Project Update 12/4/17
The importance of this project to me is very prominent because I want to preserve our environment. Here in Hawai'i we have a beautiful eco-system that is getting destroyed by everyday pollution. Pollution has been a problem here in Hawai'i but we can fix it and improve our way of living. By reducing pollution we are saving the beaches and sea life, the beach is very important to many people here in Hawai'i because of our culture. The ocean has provided for the Hawaiian people for many generations, so the best we can do is give back and take care of our beautiful beaches. Me and my team will reduce pollution by participating in beach clean ups and starting our own. By cleaning up trash and maintaining our beaches we can reduce pollution in Hawai'i! My team's whole goal is to reduce pollution in Hawai'i and spread awareness on maintaining our beautiful beaches.
Project Update 1/9/18
My plan over this break was try to find a clean up to participate in. I accomplished this because my uncle has this group that does clean ups towards the ending of break. We ended up cleaning a beach which was great because I contributed towards this project. This winter break some of the actions that I took to help contribute towards this project was to participate in a Big Beach clean up. Big Beach is a popular beach on the South Side of Kihei which treats a lot of people especially on the holidays. This means that a lot of parties and other functions take place. Not everyone cleans up so towards the end of the break my uncle's group has a clean up. Having this clean is great because it keeps this amazing beach clean, so that everyone is able to enjoy it. This is the only clean up that I did during this break, doing this was great because I was getting out in the community and taking action. The next three steps this January is to first find a non-profit organization to work with. Secondly us as a group have to participate in different functions like clean ups. Thirdly we need to log our actions together.
Winter Break Vlog
Project Update 1/18/18
The progress that I have made on this project is my personal volunteering. As a group we havenʻt done a clean up all together, but individually I know that we have all committed on doing something. I personally have been volunteering at a couple of beach clean ups and participated in helping out the community. What I really want to do is spread awareness on the condition of our beaches and how we can improve them. The question that I am choosing to answer is, "How will this impact the community for the better?" I think that spreading awareness on the condition of our beaches and asking people to be responsible for their trash when they visit beaches is important. We as a community need to take care of our beaches so the generations ahead of us can enjoy them, this is why itʻs so important to spread awareness on the condition of our beaches. These next three months I wanna get a group of students from Kamehameha Kapālama to participate in a beach clean, thatʻs my personal goal for our project. Just to set an example as a Hawaiian to perpetuate our culture in caring for our land would be a big step in spreading awareness.
The progress that I have made on this project is my personal volunteering. As a group we havenʻt done a clean up all together, but individually I know that we have all committed on doing something. I personally have been volunteering at a couple of beach clean ups and participated in helping out the community. What I really want to do is spread awareness on the condition of our beaches and how we can improve them. The question that I am choosing to answer is, "How will this impact the community for the better?" I think that spreading awareness on the condition of our beaches and asking people to be responsible for their trash when they visit beaches is important. We as a community need to take care of our beaches so the generations ahead of us can enjoy them, this is why itʻs so important to spread awareness on the condition of our beaches. These next three months I wanna get a group of students from Kamehameha Kapālama to participate in a beach clean, thatʻs my personal goal for our project. Just to set an example as a Hawaiian to perpetuate our culture in caring for our land would be a big step in spreading awareness.
Vlog #1
Project Update 1/23/18
For this week me and my team have completed individual cleanups on our own. Everyone was went out to their community beach and completed a clean up, contributing to the community and raising awareness. I have personally tried to spread awareness on taking care of our beaches, so that future generations are able to enjoy it just as we are. The teamʻs goal together is to join up and have a clean up all together. Trying to get our community involved in this will be a major key into raising awareness on the pollution that affects our beaches. Weʻre also trying to link up with an organization that has the same mission that we have, which is to stop pollution at our beaches and raise awareness on pollution. Once finding an organization like this we will be able to spread our mission on stopping pollution much faster.
For this week me and my team have completed individual cleanups on our own. Everyone was went out to their community beach and completed a clean up, contributing to the community and raising awareness. I have personally tried to spread awareness on taking care of our beaches, so that future generations are able to enjoy it just as we are. The teamʻs goal together is to join up and have a clean up all together. Trying to get our community involved in this will be a major key into raising awareness on the pollution that affects our beaches. Weʻre also trying to link up with an organization that has the same mission that we have, which is to stop pollution at our beaches and raise awareness on pollution. Once finding an organization like this we will be able to spread our mission on stopping pollution much faster.
Vlog #2
Project Update 2/2/18
The progress that I have currently made on my project is participating in different cleanups. I have been trying to get out and spread awareness about the pollution that have plagues beaches in Hawaiʻi. I feel that is important that the community knows this because once they understand what the problem is, we as a community can work together to stop it. This is why itʻs been so important for me and my group to spread our mission on stopping pollution. We as a team want to get together with a organiz ation that is against pollution, we wanna be able to set up an event with the community that has everyone participate in a mass beach cleanup. This is our biggest goal as a team, because to do this will really get our message out and spread awareness on pollution. Currently there is no changes in our master plan to stop pollution, but we as a group are rather revising some of our goals. Weʻre doing this because some of the goals that we set out to accomplish are unrealistic and not within our means. This is why we must change some of them, we wanna take small steps that add up to something big at the end of our project. Globalization does affect me and the community because with the evolution of our culture there is bound to always be the evolution of pollution, which can relate to the struggle in our eco-system both on land and in the ocean.
The progress that I have currently made on my project is participating in different cleanups. I have been trying to get out and spread awareness about the pollution that have plagues beaches in Hawaiʻi. I feel that is important that the community knows this because once they understand what the problem is, we as a community can work together to stop it. This is why itʻs been so important for me and my group to spread our mission on stopping pollution. We as a team want to get together with a organiz ation that is against pollution, we wanna be able to set up an event with the community that has everyone participate in a mass beach cleanup. This is our biggest goal as a team, because to do this will really get our message out and spread awareness on pollution. Currently there is no changes in our master plan to stop pollution, but we as a group are rather revising some of our goals. Weʻre doing this because some of the goals that we set out to accomplish are unrealistic and not within our means. This is why we must change some of them, we wanna take small steps that add up to something big at the end of our project. Globalization does affect me and the community because with the evolution of our culture there is bound to always be the evolution of pollution, which can relate to the struggle in our eco-system both on land and in the ocean.
Vlog #3
Project Update 2/12/18
The progress that I have made these last two weeks has been participating in clean ups. These clean ups have been taking place at different beaches around Oahu. The oneʻs that I have been participating in are usually on the East side at Sandyʻs or Makapuʻu. These are very popular beaches that our community try to take really good care of. Beaches like these deserve to be taken care of every day, so that we can maintain them and keep them beautiful. At the moment there is no changes to the plan because are biggest goal is to link up with a bigger organization that can help us put our work out in the community. We want to get the community involved with our message, this will help promote our reasons for taking care of these beaches. I am very passionate about the problem of pollution because I seen how it has affected our beaches, these are beaches I usually go too and I would like to keep them clean.
The progress that I have made these last two weeks has been participating in clean ups. These clean ups have been taking place at different beaches around Oahu. The oneʻs that I have been participating in are usually on the East side at Sandyʻs or Makapuʻu. These are very popular beaches that our community try to take really good care of. Beaches like these deserve to be taken care of every day, so that we can maintain them and keep them beautiful. At the moment there is no changes to the plan because are biggest goal is to link up with a bigger organization that can help us put our work out in the community. We want to get the community involved with our message, this will help promote our reasons for taking care of these beaches. I am very passionate about the problem of pollution because I seen how it has affected our beaches, these are beaches I usually go too and I would like to keep them clean.
Vlog #4
Project Update 2/27/18
I havenʻt made much progress these last couple of weeks. I still participate in cleanups but not every weekend, Iʻm trying to make it out to the beach more but I have just been so busy with school. I havenʻt been making it out to the beach as much but Iʻm gonna try make more time for cleanups and being in my community. Me and my team are still focusing on our big goal of getting our community involved in a mass beach clean-up. This is our ultimate goal, because when you get the community involved they understand your vision and wanna participate. We are focused on changing our community for the better and contributing to a cleaner ecosystem in society today. I am very passionate about the problem of pollution because I seen how it has affected our beaches, these are beaches I usually go too and I would like to keep them clean.
I havenʻt made much progress these last couple of weeks. I still participate in cleanups but not every weekend, Iʻm trying to make it out to the beach more but I have just been so busy with school. I havenʻt been making it out to the beach as much but Iʻm gonna try make more time for cleanups and being in my community. Me and my team are still focusing on our big goal of getting our community involved in a mass beach clean-up. This is our ultimate goal, because when you get the community involved they understand your vision and wanna participate. We are focused on changing our community for the better and contributing to a cleaner ecosystem in society today. I am very passionate about the problem of pollution because I seen how it has affected our beaches, these are beaches I usually go too and I would like to keep them clean.
Vlog #5
Project Update 3/12/18
I haven't made much progress on the Kahiau Project since my recent update on the site. This is because I've been really busy lately with school and on the weekends. During the weekends I've been training and doing school work, so I haven't had any time to visit the beach for a cleanup. I think that me and my team will be going on various trips over this break so we won't be able to meet up, but we still have the goal in mind to bring a group of people together and clean the beach. Currently there isn't any changes to the plan for the month of March, we all are gonna try contribute individually as much as we can to the overall project and goal. The biggest thing for us is to stay updated and inform each other with our activity in the community. This project helps my family and people in my community because of the impact that we will be making at the beach. Everyone here goes to the beach and enjoys going there, and our job as a team is to make sure that everyone does their part to take care of the beach. We can encourage active leaders in the community by setting the example now, by setting the example younger generations will see our activity in the community and want to do the same thing. That's the overall impact that we want on future generations in Hawai'i and all over the world.
I haven't made much progress on the Kahiau Project since my recent update on the site. This is because I've been really busy lately with school and on the weekends. During the weekends I've been training and doing school work, so I haven't had any time to visit the beach for a cleanup. I think that me and my team will be going on various trips over this break so we won't be able to meet up, but we still have the goal in mind to bring a group of people together and clean the beach. Currently there isn't any changes to the plan for the month of March, we all are gonna try contribute individually as much as we can to the overall project and goal. The biggest thing for us is to stay updated and inform each other with our activity in the community. This project helps my family and people in my community because of the impact that we will be making at the beach. Everyone here goes to the beach and enjoys going there, and our job as a team is to make sure that everyone does their part to take care of the beach. We can encourage active leaders in the community by setting the example now, by setting the example younger generations will see our activity in the community and want to do the same thing. That's the overall impact that we want on future generations in Hawai'i and all over the world.
Vlog #6
Project Update 4/10/18
With the project coming to a close in the month of April, me and my group arenʻt yet prepared to share are final project. But with the project coming to a wrap we will be prepared to present. Some of the leadership traits that I have acquired is teamwork, problem solving, flexibility, and confidence. These are some of the few traits I think that every leader needs because they contribute to making your group better, and the project. Itʻs important that every leader has these qualities so they can become a 21st century leader. Some of the global connections that I see here in my local community is the ongoing issue of homeless people. This is a very big problem here in Hawaiʻi and all over the world. We as a community and a nation need to address this issue more seriously, and figure out ways to solve it for future generations. Some of the obstacles that I had to overcome is finding the time with my group, weʻre all so busy and canʻt always give our full attention. We were able to overcome this by communicating with each other . What I can do to improve my Vlogʻs is come more prepared and ready to talk.
With the project coming to a close in the month of April, me and my group arenʻt yet prepared to share are final project. But with the project coming to a wrap we will be prepared to present. Some of the leadership traits that I have acquired is teamwork, problem solving, flexibility, and confidence. These are some of the few traits I think that every leader needs because they contribute to making your group better, and the project. Itʻs important that every leader has these qualities so they can become a 21st century leader. Some of the global connections that I see here in my local community is the ongoing issue of homeless people. This is a very big problem here in Hawaiʻi and all over the world. We as a community and a nation need to address this issue more seriously, and figure out ways to solve it for future generations. Some of the obstacles that I had to overcome is finding the time with my group, weʻre all so busy and canʻt always give our full attention. We were able to overcome this by communicating with each other . What I can do to improve my Vlogʻs is come more prepared and ready to talk.
Vlog #7
Project Update 4/23/18
My action research topic is important to me because I truly care about the ecosystem in Hawaiʻi. We have a beautiful ecosystem that is being destroyed by pollution, and we the people are causing this pollution. The only way to resonate this problem is by coming together as a community and doing our part to help prevent pollution. The leadership skill that I will continue to develop is communication. Communication is a big part of getting things done and knowing what to do. You need communication between your group members, communication lets every communicate their strength and what they intend to contribute to the project. The connections that I see in issues in my family and community is how much we waste as human beings. This is a giant problem and is one of the main contributors to pollution here is Hawaiʻi. Weʻre not doing our part as households to prevent wasting enormous amounts of food, water, and trash. I intend to keep addressing these problems as I become an adult, I wanna be a leader in my community and make a change. The most important skill that I have learned over the course of this project is communication. Communication is the key to all things and once you are able to establish that with your group, than the project can be carried out effectively. We as a team are currently wrapping up our slideshow and preparing to present, and no changes have been made on our project in the month of April.
My action research topic is important to me because I truly care about the ecosystem in Hawaiʻi. We have a beautiful ecosystem that is being destroyed by pollution, and we the people are causing this pollution. The only way to resonate this problem is by coming together as a community and doing our part to help prevent pollution. The leadership skill that I will continue to develop is communication. Communication is a big part of getting things done and knowing what to do. You need communication between your group members, communication lets every communicate their strength and what they intend to contribute to the project. The connections that I see in issues in my family and community is how much we waste as human beings. This is a giant problem and is one of the main contributors to pollution here is Hawaiʻi. Weʻre not doing our part as households to prevent wasting enormous amounts of food, water, and trash. I intend to keep addressing these problems as I become an adult, I wanna be a leader in my community and make a change. The most important skill that I have learned over the course of this project is communication. Communication is the key to all things and once you are able to establish that with your group, than the project can be carried out effectively. We as a team are currently wrapping up our slideshow and preparing to present, and no changes have been made on our project in the month of April.