An example of how capitalism is affecting my island is you have to fight for your job. if you don't have better experience compared to a different person then you won't get the job. It relates to the UN goal because obviously if you don't have a job you can't pay for a place to live. Like I said before, I know a lot of people that are considered to be in poverty are considered to be suffering from Social Challenges but I think one thing that connects all of them is money. The one thing that connects everything is money because you can't have a house without money, you can't have food without money, Etc. I'm learning that the one thing that is necessary to live in this generation is money. I think there are ways that we can help influence the problem we can definitely not fix the problem, the problem is just too big.
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I’ve said this in my previous vlog/blog but there are companies outside of Hawaiʻi that build buildings and they aren't necessarily in the price range for locals. This did not just start now either. It started from when the first foreigners came to Hawaiʻi. I see a lot of people that are affected by this. I know people who have to live with extended family. I know people who live in places that are very small. Understanding these keywords has helped us see the effect of poverty on Hawaiʻi.
An example of globalization would be, big companies coming and build nice and expensive apartments, condos or houses, that not many people can afford here in Hawaiʻi. An example of colonization would be, the many people that move here to Hawaiʻi from various different placesand they push out local families. I do see a personal connection because of my own living situation. My family lives in a pretty small apartment for the four of us because we don’t own a house. Globalization is affecting Hawaiʻi in many ways. Not only is it making overly expensive housing but it is also making the island itself erode and not continuing an “Aloha ʻĀina” mind set. Pushing the people who are just in poverty out on to the streets don’t help this “Aloha ʻĀina” mindset either.
Our group chose to research on poverty. We chose this because our families are considered to be under the poverty level. We also can see how poverty and homelessness are hurting Hawaiʻi. These are hurting Hawaiʻi because the streets become littered with people and their belongings, then people aren't able to walk on the sidewalks and then that affects traffic flow. Volunteering at places like the Food Bank can help feed people. I hope to be able to talk to some people who can be considered in poverty and ask them about their life and how they got to the place they are now.
This break, we had agreed to do more research separately about poverty and hunger throughout the world and locally. We also talked about going around each of our respective neighborhoods and observed the homeless situation in each of our communities. I went around Royal Kunia. Surprisingly, there wasn't too much noticeable poverty.
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