Today was the first full day that my tomato plants have been in my care under my roof. So far so good. Everything seems to be going okay. Gotta admit that as soon as I step foot outside the class with my two plants I got really nervous because it's been a long time since I've had the time to look after things like this. But I will need to make it work. My setup that I have going one right now is going accordingly to the plan I set. I am looking forward to seeing the progress and results that these two tomato plants will bring me.
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So for my locally sourced meal I decided to go ahead and create my own poke. Being in the ocean as me, you learn to love fish. And over the course of my life I have caught many different kinds. For this assignment ʻahi was a little hard to come across in the water so we used uku (Hawaii Blue-Green Snapper). I fillet and diced the decent sized fish. Then I went to my grandmothers to prepare it the rest. I used her paʻakai and picked a few kukui to make the inamona. I also went to gather limu in Kaʻaʻawa beach to use in the mix. After sterilizing that and cutting it down to size everything was thrown into a bowl. Eating this way always taste better especially when you catch your own food. But I feel like buying 100% local is a whole different story because of how limited things can be now days.
My experience this pass Friday was truly one that I enjoyed. Touring the lands learning about the different plants and farming techniques really intrigued me to a point to where I didn't want to leave so soon. My favorite part about the whole field trip was being able to connect myself to the land and do my part to keep everything flowing. I really enjoyed the work we did that I didn't even consider it labor. I really look forward to possibly returning to learn much more.
This quarter I feel like I had a lot of eye-openers as a senior. Not just in this class but for a lot of my classes. But I feel I learned about a new side of me. Senioritis finally hit me and I realized that I need to finish strong. I had a shaky start to my senior year but I'm looking forward to the rest of my year. And especially with all the things going on in this class, I am excited to see whats in stock for the future.
I felt like this reading speaks the truth when it comes to Hawaiians now days. About how we always say Hawaiian over everything when really so much of our culture has been lost. If you were to go around asking Hawaiians what they know or anything they do that connects them to their ancestors, most wouldn't have much because of how modernized our islands are today. A lot of the practices are lost, but we need to realize the natural beauty in all that we do to preserve our culture.
With all of the opportunities that this school has given me I will always be grateful. One of those opportunities include paddling canoe for this school. I have been paddling since my freshman year and have enjoyed it ever since. Our place of practice is down and the Sand Island piers
And everyday I am able to see the sun set behind Mokauea island. And everyday I paddle around or past the island. Even though I'm supposed to be focused on paddling I can't help but to peek and glance at what's going on at the island. I've only ever seen a few people have access to that island and I'm very curious to see what it has in stock for us. I have never been there before and excited to be able to work on the island I been looking at every paddling season. Before today, I'd never heard the title "Hawaiian Scientist." And I never knew it was an actual thing. Before researching I know that most scientist believe in things like evolution and other things like that. Also that most of them don't believe in God. A scientist is an expert or studying the knowledge of different physical sciences. But what makes a Hawaiian scientist? Regular scientist use modernized tools and techniques and are constantly learning more. So when I think of the Hawaiian people and how they did things back in ancient times, I feel like a Hawaiian scientist would follow in the footsteps on his/her ancestors. They would stick to tradition and use Hawaiian techniques and knowledge to do what needs to be done.
So this past weekend, the state of Hawaiʻi went under hurricane lockdown mode. As we expected weakening Category 3 hurricane to impact the state. School was cancelled for two days to prepare for the upcoming events that were supposedly about to happen. Friday was expected to be the day the hurricane ran through the islands. So that meant that everyday until that day on the island was crazy. People rushing to buy water, gas, food, and other hurricane essentials. A lot of panic and commotion took place. But when Friday came, the weather was as calm as any other day. Felt like there was just a slight drizzle. So much panic for a storm that didn't show. I wasn't too bummed because school got cancelled, so by Saturday I was already back at the beach because if theres one thing the "hurricane" brought, it was waves.
To me there is a lot of things that you can do to further preserve the health of our environment. And to me I feel like even if it is the smallest thing that you are trying to help, it will have a big impact later in the future. We as a people are responsible for the things we do, whether its good or bad. And every little thing we do, will eventually prevail and affect the general outcome. Some thing as little as just picking up a piece of trash can go a long way.
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