I feel uneasy about taking home my plants. My first reason is that I do not want to fail and have them die on me. I understand it takes a lot of responsibility to take care of a plant and I'm just not sure if I will remember they even exist at home. My second reason is that I have to take them on the bus. The bus is extremely rough, they swing from left to right and speed over speed bumps like nothing. Iʻm afraid that they will spill our worse get stepped on. I just hope I can show them enough love so that they will grow and produce fruit.
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When I was challenged to eat a 100% locally sourced and organic meal I admit I was intimidated. I know for a fact that majority of the food I eat is not locally sourced or organic. Since I don't usually eat organically I chose a meal I was familiar with. My Ohana owns land in Waianae Valley and on that land is a simple farm. Every month my grandma gets boxes of produce. So I went to my grandma and asked for kalo and kalo leaves to make laulau for my family and I. she also gave me some poi from her poi bowl which comes from the kalo from our family farm. My dad went to the fish market and got some fresh limu poke. We put together the laulau in the morning then steamed and ate it for dinner. It was very ono. The field trip to CTAHR was a very memorable experience. It was nothing I was anticipating, I thought it would be more western type of farming. Instead I was interested how devoted CTAHR is to being able to combine western technology with traditional Hawaiian farming without adding in GMOs or other harmful chemicals. When we got off the bus the beauty of the Koʻolau's were breathe taking. I enjoyed our walk along the grounds. It was a new feeling seeing so many native plants of the same species striving in one area. One lesson that stuck with me was learning the names and looks of the different type of kalo, it is not everyday that I'm exposed to that. My favorite part of our field trip would have to be cleaning out the weeds. Although it was sunny and we were all sweating, it felt good to give a hand and gave our class a chance to really bond.
I agree with the reading. That when you see life in everything around you, that makes you Hawaiian. Last year in my English class we read a lot of moʻolelo about life being in everything around us. Our kupuna thought this way because it was apart of our culture. It is a huge part of what being Hawaiian means. Kupuna understood that everything has a life and that makes us all connected. I do not neccesarily agree with the whole kick off your shoes and run in the mud but I do think it is important to take the time and observe everything and take in all the mana our island has.
I am very excited to visit Mokauea, hearing about the mana this place holds intrigued me. The families that live there and are still devoted to the land surprised me and made me feel a little shame. I'm looking forward to paddling out to Mokauea, paddling has always been something I enjoyed. I am mostly excited to just go out there and lend a helping hand and learn as much as I can while having fun. I also want to see the island Kahakaʻaulana after hearing that people could predict the future. Overall I think Mokauea will be a great experience to learn more about my culture.
To me a Hawaiian scientist can be many things. A Hawaiian scientist can be someone who is knowledgeable in the Hawaiian culture and can question an issue in order to find a solution, like normal scientist. A Hawaiian scientist can also be the many Hawaiian farmers we have, by planting native plants and taking care of them just right so they are able to thrive in our islands. A Hawaiian scientist can also be a Hawaiian that devotes themselves to bettering our islands, by doing community work in fishponds, up mauka, or other activities.
The first day of lane was hectic for me. My parents went to work and I was left home alone to prep for the storm. I woke up and did the recycles, the wind was heavy and was blowing everything around. The line for the recycle place was extremely long, and every time I rolled down the windows the wind would blow leaves a dust into my car. It was not fun. The next day was pretty boring the power went out around 10am and did not come back on til 4 pm. The hours between were the lamest hours of my life.
Malama Honua to me is a lifestyle and mindset that represents the importance of taking care of the land we live on so that it will do the same for us. Growing up I was taught that you always have to give back to the land that gives us the life we have. My father would make me and my sisters clean the yard every Sunday. Some experiences I’ve had that helped me shape my Malama Honua mindset would be that I dance hula and this past summer we had to harvest ka la au, laamea, and ali’I poe seeds. Since we were taking from our land we also had to give back and cut invasive species and extend a hiking trail so that the native plants can continue to flourish. It’s a natural balance that our kupunas believed in. Also dancing hula you have to understand what the chants are saying so you have to be able to show that you feel the land and mana it has. Being a Hawaiian I find malama honua important because you want to be able to perpetuate your culture.
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