Waimanalo CTHAR is a station that and a location that sustains nature in many different ways. They hold variety of different crops whether it is native or indigenous. They have many ground crops, truck crops, and tropical fruit trees etc.. This location has a total of 128 acres and has a elevation from 65-95 feet. It also carries different types of soils and chemicals that kills viruses. They also have a variety of programs like agriculture and food systems, home lawn and garden etc.. They're overall purpose is to develop a variety of plants and solutions to better and enhance the community/society. It takes control of data of crops, pests, chemicals, and every day problems.
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My tomato plant is a specific Healani seed tomato plant, which grows as a vine rather then a bush. My tomato plant has been growing over a month and they each progress every time during a periodic check for data collection. We are finally taking our plant home and caring for it ourselves. Our job is to sustain and keep data of our progress of our tomato plant. My plan is to put it in my front yard with a plastic casing over it like the one in our class so it doesn't have a hard time adapting to a new environment. With my location it'll be expose to sunlight daily depending on the water. Under any circumstance I plan to water my plant every other day. With this I will periodically take data collection of my tomato plants every two days. I am looking forward to the future of my tomato plants and succeed in the Mālama Honua class.
My local organic meal was poi. It was a very hard process to complete this assignment because many factors. At home I have a dry land mala or taro patch that me and my sisters sustain because we are deeply cultured. We have ten taro total that is succeeding and growing with proficiency. I grow it in rich soil with pieces of cardboards. I have been growing these taro for about seven months. Me planting it for the first time was a big barrier because it wasn't right time by the observation of the moon. On the other hand, my taro was a perfect fist size with no bugs, except earth worms. I first had to cut the kale from the stem and clean all the roots. Then I scraped all the waist off into a bucket for the halo to be edible. After while I then billed it for about an hour. Finally, I pounded it on the counter and had a successful dinner just for this assignment. This is locally organic meal because I was the only who touched the kalo. Kalo is a significant factor to the hawaiian culture and is local to Hawaii.
Quarter one has been a good 2 months with fulfilling information. As a mālama Honua student we have learn many things including the many factors of the 'āina and the importance of our land. We learn both here in the classroom and in the garden. We learn the importance of both invasive and native and why it plays a big role in our economy. We learned our ahupua'a and how we are connect to this piece of land. We learn the generation and the significant uses of the land both in the past and the future as I now. I also learned the thirty phases of the moon. The thirty phases of the moon helps us Hawaiians when to plant at the right time. On our way to a canceled field trip we have also learned a new chant. This new chant is very significant for Mokuea. Even though we had some field trip on this school we deeply refreshed our minds of the buildings of our high school campus from top to the bottom. Each building at an importance background behind it. It was named after a chief or someone that is related and their role in the Hawaiian Society.
I think this reading is such a great and meaningful meeting, but on the other hand I nearly disagree of what is being told. We do not have to act like how are ancestors did in the past in order to be Hawaiian. We can live the modern generation day Hawaiian where we could give aloha everywhere and do quite a little traditions in the Hawaiian culture. I deeply think you must know every value and the meaning and the factors behind it as well. For example if you step on a plant with your shoe your not a Hawaiian. This example is is a great example of something I don't agree with. Now days our world has been getting more dangerous and dangerous so we need to be more safe and cautious at times. Therefore to be Hawaiian is not stepping on a plant with your shoe its knowing the meaning of different values.
I think this field trip will be very productive for both the 'āina and ourselves. We are putting a start to paying it forward. I feel we will connect to the land physically, mentally, and spiritually. The land will reveal their true value. Going on this huaka'i will teach us many values in the hawaiian ethnicity. We will build a good relationship with our peers and classmates, where we could help work together to get the job done. We can spiritually connect to the land like our ancestors and reveal the truth of Hawaiian Protocol. We will definately learn many things not only is worth it in the classrooms but that helps in out real world.
Hawaiian Scientists is a tool use to solve problems and issues, but incapable of solving big scenarios. Hawaiian scientists use tools based on research and observation. They also are connected to many values involved with the Hawaiian ethnicity. Hawaiian scientists use things around them like navigators who are a form of scientists. They used the stars, birds, and tides. They figured out information by themselves and with big help from their ancestors.
In the past three day of observing Mother Nature very strange things we're occurring. Throughout these days the clouds for the most part we're widely spread apart. These clouds occurred to be like this because of clear skies and being sunny. Once in a while the clouds will hardly block the sun. During the three days there we're no winds, more like breezes. Breezes will often come in the late morning and early afternoons every other moment. A nice peacefully blow cool enough to be satisfied are very surprising. On the other hand, at night time there is a constant slow breeze where you could feel the difference between the two temperatures of both airs. The weather after the false hurricane was very easy to enjoy. The weather conditions we're very clear no blur. Breeze and UV rays all day from sunrise to sunset. Observing at nights we're quite confusing. Finding the moon was very hard to find and impossible to find well, from where I live. Sunrise always rises in the east, but doesn't rise in the same spot of the east. It could rise by rabbit in island then the next week could rise by china mans hat. This sunrise concept goes the same for when the sun sets. The stars are quite unique from other characteristics of Mother Nature. At night there are may stars spread across the whole plane. Only the chosen few are bigger and brighter then the rest. The ocean and tides are very dependent. It is hard what the tides are most times because they are moves many times. From my house view there are no white wash or obvious tides from Mānana, Pearl city. You could instead see Pearl Harbor etc.. As the days are going by you could feel the temperature slowly rising and affecting humans act. People are getting more tired and stressed because it's hot and most important the humidity.
Mālama Honua means take care of the world, land, or earth. Mālama means to take care and Honua means earth etc.. Mālama Honua is a very common phrase used in our hawaiian culture. It is used to teach younger generations as well as the hawaiian ethnicity the responsibility of sustaining our culture. When of Mālama Honua is brought to mindIthink of the life our ancestors had in the past. Meaning doing everything the traditional way. I think this because the modern world today is being more well developed that we forget our values in the hawaiian culture. It is our kūleana to mālama the honua. Mālama Honua is a mindset that makes us succeed to enhance many factors
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