The role that Mālama Honua plays in my life is training me to become a better individual by teaching ways to care for the ‘āina and living things around us. It is crucial to understand the importance of learning about how life functions. Life has systems within systems.
Some things that has shaped the Mālama Honua mindset in me, is watching an actual life changing experience. On August 10, 2018, my father was at work and came upon a struggling baby bird. It was drowning in machineʻs oil. Immediately he and a Filipino man tended to it. The poor baby bird was bathed and cleaned with soap and water. Afterward, my dad decided to take it home to look after it, hoping to save its life. When my dad went to pick me up at the terminal he told me to put my hands out and when I saw a little helpless bird I was scared and surprised. However, I instantly fell in love with it. Who knew something so fragile and small can melt one’s heart, filling it with love. After our one-hour journey home, the little bird that I named Nugget collapsed in my father’s hand and died. It was a terrible and saddening experiencewith something so young and innocent having to die from oil. Soon after discovering its death we buried it in our yard. Saying our goodbyes. This experience really opened my eyes to see that taking care of the land is very important because by picking up after ourselves can save lives. Especially, little ones.
While in this Mālama Honua class, I aspire myself to pursue a healthier community and to save the lives of many. By taking care of the land it will create a better outcome with cleaner air, water, and food. Aloha ‘āina is to show love and compassion for the land. Similarly, Mālama Honua is to physically take care of the land.
My name is Alana Vivas. I live on the North Shore side of the O’ahu island. My family and I reside in Kahuku, the country side where there are many farms and open beaches. The mauna of Kahuku is Ko’olauloa, the wind is Ahamanu of Kahuku. Also, the rain is known as “Ua-kani-ko’o: that accompanies the ko’olau wind; lit., cane-tapping rain” (http://www.webquest.hawaii.edu/kahihi/webquests/topical/energy/SC6.6.2wind/extras/HawaiiWind&Rain.pdf). There are many wai around the Kahuku district and there was one called Puamano Spring.
Malaekahana is a beach that my friends and I go to on hot summer days. Recently, Iʻve heard a mo’olelo about a living man called Mano-niho-kahi (Shark-with-one-tooth), he had the power to turn himself into a shark. Although he looked as any other man, he always wore a kapa cloth covering the sharkʻs mouth on his back. While waiting on the beach he asked the women who were preparing to go to fish or get limu “Are you going out the sea to fish?”. After hearing they were going to the ocean, Mano-niho-kahi sneaked into the ocean, swam up to them and biting them, killing them with his one shark tooth. Then, the chief noticed many women being killed and gathered a meeting of all the men. The chief then commanded everyone to disrobe, everyone obeyed except for Mano-niho-kahi. So after they dragged off his kapa, there lied his sharkʻs mouth. He was killed immediately. No more deaths of women occurred.
Overall, the ‘āina is very important in our lives. We better care for it and give it aloha for many years to come. This is my story of Mālama Honua and what it means to me.
Some things that has shaped the Mālama Honua mindset in me, is watching an actual life changing experience. On August 10, 2018, my father was at work and came upon a struggling baby bird. It was drowning in machineʻs oil. Immediately he and a Filipino man tended to it. The poor baby bird was bathed and cleaned with soap and water. Afterward, my dad decided to take it home to look after it, hoping to save its life. When my dad went to pick me up at the terminal he told me to put my hands out and when I saw a little helpless bird I was scared and surprised. However, I instantly fell in love with it. Who knew something so fragile and small can melt one’s heart, filling it with love. After our one-hour journey home, the little bird that I named Nugget collapsed in my father’s hand and died. It was a terrible and saddening experiencewith something so young and innocent having to die from oil. Soon after discovering its death we buried it in our yard. Saying our goodbyes. This experience really opened my eyes to see that taking care of the land is very important because by picking up after ourselves can save lives. Especially, little ones.
While in this Mālama Honua class, I aspire myself to pursue a healthier community and to save the lives of many. By taking care of the land it will create a better outcome with cleaner air, water, and food. Aloha ‘āina is to show love and compassion for the land. Similarly, Mālama Honua is to physically take care of the land.
My name is Alana Vivas. I live on the North Shore side of the O’ahu island. My family and I reside in Kahuku, the country side where there are many farms and open beaches. The mauna of Kahuku is Ko’olauloa, the wind is Ahamanu of Kahuku. Also, the rain is known as “Ua-kani-ko’o: that accompanies the ko’olau wind; lit., cane-tapping rain” (http://www.webquest.hawaii.edu/kahihi/webquests/topical/energy/SC6.6.2wind/extras/HawaiiWind&Rain.pdf). There are many wai around the Kahuku district and there was one called Puamano Spring.
Malaekahana is a beach that my friends and I go to on hot summer days. Recently, Iʻve heard a mo’olelo about a living man called Mano-niho-kahi (Shark-with-one-tooth), he had the power to turn himself into a shark. Although he looked as any other man, he always wore a kapa cloth covering the sharkʻs mouth on his back. While waiting on the beach he asked the women who were preparing to go to fish or get limu “Are you going out the sea to fish?”. After hearing they were going to the ocean, Mano-niho-kahi sneaked into the ocean, swam up to them and biting them, killing them with his one shark tooth. Then, the chief noticed many women being killed and gathered a meeting of all the men. The chief then commanded everyone to disrobe, everyone obeyed except for Mano-niho-kahi. So after they dragged off his kapa, there lied his sharkʻs mouth. He was killed immediately. No more deaths of women occurred.
Overall, the ‘āina is very important in our lives. We better care for it and give it aloha for many years to come. This is my story of Mālama Honua and what it means to me.
About Me:
Hi, my name is Alana and I go to Kamehameha Kapālama High School. I am a currently a senior in the 2018-2019 school year.
(Class of 2019).
Hi, my name is Alana and I go to Kamehameha Kapālama High School. I am a currently a senior in the 2018-2019 school year.
(Class of 2019).