1. What progress have you made on your project? My part of the slideshow is done, I just have to make sure that everyone else finishes their part. 2. With the majority of the project being done, why is my action Research topic important for modern Hawaii? Obviously, poverty, sustainability, and hunger are a big issue in Hawaii and around the world. If we want to increase our time on this planet, we need to increase our sustainable practices. 3. What skills have I learned to apply as an impactful leader over the process of this Project? Time management and good communication are definitely skills that I learned as part of this group project, because I normally work by myself at my own pace. 4. Any Changes to the plan .. what specifically have you accomplished in the next 2 weeks of April before we present? As I answered in #2, I have finished my part of the project, and I just have to oversee that my partners finish their part as well.
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1. What progress have you made on your project? Well, we've already finished everything, except now we are making a slideshow instead of a video. 2. With the majority of the project being done, am I where I need to be with my project to present well at the end of April? Yes, for sure! 3. What kind of leadership skills have I learned to exhibit to be a True 21st century leader in my community? Definitely time management and cooperation. If you can't do it together, you probably shouldn't do it at all. 4. What connections do I see in my global community that I will continue to address here in my local community? Definitely there are a few problems globally that I see here locally. There's a lot of poverty, homelessness, and urbanization that I see that I will still try to combat. 5. What obstacles have I overcome to being an impactful leader over the process of this project? Well, I really learned not to be so controlling. I'm really great at working by myself, but in groups I try to control everything, when it doesn't work. I learned to take a step back and let everyone help lead. 6. Any changes to the plan? The only change that has been made is that we are making a slideshow instead of a video. #1 - How does poverty affect the economy? Basically, itʻs a vicious cycle. With people in poverty, they are unable to contribute to society, resulting in a loss of overall wealth. Once the wealth goes down, more people are in poverty, which decreases the wealth again. #2 - What progress have you made on your project since your last post? Once again, we are just waiting to edit our clips from our community service into one video where we can present it to spectators. #3 - Are there any Changes to the plan .. what specifically will be your next 3 steps for the month of March (this is your last break to get minimum (3) service dates in) ? Like I said before, we are just trying to get our clips together and get ready to present our project. #4 - How does my project help me? my family? my community? my lāhui? By teaching others to be sustainable, we are able to survive longer while benefitting the earth at the same time. We can decrease poverty through sustainability and decrease our reliance on large nations. #5 - What can we do continue to be active leaders in our community? In my eyes, an active leader is a leader who pushes others to benefit themselves, their peers, or their communities as a whole. As long as we can inspire others constantly to want to inspire others, we can continue to have active leaders. #6 - How might this project impact others to be leaders too? I think that our project will inspire others to teach others, which will inspire them to pass it on as well. It should probably create a ripple effect on the viewers. Hello, again! In this entry, Iʻll be answering three more questions. 1) We have made some pretty great progress in the last two weeks. We only have to go to Papahana Kualoa one more time, and that will be this upcoming Saturday. After that, we just have to get ready to present our project! 2) Our next three steps will probably be just getting ready to present our project. We have done all of our time, we just have to edit the video and present. I still have to figure out what means my group wants to take to present it, but we can decide that at a later time. 3) The question that I will be answering in this entry is: Why is sustainability the best answer? Basically, there are many different ways to solve hunger and poverty. Although, learning and teaching others to be sustainable is the only realistic answer for the long-term. Sure, we can increase food production and imports to countries in poverty, but that means that we will be depleting even more of Earthʻs resources or decreasing the amount of food that goes to other countries. Being able to remain sustainable benefits everyone in the long-term. This past weekend was our first of three trips to Papahana Kuaola. We have agreed to go again this next Saturday, and then again on the third Saturday of February. This past weekend, I had a blast! I was able to learn tons of things about sustainability and which plants were harmful or good for the environment, an it was overall a very fun experience. This issue of poverty and hunger is a worldwide problem, not just a local Hawaii problem. By learning how to be sustainable, we are able to lessen the severity of that problem, and then we can benefit the Earth as well. If we are able to become sustainable, we can leave the Earth in a better condition than we found it in. Learning these skills are going to benefit me and my entire Lāhui in the future because we will be able to keep the Earth well for our future generations. One day, we will become the leaders of the community and we will become the drivers of the economy. If we are able to teach and use sustainable practices, we can leave the Earth better than we found it, and our human race will benefit overall. In this entry, I will be answering one of my four DOK questions: How are Hawaii and Fiji alike in terms of poverty? And the answer is that they are extremely similar. The only difference is that Hawaii is part of a large nation (the United states) while Fiji is not, which makes it more capable of technological and economic advancements. Both countries are similar in terms of poverty, homelessness, and food supply. Because both are isolated places, most or all of food comes from international imports. Due to overpopulation in both places and low food supply as compared to the demand of food in the islands, poverty and hunger is an increasing problem. Through our project, we will be able to teach other people how to remain sustainable and grow food locally, thus decreasing the severity of this phenomena. Hello again! 1. My plan over the break was to find out the dates that Papahana Kuaola would allow us to work on the stream and loʻi restoration, and then agree on the dates that we could go as a group. I was hopeful that we might even have been able to go once! Although, after emailing the staff, I was notified that their 2018 dates hadn't been decided yet, and that I would be alerted as soon as they were. 2. Because of the setback of not knowing when our group would be able to go to Papahana Kualoa, the only thing that I was able to do was wait until they alerted me of the dates that they would hold workdays. 3. The next three steps for me are: 1. Deciding the dates that we can go to Papahana Kuaola as a group, 2. Filling out contracts and forms that allow us to go, and 3. Actually going to Papahana Kuaola to help. If I manage my time well enough, I might even be able to edit the videos that we take. What is our topic & Why is it important to do action-research on?
Our topic is hunger, poverty, and cultural survivance in Hawaii and around Oceania. In our state, there are so many homeless and hungry people, and so many charities to help them. By learning how to remain sustainable and to live off of the land, we are able to decrease that hunger rate and increase our cultural awareness and knowledge. Who is our group & what at is are the steps we will execute for the Kahiau over the Winter break? Our group consists of Me, Alina Mauai, Tiamana Arboleda, and Keʻala Cabison-Kahoʻonei. Over break, we will try to confirm the dates that we will work and possibly go to Papahana Kualoa to work. What have I found challenging about this project so far? I havenʻt found much of anything challenging this far. The most challenging thing for me would be to get my workmates to work! What do I expect to learn / get out of this project? I expect to learn (obviously) more about my culture, sustainability, and sustainable practices. I think that this is a great thing for me to learn and to be able to teach others. Who am I tapping for assistance in my community or at home to get this done? For assistance, I will probably contact my uncle and my mom. My mom for common things like help with planning and driving, and my uncle because heʻs pretty much a cultural expert. He loves learning about our culture and our ancestors, and he has so much knowledge that I can learn. What is your project?
Our project is about sustainability in Hawaii and, more importantly, around the world. For our individual Country Projects, our group was able to choose four countries from the larger region of Oceania. My country was Fiji. In Fiji, sustainability and food is a pertinent problem. We have reflected that onto Hawaii, and are volunteering during Saturdays of certain months to restore the river and kalo patches at Papahana Kualoa. Why is this project/topic important to research / address in your Country? in Hawaii? In my country (Fiji), I discovered that native people in Fiji are not sustainable, nor are they culturally active. Fijian culture is dying, like Hawaiian culture almost did long ago. It always pains me to imagine what my life would be like if the Hawaiian culture had died long ago. If no one is willing to revive the culture, and if no one is able to see the importance of remaining sustainable and projecting Malama Honua throughout Fiji and Oceania, what kind of world are we leaving for our children? What kind of morals and values are we teaching them? In my eyes, not the right ones. This is our legacy, our world, our culture, and our people. We only have one world, and we have to treat it carefully. |
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