Find the flags, don't kick coral, first team back on the sand.

SUP / outrigger relay

Hanalei Bay. Three legs, one board or canoe, no excuses about the current.

Tide-pool treasure

Low-tide hunt. Look, don't take. Photos count as finds.

Night glow swim

LED bracelets, calm water, no lasers. Last team still glowing wins the vibe.

Sunrise summit

Okolehao Trail. First three at the overlook get the seed pick.

Sand mini golf + coconut bocce

Because we still need a putting game and something you can lose a coconut to.

Sound at Sea Level

Don't ship the Murphys rig. Salt air will eat it. Three tiers:

Rent the backbone

PA, mixer, kit, amps from an on-island house. Biggest line item. Cost it early.

Fly one instrument

Everyone brings one as checked bag. Diatonic workshop kit is luggage-portable.

Projector, not lasers

Laptop + Resolume + a bright projector. No Class 4 outdoors on year one.

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. Pairings write themselves at sea level.

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 · Shave Ice & Shoegaze

If we earn the pit. 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

Be boring, legally

  • 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

Hanalei, Kauaʻi

Fly into Līhuʻe (LIH). About an hour to Hanalei — one-lane bridges, no rushing. June is dry-season trades.

Hāʻena State Park needs a reservation if you're going past the end of the road. 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 the venue letter lands.

Hanalei / Princeville

If you want your own bed: browse rentals. No events at rentals. That's how you get shut down.

Concept Gallery

Concept renders — the crew, transported. Not real (yet).

Raise Your Hand

Not an RSVP. An interest list. Especially if you have Kauaʻi connections.

Roles you'd take

Opens a mailto. Password-gated like 2k RSVP.

FAQ

Cost

Free, but you contribute — a set, a meal, a role, ingredients. Same as 2k.

Not a musician?

Even better. Diatonic kit, ocean events, kitchen, glow swim.

Bring

Reef-safe sunscreen, rash guard, headlamp, one instrument, reusable cup, layers for night trades.

Noise

One loud night, published end time. Complaint-driven island. Don't be the reason.

Three Houses. Three Elevations.

9k
9kfest.com · August · Colorado
2k
2kfest.com · Fall · California
0k
You are here · June · Kauaʻi

International Jam House Federation — no spectators. Only participants.