Today is another project work day, where we finished our projects and completed any other uncompleted work that we need to turn in. During today's work day I finished my part of the the project board and helped my project partners with their parts of the project.
By Riley Jose, Nanakuli Program
Today is another project work day, where we finished our projects and completed any other uncompleted work that we need to turn in. During today's work day I finished my part of the the project board and helped my project partners with their parts of the project.
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By Riley Jose, Nanakuli Program
At Kamehameha School Maili Canter, we practiced for Fridays ho’ike. During our time there we were able to prepare for Friday. After practicing, Nanakuli went to the library to take post assessments, post surveys, and to write our huaka’i report for Friday. By Riley Jose, Nanakuli Program
Our field trip to Zablands is today and we worked very hard. There were 4 different stations we got to visit. The first station Nanakuli visited was the Native Plant Planting, there we were able to learn how to plant young native plants and help the environment while doing so. The second station was Pickleweed Clean up, where we cut down and dig out pickleweed patches near the pond, called Honiniwai. This station was run by Dr. Bruce. The third and fourth stations were hosted by guest speakers. First was Anuscka from Kahi Kai and the second was Jason Mellenger from DLNR Aquatics Division. Anuscka taught us about the different types of plankton, along with a comparison of the pond water of Honiniwai to the ocean water at Zablans. Our last station was Jason Mellenger from DLNR Aquatics Division, he took us to the pond to catch whatever we could to see how much biodiversity there is in the pond. By Riley Jose, Nanakuli Program
Todays work day was mainly based on finishing our google slide templates to put on our presentations. Another thing that we worked on today was printing pictures and captions for our poster boards.
By Riley Jose, Nanakuli Program
Today we visited Mokauea Island where we walked the reef and were privileged to see many sea animals. Some of the animals were the sea cucumber, the teddy bear crab, ghost crab, different types of coral, the mantis shrimp, spanish dancer, and the fireworm. We also picked up any unnatural debris we could find on the reef, and got to retrieve robots from the fishpond there. During our time there we got to see many things that many do not get to see, we are privileged to visit the island to deepen our connection to the aina. By Riley Jose, Nanakuli Program.
During today’s project work day, we were able to get a few steps closer to finishing our final product. Getting to work on our boards and artwork for presentations was a great help in coming closer to finishing. By Riley Jose, Nanakuli Program
Our “project work day” was mainly based on starting to get the idea of what our projects will be like. Many students were able to start on their art pieces and begin their two artifacts that they will be showcasing during next week’s event. We were given an array of artifacts to choose from for this event. Some of the projects we could choose from are; a story about the place that is written by the student, an original piece of artwork (sculpture, drawing, painting, photography, etc.), writing a mele or oli for the place, and more. The project I will be working on is for the Kaneana Cave, or more commonly known as Makua Cave. The two artifacts I will be showcasing is the story of Nanaue, shape shifting shark man, and a picture of Nanaue. By Ke'ala Ford, Wai'anae Program Today we went to Makaha to work with the Wai'anae Mountains Watershed Partnership and Kupu Hawai’i. We pulled Guinea roots today but this time it was older than the one in Wai’anae so it was harder to pull out. We learned in two different styles one being strategies with the sickling the Guinea roots, the other being historic information and facts. To better sickle the Guinea roots you first have to find the roots by digging down and then slowly move pull and cut. Information wise I've learned that the Hale Koa has a tap root and digs deep enough to disturb the water flow which takes out the water. This takes away from our native plants. I’ve also learned that in the Kumulipo there is a connection with our native life such as wawae’iole which lives in the ocean as seaweed but also a plant up in the mountains, and the ‘aoa which is the sperm whale and sandalwood. They told us about the whaling trade and sandalwood trade that took place and took away most of what once was common into something uncommon. Both ‘aoa went down together, I thought this was an interesting connection between the two. I’ve learned the history of Hawaiian trading but I’ve never heard of the connection. When they clear out the land there, they will be bringing back the ‘iliahi (sandalwood) which is nice to hear. I personally feel connected to the ‘iliahi because it connects me to my family and my Hawaiian heritage. My name is Ke’ala’iliahi which means the fragrance of the sandalwood. There are others who share my name and I’m so blessed to have it because it’s keeping apart of what’s been cut down but not totally gone alive. It’s recognizing the fact that ‘iliahi and our people exist to this day. Lastly, the group I am with went back to Wai’anae High School since we’re apart of the field school there checked on how our pa’akai (salt) was doing. It was dried out but two trays didn’t dry correctly and all of them had stuff that fell inside of the tray like bugs, pieces of debris and dirt. After that, we had a community circle to close off the day by saying what kind of excellence we’ve shown and what we had learned. By Riley Jose, Nanakuli Program
Today we visited Makaha Valley to work on a service project with Waianae Mountains Watershed Project. During this field trip we learned about the mo’olelo of the “Iliahi and the Whale”. Before learning about the mo’olelo we got to remove Guinea Grass from the area, which is a non native, invasive species to Hawaii. After removing grass and learning about the Iliahi and the Whale, Kumu Marie led us on a hike to show us the Native plants of Hawaii that have been planted by Waianae Mountains Watershed Project. By Riley Jose, Nanakuli Program
Today we worked on our projects. Today was the first day that we were given project boards to work on. My group decided to do research and start on the main things we needed for our board, such as the title, and large illustrations that my group agreed on. Guest speaker, Aunty Kehaulani Kupihea from Mokauea. She discussed with us what legacy our kupuna left behind, along with what legacy we strive to leave behind. Aunty She taught us what animals and fish live on and around Mokauea. The last thing she taught us was about the fishponds that were stationed around that area, and what it is now. By Riley Jose, Nanakuli program
During this field trip, we saw a different kind of farming. The rest of the week, we learned and visited organic farms, but today we visited Monsanto Farms and HARC (Hawaii Agricultural Research Center). At Monsanto we were introduced by Stacie, there we went to different stations to learn about what they do at the farm. During the germination station we created a germination packet. This consisted of a seed, a plastic bag, orbeez, and water. During the “Parts Of A Plant” section of the visit we listened to Melvin talk about how the corn grows and how Monsanto takes the kernels and processes them for seeds. The rest of the stations were erosion (Marie & Malaia) where we made model erosion barriers out of dirt. Vegetable Garden (Mark) where we learned the planting methods of the farm and what they grow there. And lastly, Entomology (Zach) where he taught us about the different insects that roam around along with which ones are dangerous to the crops, and which ones are beneficial. At HARC we were able to plant Uala or sweet potato in their educational veggie garden, along with extract DNA from a papaya. There we also learned what they grow and what work they are able to conduct in their labs, such as making hybrid plants. We also learned the history of the papaya and how genetically modifying its DNA helped. by Riley Jose, Nanakuli Program
During our field trip to Wai'anae Field School, we were able to cook our own food in Miss F’s classroom kitchen. During our time there, we were able to prepare tapioca chips, sweet potato mash, inamona, kalua pig and a salsa for the chips. There we learned how to cook, or how to cook with others. Working together we learned many values such as being safe & taking care of others and yourself (Malama), working together (Lokahi), responsibility (Kuleana), and perseverance (Ho’omau). By Riley Jose, Nanakuli Program
Today we had the privilege to visit Ma’o Farms, and UH West Oahu. At Ma’o Organic Farms we toured the farmed and saw how they grow and help the community. During the tour we learned that Ma’o originally stood for Mala (Garden) ‘Ai (Food) Opio (People/ Residents). The system that the students go through on the farm was taught to us along with how they are able to provide produce for so many different stores and restaurants everyday. After our tour, helping out on the farm was our next task where we helped build a foundation for a wall and pulled weeds in one of their produce beds. After helping out on the farm, we were able to see a demonstration about a salad dressing that is very popular throughout the farm. Later we visited UH West Oahu’s Student Mala where we cleaned sweet potatoes for other students to eat, learned about the plants that are grown in the garden, and cut up coconut husk for planting. By Riley Jose, Nanakuli Program
Today was all about the ways we are able to help the Earth, along with planting. A guest speaker (Camilo Mora) came in today to talk about what we can do to stop global warming along with ourselves and other species. During this presentation we learned what we do everyday has an affect on the Earth but also how we can leave a smaller affect by just turning off the lights when we leave a room, take shorter showers, or even planting more trees. |