History of the food production in Hawaii
In the early days of Hawaiʻi the people were able to get everything they needed to survive in ahupuaʻa. An ahupua‘a is a land division
from the mountains to the sea. They were separated into three sections these sections were the mountains, flatlands, and the sea.
In Hawaiian they would call the three areas Mauka, Kula, and Makai. These ahupua‘a were useful for the Hawaiians in many ways.
Early Hawaiians used the ahupua‘a to survive without needing any help from outer sources unlike the Hawaiians of today. It
provided them with food, water, and shelter. The ahupua‘a system was designed so that a every part of each area of land was included.
In the early days of Hawaiʻi the people were able to get everything they needed to survive in ahupuaʻa. An ahupua‘a is a land division
from the mountains to the sea. They were separated into three sections these sections were the mountains, flatlands, and the sea.
In Hawaiian they would call the three areas Mauka, Kula, and Makai. These ahupua‘a were useful for the Hawaiians in many ways.
Early Hawaiians used the ahupua‘a to survive without needing any help from outer sources unlike the Hawaiians of today. It
provided them with food, water, and shelter. The ahupua‘a system was designed so that a every part of each area of land was included.
Journey of my food journal
I was born and raised in Haleʻiwa on the North Shore of Oʻahu. Being raised in such a special place really shaped me into the man that I am today. I grew up spendng most of my time in the ocean because of my family having a lifestyle that was imbedded in the ocean. I consider all of my family members to be watermen because we all have a deep love and connection to the ocean. We were taught that the ocean provides for us and in order to reap her benefits we need to take care of her. Throughout my life I have been taught to surf, dive, fish, thrownet, and paddle all the while learning that respecting the ocean is key in all these activities. From my famiy members and the ocean I am able to gain knowledge about how to have a sustainable lifestyle just as my ancestors did. My home, Haleʻiwa, is a place that I am rooted because of my familial ties but also because of my deep connection with the ʻaina and kai in Haleʻiwa.
During my food journal journey I was really able to reflect upon the types of things I was putting in my body. It was really a time from to learn more about pretty much how careless we are about what we eat. We pretty much eat anything without knowing what kinds of ingredients are inside of it. doing the food journal helped me to become more careful about the foods that I eat. During the weekdays my meals usually consisted of some type of meat and a lot of rice. I would have snacks here and there but nothing to crazy. At our school lunches I realized that we really do not know what we are eating, I mean of course we know what the food is but we know nothing about the story behind it. The only time I know 100% about what I am putting in my body is when I catch the food myself. Over the weekends I like to spend my days in the ocean whether it be surfing, diving or fishing. During my food journal I was able to go to the beach almost every weekend and I was able to catch a lot of my own food. By doing this not only was I practicing being self sustainable but I was learning of my food security and practicing my culture.
At the end of our food journal journeys our class compared results to see how much of us had a certain amount of processed or organic food. I learned that I actually live a pretty lifestyle. There was a few people in the class who had no organic foods at all. Only a few of us had foods that we actually caught ourselves. I realized that it is very important for me to continue my lifestyle and pass it down to the next generations. It is crucial that we pass down the culture and also educate the children on self sustainability. By doing this we can not only help ourselves become responsible with our foods but also the generations below us.
I was born and raised in Haleʻiwa on the North Shore of Oʻahu. Being raised in such a special place really shaped me into the man that I am today. I grew up spendng most of my time in the ocean because of my family having a lifestyle that was imbedded in the ocean. I consider all of my family members to be watermen because we all have a deep love and connection to the ocean. We were taught that the ocean provides for us and in order to reap her benefits we need to take care of her. Throughout my life I have been taught to surf, dive, fish, thrownet, and paddle all the while learning that respecting the ocean is key in all these activities. From my famiy members and the ocean I am able to gain knowledge about how to have a sustainable lifestyle just as my ancestors did. My home, Haleʻiwa, is a place that I am rooted because of my familial ties but also because of my deep connection with the ʻaina and kai in Haleʻiwa.
During my food journal journey I was really able to reflect upon the types of things I was putting in my body. It was really a time from to learn more about pretty much how careless we are about what we eat. We pretty much eat anything without knowing what kinds of ingredients are inside of it. doing the food journal helped me to become more careful about the foods that I eat. During the weekdays my meals usually consisted of some type of meat and a lot of rice. I would have snacks here and there but nothing to crazy. At our school lunches I realized that we really do not know what we are eating, I mean of course we know what the food is but we know nothing about the story behind it. The only time I know 100% about what I am putting in my body is when I catch the food myself. Over the weekends I like to spend my days in the ocean whether it be surfing, diving or fishing. During my food journal I was able to go to the beach almost every weekend and I was able to catch a lot of my own food. By doing this not only was I practicing being self sustainable but I was learning of my food security and practicing my culture.
At the end of our food journal journeys our class compared results to see how much of us had a certain amount of processed or organic food. I learned that I actually live a pretty lifestyle. There was a few people in the class who had no organic foods at all. Only a few of us had foods that we actually caught ourselves. I realized that it is very important for me to continue my lifestyle and pass it down to the next generations. It is crucial that we pass down the culture and also educate the children on self sustainability. By doing this we can not only help ourselves become responsible with our foods but also the generations below us.
Hydroponics System
In class each table was assigned a garden system to take care of. Our table which consists of four people was assigned a small hydroponics system. The system has two bowls, one bigger than the other. The larger one hold all of the water and the water pump. The other bowl holds all of the plants. The pump from the big bowl also reaches into the small bowl. this is how the plants get their water. The water pump goes on for about fifteen minutes, during this time the plants are able to get nutrients from the water that is flowing. Since this is an hydroponics system the only way these plants are able to get nutrients is through us. We put around 6 scoops of nutrients every class into the water. This will ensure that the plants are being fed correctly and will always be able to grow. In the system we have around 14 anuenue salad plants. We planting them around 2 weeks ago and in that time the plants have grown to more than 10x the size of when we first planted them. I thought that this was very interesting. I wonder of the nutrients we gave them helped for plants to grow a lot more than usual. We will continue to Malama our system and hopefully very soon be able to eat the salad that we are growing.
In class each table was assigned a garden system to take care of. Our table which consists of four people was assigned a small hydroponics system. The system has two bowls, one bigger than the other. The larger one hold all of the water and the water pump. The other bowl holds all of the plants. The pump from the big bowl also reaches into the small bowl. this is how the plants get their water. The water pump goes on for about fifteen minutes, during this time the plants are able to get nutrients from the water that is flowing. Since this is an hydroponics system the only way these plants are able to get nutrients is through us. We put around 6 scoops of nutrients every class into the water. This will ensure that the plants are being fed correctly and will always be able to grow. In the system we have around 14 anuenue salad plants. We planting them around 2 weeks ago and in that time the plants have grown to more than 10x the size of when we first planted them. I thought that this was very interesting. I wonder of the nutrients we gave them helped for plants to grow a lot more than usual. We will continue to Malama our system and hopefully very soon be able to eat the salad that we are growing.