In class we kind of had a challenge. We had raw spaghetti noodles, tape, string, and one marshmallow. The challenge was to get the marshmallow as high as we could. Most of us tried to put the spaghetti noodles together and then throw the marshmallow on top at the end. After doing it, and talking about it afterwards, I learned that instead of trying to put together the noodles and then top it with the marshmallow, it is better to start with the marshmallow. We have to start with the marshmallow and then create a base to keep it up instead of the other way around. I think it was a cool experiment and it was also cool to see how it would actually work if we did it the other way around.
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I transferred my tomato plants into pots with soil. One of them was still in the seed grower that I just put into the soil. The other was seeds that I planted straight into the soil. When I took my tomato plant home I put it outside in my driveway. My plan was to water it often, but it rains frequently at my house so it has been okay with just that. I haven't watered it on my own because of how much rain and moisture it gets already from being outside, so I think that the rain and sun it gets from being outside my house Is really good for this type of plant. Especially because this type of tomato is known to grow well in hot and dry areas, I think that the water it gets from the rain and the moisture is good enough for it to grow and live. Both plants grew a lot since I brought them home. More sprouted and there are a lot of leaves and stems coming from each plant.
My locally sourced meal that I ate was a salad from aloha salads. At aloha salads they use locally grown vegetables and fish, and they get delivered there daily. I got the salad with ahi on it, so the ahi I had eaten, as well as the lettuce and tomatoes, etc. were all locally grown or caught. When I looked up Aloha Salads I found that on their website it says, "We buy only local produce and fish only fresh from hawaiian waters delivered daily". So this helped to know that my salad I ate was locally sourced.
On our huakaʻi to Waimānalo station, we got to walk around and take a tour around the area. We also got to work and help to clear out sections by the ʻUlu trees. While we were walking around we looking at the area, I thought it was cool how they have different cycles and ways to take care of each area. I think it was interesting to see the aquaponics system they had set up over there and to see how it is different or similar to ours here at school. I think we could learn a lot about how they do things there and apply it to what we do in class and at school because its very interesting how they run all of the stuff at the station and how everything goes together and impacts everything.
This quarter I learned about the system in the garden and the aquaponics. We work in the mala and see how it all connects. With the fish and the pumps and the rocks with plants. It is cool to see how it all works and helps each other and I think that more people should do this at their own homes. I also learned about the ahupuaʻa kapālama because I did my essay on that place. I learned about the fishpond at Mokauea when aunty Kehau came to speak to us. I think it was good that she came to inform us about where we were going to go and what we would be doing. Hopefully we get to go down and actually get to work at Mokauea. I also learned about Mālama Honua and what it is and how we can do it and perpetuate.
On our huakaʻi to Mokauea, I look forward to working in the fishponds and getting to learn about that place and the history. Its pretty crazy what it all used to be and what it is now. I look forward to being able to help clean and preserve the area. I think it will be good for the environment that our class goes and learns about that whole place, and learn what we can do to help take care of it.
To me, a Hawaiian scientist is someone who studies both science and the Hawaiian culture. I think a Hawaiian scientist would use what they know about the culture to find out things through science. Maybe if it is for nature, they can study the native Hawaiian plants and animals here in our islands. I think even navigation could be a part of it because it is a tradition but they can use science to study the stars, and everything around us.
August 25, 2018- Wahiawā
Season: Kauwela There were a lot of gray clouds and the wind was cold but there was no rain. I couldn't see the sky through all of the clouds. There was a lot of green and flowers on plants. Not much fruits or animals around. I could hear some birds but I could not see them. August 27, 2018- Wahiawā Season: Kauwela The clouds were gray and it was windy. It was also raining pretty hard. I still couldn't see the sky through all of the clouds. Again, the plants were green with flowers but there was no fruits. I did see a few birds fly by, but thats all. There was no other animals. August 28, 2018- Kamehameha Schools Season: Kauwela Mahina: Mahoehope Moon Phase: Lāʻau Kū Kahi There were still clouds in the sky but I could see the blue. It was a little windy and the weather was a little overcast. The plants were green and there was a few flowers blooming. Again, no fruits. To me, Mālama Honua means to take care of the earth. To take care of the earth means to not destroy it and to do things that can benefit the world rather than mess it up. We can help to clean up the environment so that there is not rubbish all over the place. We can use things that are more natural so there is not more pollution from machines and factories. Overall, I think mālama honua is just to make the world a better place by not doing things that will eventually kill the land.
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