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.
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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. |
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