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.
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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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