For my tomato plants, I am going to put it in the back yard by the corner. Im putting it in the corner of the yard because most of my backyard yard is a patio so it blocks out most of the sun. Hopefully, it gets enough sunlight because my mom will water it everyday. My main concern is my dog because he likes to chew on pots and play with them. I think that this is a good learning experience for me because I get to watch what happens to my plants and see how they grow. I also kind find out what makes my plants grow bigger and how to improve my growing methods.
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The CTAHR station located in Waimanalo is used vegetable breeding, papaya breeding, tropical tree breeding, corn breeding, post-harvest research, taro research, organic and sustainable research. Some of the crops they grow are papaya, banana, guava, ornamentals, corn, turf grass, sweet potato, tomato, soybean, mango, macadamia nut, and tropical trees. The inventory of buildings includes an office/laboratory, general storage building, tractor/chemical storage building, cottage, open storage shed, and a condemned building.
For my locally sourced meal, I prepared an Uhu that my brother had caught about a month ago. After catching it, we put it in a vacuum sealing tight bad and put it in the freezer. So, the cost we had to pay was nothing because it was straight from the ocean. I prefer to eat Uhu or any fish fresh but this is an easy alternative. I think that this task was kind of easy because I already had the fish in the freezer and my brother knows how to prepare the fish.
This first quarter was a fun one. I learned a lot of things inside the classroom and out. In the garden, it helped pen my eyes and it changed my perspective on the land and our resources. Here, at Kamehameha, we have so many resources to use to our expense that we are very blessed. This class showed me that we need to take care of this world because it is falling apart. Also, this class taught me about my culture and ancestors and how we can be sustainable by ourselves. In addition, this class helped me understand my sense of place and belonging to a specific area in Hawaiʻi that I could connect back. I like how this class is going and I hope to keep having fun while we navigate through this journey.
I think this writing is talking about how far away we have distance ourselves from our culture. With modern advancement in technology and knowledge, we have forgotten who we are as Hawaiian people. It talks about us wearing shoes over our beautiful ʻāina blocking the connection we would have if we were bear foot. We have not really embraced our culture in recent years like how our ancestors did. If we do not do this, we could forget who we are as a people.
I have never been to mokauea in my life. I feel like getting the oppurtunity to go and experience this beautiful place is a blessing. Not to many people get to do these kind of things and I think that this kind of things is what makes our school great. Also, I love the ocean and getting to see the beautiful sea life would be amazing. Helping clean our ocean and taking care of the ʻāina helps us become closer with our native culture.To me, a Hawaiian scientist is a scientist who studyʻs the Hawaiian culture and itʻs people. They make observations off of our culture and study what our ancestors did 100 years ago. They find our artifacts from ancient Hawaii and how our ancestors were self sustainable. Also, I think that they study the technology that our ancestors used like there fishing techniques and how they navigated. They study the plants and animals of Hawaiʻi through storyʻs passed down through generations. All in all, they use the earth and living things to better understand Native Hawaiianʻs and their culture.
The campus tour helped me realize how blessed I am to be at this school. There is so much knowledge and mana coming from our campus and itʻs buildings. It was cool to see the different designs in the upper campus buildings compared to the boyʻs dorms. The Girls dorm had more designs and architect than the boyʻs the dorms. Another interesting thing was the names of the buildings and why they were named that. Each building has a different name and where they stand on campus plays a important role.
Mālama Honua to me is to take care of this world that we live in. Our ancestors were so successful and self sustainable because of the connection and love they had with the land. If we can take care of the land like our ancestors, they we will build a better future for us and our upcoming generations. Also, I think that Mālama Honua is a mindset that you should always have. If you see rubbish on the ground, it should come natural for you to pick it up. Having this mindset should help us sustain a better future.
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