From day 1 to day 30, I believe that the quality of my work has improved a lot so I would give myself a 4. The improvement of the quality of digital application I produced I feel would be a three. The improvement of the independence and self-organization and direction I exhibited would be a 4. I definitely think the work and learning was valuable and adding to my knowledge base because now I know many things I didn’t. Something that was valuable to me, I guess would be learning about the World Wars because so many people lost their lives, soldiers and civilians. It made me feel lucky to live in America because there are no wars here. I think making better connections between historical events and current events can be helpful in the future because in the future we may face things similar to the past and we can reflect on the past to change what we do in the future. The kahiau project has been very valuable in learning project management because almost everyday, we had weebly posts and vlog posts to do. I think managing these and having to make our website presentable in a timely manner helped me learn more about this.
What I learned about myself as a young kānaka with potential for leadership in modern Hawaiʻi is that I can do anything I set my mind to. I see myself as a potential leader someday in the future because one day, I would like to start a business of my own. The skills or leadership traits I feel would be useful to this endeavor would be compassion for the things I do, having good communication and organizational skills, accountability, and confidence. I know that there is more to say but I feel these are the most important. Being a leader may be difficult at times but that’s when you really show others what kind of leader you are.
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Given that we are approaching Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea, the National Independence Day for the Nation of Hawaiʻi, we need to compete in European and Western senses for resources of land, homes, and careers with our native values and identities while protecting the future of our lāhui. We can ensure that our people are valued in this modern globalized world by always remembering who we are and where we come from. I think that this is the way to ensure our people are valued in this modern world because if we don’t do this, we lose who we are. We’d lose our connection to the land, eachother, our culture, and our kupuna, those who came before us. It is a price too big to pay. We can show others that we are valued by showing them who we are, and what we can do.
I can use the gift and privilege of my education at Kamehameha to ensure that the native identities of our lāhui and other people of color remain steadfast in the 21st century. During my years at Kamehameha, I have rooted myself closer to my Hawaiian culture and have learned a lot. The Hawaiian people and the black community has gone through a lot over the years. The Hawaiian Kingdom was overthrown in 1893 by a group of businessmen and sugar growers and they locked our queen in her own palace. For over a century, the Hawaiian kingdom has been lost and needs to be returned to its people. The black community has faced a similar issue for a long time too which is disrimination and oppression. The black community has experienced many horrible things such as slavery and police brutality. I believe that these experiences have really made the Hawaiians and the black community stronger than weaker. The only way to ensure our value in this world is to stand together and to remain resilient. Works Cited: GET INVOLVED. (n.d.). Retrieved July 10, 2020, from http://lahoihoiea.org/history/ There has been a report that has discovered shocking statistics. This report found more children in the United States living in poverty than the Great Recession. The statistics are that 22% of American children were impoverished in 2013. The data found by the Kids Count Data Book has seen poverty rates double among African-Americans and also American Indians. The report has shown slight improvements in high school graduations rates and also a decreasing percentage of children who were uninsured. Although things have gotten better, there are still many children who did not get a happy ending.
I can relate this article to the geography theme of place because poverty is an issue that presents itself worldwide. Many people struggle with poverty and have no way out. There are also many children who have never had a safe place to sleep at night or hot meals everyday. My reaction to this is that I think there should be more done to help all impoverished children and their families. Living in poverty may not seem like a big deal to some because they have never experienced it but I think that should change. Poverty is a REAL issue and some of your friends or family members may be experiencing it right now. I know that this coronavirus outbreak has affected so many people and have changed lives drastically. I hope that I can bring more attention to this problem. I can connect this article to the theme of leadership. I can connect this article to the theme of leadership because like I said before, more needs to be done to help impoverished children and their families. I’m sure that there are leaders who want to create change on this topic but I think that our nation’s leaders should do more. Right now is a hard time for everyone and many people are living in poverty. This is the time to help these impoverished people! This is the one time they have needed us more than ever and we need to help them. As we approach Lā hoʻi hoʻi ea, the issue of poverty works together to create the kahiau conflicts we face in Hawaii today because everything from the past affects the future in some way. The whole world has been affected by poverty and we can see it happening here in Hawaii. What we can do to prepare our lāhui to meet these challenges are to just help one another. That is what our kupuna have always done and that is what we will continue to do. Works Cited: Press, T. (2015, July 21). Report Suggests American Children Left Behind in Economy Recovery. Retrieved July 09, 2020, from https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/in-plain-sight/report-suggests-american-children-left-behind-economy-recovery-n395651 Given that we have just passed the Independence Celebration for America, the new dominant empire looks as an equal to its predecessors Britain, Rome, and other empires studied at the beginning of the course. In the beginning of this course, I learned that Europe had colonies in America and basically controlled the northern American continent. Now, it has gained its independence. There are many differences and similarities in regards to their management of resources and policies of expansion through colonialism and imperialism. Also, its policies in dealing with native people. I have learned that every leader leads differently and does everything a certain way. Colonialism and imperialism connect to this because America, Europe, and many other nations have done these things to gain new resources. Today, the American government holds land for Native Indians. This policy was first made to contain the Native Indians but it has now been adjusted to preserve the land for the natives.
The empire of America currently occupies the nation of Hawaiʻi and makes worse the issues in my kahiau project as we see it in modern society globally. The empire of America makes worse the issue in my kahiau project because even though we are in modern times, there is still this idea that people of colour are lesser. It’s really sad to say but it’s true. Africans are less privileged than we are and they need all the help they can get. We should be fortunate to have everything we do. America makes the issue in my kahiau project worse because even though we are “apart” of the United States, they don’t do enough to reduce the number of impoverished people. I think that in everyone’s eyes, Hawaiʻi is a beautiful place to have a vacation and relax. I believe that it is, however, there are people living on the streets which doesn’t make sense. Our state and nation should do more to reduce poverty in the United States and around the world too. Works Cited: Riley, N. (2016, August 01). Here's One Way to Help Native Americans: Property Rights. Retrieved July 08, 2020, from https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/07/native-americans-property-rights/492941/ The outcomes of World War I, the Treaty of Versailles, and the outcome for Germany might have been different for Hitler if Germany was not sanctioned so harshly because then he wouldn’t have done what he did. After World War I, Germany was in deep trouble. Germany was forced to accept full responsibility for the first world war. This was due to the Treaty of Versailles which ended the war. This treaty led to the result of Germany losing territory and having to reduce its army. Also, having to pay more than two million dollars in fees to their allies, Hungary and Austria. During the aftermath of the first world war, Adolf Hitler came to the Germans and told them that he could fix everything. They looked to him to bring back the Germany they once knew.
Developments of World War I in scientific, modern warfare tactics, and the results of the Treaty of Versailles work together to make worse our Kahiau topic of poverty and correlates our UN Development Goal. The developments of WWI, modern warfare tactics, and the results of the Treaty of Versailles work together to make worse the topic of poverty because these three factors only bring violence and destruction. Although Africa has not seen the effects of war, they do face an issue which is poverty. Widespread poverty was also seen in Germany after the first world war had ended. Germany, Hungary, and Austria were the allied countries that lost the war. The Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to lose territories, decrease their army, and they paid over two billion in funds to their allied countries. These things can be seen here in Hawaii too because after the first world war, the United States used Hawaii as a military base located in the pacific. Works Cited: Akana, K. (2020, July 1). InterWar Years: In Between WWI and WWII. Lecture. The Malthusian Flux Theory contributes to the conflict that we are facing today in the current Black Lives Matter movement. The Malthusian Flux Theory was made by a man named Thomas Robert. His theory was that the world's population would grow faster than its mean of subsistence. Unless the growth of the population was controlled, the inevitable would happen. The result of overpopulation will be the widespread of poverty and degradation of society. This theory relates to the Black Lives Matter movement because as my group and I have focused our kahiau project on Africa, we know that many of the people in the black community are of African ancestry. The black community has been oppressed and discriminated for a very long time. It saddens me that Black people are still being treated unequally and differently because of the color of their skin. They shouldn't have to go through that. I believe that black lives matter, and all lives matter.
The Malthusian Flux Theory, colonization, imperialism, and world war contributes to the issue of poverty. These four factors contribute to the issue of poverty in modern society because they all connect to one thing, resources. One area in the world that is currently struggling with poverty and resources is Africa. Many countries in Africa have an insufficient food supply. They also lack important everyday materials. Many people in Africa have to walk miles before they can find water. Finding water is only the first part. They need to boil and clean the water they collect before they can use it. In America, we are way more fortunate than we think. Some people in Africa long to have what we do but there is no one to help them with this challenge they face. We can also see these four factors here in Hawaii regarding the Mauna movement because they also connect to the subject of resources. The people on the mauna are protesting because the mauna is sacred but is being desecrated. A thirty-meter telescope is being planned to be built upon the mountain but that's not what the people want. There are many reasons why people want to protect the mauna and I think that one of them is because the land has always taken care of us. It's now our duty to return the favor. Works Cited: Akana, K. (2020, June 30). World War: Technology and Impacts. Lecture. The leader example of Gandhi and how he handled the onslaught of colonization and imperialism to win back India makes me think of the Black Lives Matter movement because in both situations, there are people fighting for their rights. The British were in control of India for over a century because they were more rich, wealthy, and powerful. They oppressed the Indian people and treated them as lesser. Gandhi protested and fought for his people in a peaceful manner. He had an enormous impact not only on the Inidian community, but the world too. His people looked up to him because he inspired them. This relates to the Black Lives Matter movement because the Indians and the black community have been discriminated for a long time. Right now, there are people who are protesting and what sparked this enormous wave of protests was the death of George Floyd. I believe that black lives matter, and that all lives matter. However, there are so many people who treat people of colour unfairly and that really saddens me. White people who have committed unspeakable crimes serve a few years in jail while a coloured person could be walking to their car and they restrained forcefully and killed. I honestly do not understand why people cannot just accept others for how they look like or where they’re from.
The Gandhi approach is one model of decolonization in modern society because it shows us that by protesting peacefully, we can create change. Gandhi never protested against the British violently and he was able to make a difference. He imbued strength within his people to stand up to the British. Gandhi wanted his people to be leaded not by foreigners. He wanted there to be equality. The Mauna movement is an example of the Gandhi approach because the kiaʻi also protested peacefully. Even when the police officers would arrest them and restrain them for no reason, they still kept the peace. Even now, there are still kiaʻi who are holding down the fort. Gandhi never gave up even when he was being beaten by the British. The kiaʻi on the mauna will never give up either. Works Cited: Attenborough, R. (Director). (1982). Gandhi[Motion picture]. United States: Columbia Pictures. The issue of poverty presents itself globally. Resources correlates to the issue of poverty because without resources, there is nothing. What we mean by this is like having resources are crucial. Humans rely on resources such as grocery stores and farms. If there were no grocery stores and farms, we would have a very difficult time surviving. Most people go to stores to buy the things they need whenever they want but in Africa, their situation is a little different. Some areas in Africa are not as developed as others. Many people there have to walk miles to fetch water that is barely even clean. We think that sometimes, people forget how fortunate they really are. We want to use the resources that we have to teach others about what is happening in Africa. Hopefully, we are able to create change.
Works Cited: Guns, Germs, and Steel [Video file]. (n.d.). Retrieved June 24, 2020, from Youtube.com These things play a part in setting up and continuing to perpetuate the problem in our Kahiau Project because it shows that the world is not a perfect place. I am not saying that I am ungrateful for this world, but that there are flaws to this world and that’s okay. There are many issues in our world today that have yet to be resolved. One of those problems is poverty in Africa. I know that poverty is an ongoing issue all around the world but my group and I are specifically targeting Africa. In my opinion, there is no perfect world. However, I believe that we can try to make a better world. With the information that my group and I have researched, we can spread awareness of poverty in Africa. There are problems connected to poverty in Africa like limited access to clean water, and the lack of food supply including agriculture. Hopefully, we can make a difference and help impoverished Africans in some way.
Works Cited: Akana, K. (n.d.). Evolution to Agricultural & Scientific Revolution[Google Slides]. Rethman, M. (2019, December 16). 8 Facts About Ghana's Water Crisis. Retrieved June 12, 2020, from https://borgenproject.org/8-facts-about-ghanas-water-crisis/ Ghana. (n.d.). Retrieved June 12, 2020, from https://www.wfp.org/countries/ghana Africa has many ongoing issues involving poverty. Many people in the African community lack essential items and materials needed to survive. We have learned that they have very limited access to clean water. Also, more than 20 percent of the people in Ghana live below the national poverty line. This problem is due to ineffective sustenance systems. To help fix Africa’s poverty issue, my group and I will be creating a presentation to help our classmates better understand what’s happening in Ghana. Our goal is to further inform others of the current issue people in Ghana are facing. We feel that people need to know what’s happening. Poverty is a real issue and these people need our help. We hope that we can make a difference in some way and make their lives just a little better.
Works Cited: Ghana. (n.d.). Retrieved June 12, 2020, from https://www.wfp.org/countries/ghana Ghana: WaterAid US. (n.d.). Retrieved June 12, 2020, from https://www.wateraid.org/us/where-we-work/ghana |