This is a very exciting experience for me. I have had other plants before but never a food plant. I think it will be fun to take care of my tomatoes and watch them fruit. But I am also very worried about a few things. I am worried that I will forget to water or tend to them. As bad as that sounds, I leave very early in the morning everyday for school and don't get home till late. I just want my tomatoes to grow and be healthy!
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This field trip was very fun for me! For the first time in a while I truly felt connected to the ʻāina. My favorite part about it was definitely pulling weeds. Although that is surprising, it brought me a certain type of joy and I had so much fun doing it. I wanted to find and pick every weed that I possibly saw. I also felt like our class bonded a lot during this field trip and we worked very well together. My least favorite part about this field trip was definitely the mosquitoes. It was not fun having a bunch of bites all over my arms and legs. But overall, it was one of my favorite field trips by far!
Reading this small paragraph of words actually did its' job and opened up my eyes. Nowadays, people love to flaunt the fact they have Hawaiian blood but don't ever act or do things like a true Hawaiian would. I personally would like to get to know my culture better as I too sometimes stray away from normal Hawaiian tradition with some things. Being Hawaiian is way more than just having the title or the blood. We all need to start acting like it and carry on our culture the way it is supposed to be.
I am truly really excited for this huakaʻi! Personally for the four years I have been attending Kamehameha Kapālama, I haven't went on one field trip. Mokauea is going to be my first field trip! I could not be any more ecstatic that the huakaʻi is for this class. I hope to learn about everything at Mokauea and most of all I hope to be a big help throughout the whole huakaʻi.
A Scientist by itself we know is someone who is studying or is already and expert of a certain natural or physical science. But as a Hawaiian Scientist, I feel that it is even more than just the normal. Being a Hawaiian already means so much to all of us that do carry out our culture. But a Hawaiian Scientist is one that I am guessing truly knows the ins and outs of our culture. From the ʻāina to the poʻe, Hawaiian Scientist are more in touch with all of it. Us as Hawaiians respect our land that much more because it is apart of our genealogy. Therefore, being a scientist that studies our culture must not be too hard as we are all connected by the ʻāina.
Hurricane Lane was something that shook the entire state. For the island of Hawai'i, Lane did hit hard. Oahu and our other islands did not get hit as bad but we all sure were prepared to. As being a level 5 hurricane when we first saw Lane, of course we were scared. I was very worried about how this was going to go because I have never experienced anything like this before. When school was cancelled, I was happy but at the same time, it scared me even more because that means it would have to be bad. When I was inside for the three days, I sat there looking at the wind blow outside. But not once did I see a drop of rain. I live in Makakilo, Kapolei and I guess I expected differently even though the hurricane had weakened by the time it got to us. As bad as it sounds, for all my days I had to spend inside, I was quite bored. Although, I was intrigued by the wind when I was to step outside. It was cool to see and feel the wind at a high pace. We already know what Mālama Honua literally means but there is more depth that goes into it. It isnʻt just "to take care of the land". It is to mālama everything! As Hawaiians we grew up learning that everything we had, was important to us. Although land was the most important, that doesn't mean that our food, people, or shelter went unnoticed. Nowadays that shouldn't change either. Take care of everything and everyone around you. |
By Brandi
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