Ha‘iku Stream Field Trip
Write two things that were interesting that you learned today and why? Be specific.
Why is it important that we go to field trips such as this one?
Write two things that were interesting that you learned today and why? Be specific.
Why is it important that we go to field trips such as this one?
March 11th, 2009 at 4:09 pm
A few things I learned today were…
1.Hui Ku Maoli Ola Hawaiian plant nursery nurses many different kinds of plants that are either native only to Hawaii or Polynesian-introduced plants, but what I thought was really cool was that they nurse some very rare plants and critically endangered plants.
2.What I thought was interesting was that even fresh water streams in the present are not clean enough to drink out of and has diseases like leptospirosis.
I think it is important to go on field trips like this because it teaches us about what’s happening in nature and connecting us to our ancestors.
March 11th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
I learned that ‘olulu is a very special plant because you don’t find it very much in the wild. That is interesting because if I ever find one of the very rare ‘olulu plants, then I know not to just walk on it and ignore it because I will remember that ‘olulu is very special. I also learned that leptospirosis is caused by animals that use the bathroom in the water, and when you get the water in your body by the water touching your open cuts. I think that it’s important to know because I will always think before I get into the water about cuts that I might have.
I think that it is important we go on field trips similar to this one because we get to learn more about our history and why our ancestors gave a certain thing its name because our kupuna never just did anything randomly. There was always a reason why they did what they did. We also get to learn about what they used, why they used it, and how our kupuna never wasted anything.
March 11th, 2009 at 6:35 pm
A few things I learned today is that the plant nursery at Haiku stream had over ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND NATIVE PLANTS!! That’s a lot! That is interesting to me because to find that many native plants, that probably took over a decade! Also, there’s one plant that was the only one of that kind known in the wild. They found another one and preserved it to reproduce! It must have taken years to find that plant!
Another thing I learned at the Haiku stream is that while a school was digging out invasive plants, they found a line of rocks that was actually a site for a fishpond in ancient times. Why that is interesting to me is to find something that sacred is special. I doubt there’s over a hundred sites like these discovered in Hawaii. It must have had a ton of mana from hundreds of years ago.
Why I think we should take more field trips like this is because we can learn more about our Hawaiian history, and use it to back us up when we try to get back our lands.
Another reason why we should go on more field trips like this is because we can not only learn about our history, but how the Hawaiians worked in the past, and how we can use that information to help our modern lives.
March 11th, 2009 at 6:37 pm
I learned that if you were a farmer back in old Hawaii you would get your fish from a freshwater spring or in your kalo fields. I thought that was cool because instead of going all the way down to the ocean to catch fish, you could just go to your Lo’i Kalo.
I learned that it is very important to take care of the lands that are Kalo fields and fishponds and other places our Kupuna used to use because there are barely any of those places left. I also think it is good to learn about how our Kupuna named things because how the Hawaiians named things is always interesting.
I think it is good for us to go on these field trips because it is a good way for us to learn about our culture hands-on and for us to also have fun doing it.
March 12th, 2009 at 7:21 am
One thing that I learned is that there was a plant from Kauai and it’s very rare because you can only pollinate it with a moth that you can’t find anymore. Maybe they could survive if they try to pollinate them.
Another thing that I noticed is that the stories they told us were interesting especially the story about why when you hike the mountain, you see only rats with white feet and not the red feet rats.
We go on these field trip so we learn more about our culture, and we could gain back our language and our Hawaiian culture too.
March 12th, 2009 at 2:06 pm
Hey Mr. Chung!!! Today we went to Hui Ku Maoli Ola on our Huaka’i on O’ahu. It was super fun!!! We planted A Ali’i and pulled weeds from the native plants. We saw the native Hawaiian Bamboo, the Ohia Lehua, and a native Hawaiian rose. It was super cool!!! Well, I’ll be blogging later… so um, LATERZ!!!!
March 12th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
One thing I learned today is that there is an orange moss that grows in the water of the lo`i kalo. This orange moss produces a natural oil. This oil doesn’t pollute the water because it is natural. Maybe if someone grew this moss, we could collect the oil and use it for cars and stuff if it is the right kind of oil.
Another thing I learned today is that the Hui Ku Maoli Nursery for plants has a plant that is extinct in the wild so the Hui Ku Maoli nursery is one of the only places you can find this plant. The Hui Ku Maoli nursery also has the only berry that the Hawaiians could use for purple dye when they were living in the days before Captain Cooke.
I think it is important to go on field trips like these because you learn about the Hawaiian culture, you learn science and you learn about nature all at the same time. Besides, field trips are fun.
March 12th, 2009 at 4:31 pm
One thing that I learned was that it takes over 800 ilima flowers to make an ilima lei that the chiefs used to wear. Another thing that I learned is that if you were back in old Hawaii and you were a farmer, you had a kalo patch where you would get most of your food from your kalo patch. You could eat your kalo, you could eat the fish in your kalo patch, or you could take some of the stuff that you have and trade with some one from another ahupua‘a.
This kind of field trip is not my favorite thing to do but it’s still fun and a good way to give back to our ‘aina by cleaning up places like this. It is also a good way to learn about our past and our kupuna.
March 12th, 2009 at 8:33 pm
1) The first thing I learned is about the ‘oluolu plant. There is one more of them in the wild and it might die in a couple of years. But in the nursery, there are lots so when the last wild plant dies, then you can try to grow the one in the nursery in the wild. I also learned that it is close to being extinct because there was a moth that used to pollinate the plant that went extinct.
2) The other thing that I thought was interesting was that even fresh water is not good to drink because of chemicals and diseases such as leptospirosis. Leptospirosis is a disease that goes in through your open cuts and can get you really sick if you don’t get medicine.
I think that it is important to go on field trips such as this because it creates a sense how it was back in old Hawai’i and teaches us a lot of culture.
March 13th, 2009 at 5:08 pm
One thing that I learned is that the o’opu are not finishing their diadromous life cycle. That is why there is not a lot of fish in the stream. Like Mrs. Leong said, if you think you saw the o’opu, then you probably didn’t see it because they are very rare in the streams of Oahu. I think this is happening because our waters are not that clean. Also, there are a lot of introduced animals that compete to live in that area.
Another thing that I learned is that they have a plant nursery that carry plants that are extinct in the wild. I think that is very cool because if we want that plant again, then we know where to get it. It also teaches us how our native plants are getting extinct really fast and that we need to take care of our aina and not to take advantage of it.
I think it is important to go on field trips like this because it teaches us more about our culture and how it used to be back then. It is also important because it gives us a chance to go back in time and see the ways of our kupuna.
March 14th, 2009 at 11:35 am
One thing that I thought was interesting was that there is only one ‘Olulu plant left in the wild that we know of. The ‘Olulu is going extinct because the moth that used to pollinate it died off so we have to manually pollinate it. I found this interesting because now I know that if I ever see an ‘Olulu plant, I won’t cut it down, pull it out, or step on it because it is a very endangered plant. Another thing that I learned was that Haiku stream has 0 native Hawaiian animals living in the stream. All of the animals are introduced. I found this interesting because I thought that there would be at least one native animal living in the stream.
I think that it is important to go on a field trip like this one because we can learn more about our Hawaiian culture. Also we can help to protect native Hawaiian plants and animals.
March 14th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
One interesting thing that I learned on the field trip is that one type of plant only lives on the slopes of one island. It is interesting because this plant has only one in the wild, yet in captivity it can live anywhere. The reason it is very close to extinction in the wild is the moth that used to pollinate the plant became extinct. One time, scientists tried to artificially pollinate the plant.
Another interesting thing that I learned at the stream is that Haiku stream gives water to Heeia fishpond. This is interesting because Heeia fishpond is where Pauahi went.
I think it is important that we have field trips like this because we need to learn our Hawaiian heritage. It is important for us to get back to our roots.
March 14th, 2009 at 1:45 pm
One thing I learned that was interesting to me was that the olulu plant has only one plant in the wild. There are still more olulu plants in the nursery. This plant is going to be extinct in the wild unless the people who let it grow in the wild take care of it. The olulu plant is going extinct because the moth that pollinates the olulu is now extinct so there is no way to produce this plant by nature.
Another thing I learned was that the Haiku Stream can cause diseases. It can affect you if you have cuts.
It is important to go on field trips like this one because now I know some types of plants that are endangered, and now I know to make sure I do not harm them.
March 15th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
A couple things I learned was that…
1) Leptospirosis is caused by animals like ‘iole and the pua’a. When they use the bathroom in the water, the bacteria is now in the water and when people have open cuts, the bacteria gets in them could make you sick. You should not go in still streams because the bacteria did not flow to the end of the river, so the bacteria might still be there. That is why it is safer to go in a flowing stream because the bacteria is most likely already gone.
2) In the plant nursery, there are over one hundred thousand native plants. This makes me feel happy because many non-Hawaiian invasive plants have taken over the islands and forced Hawaiian plants to go extinct. This is important because it inspires people to have hope to attempt to keep that part of our culture alive.
Field trips like these are important because it helps students be aware of problems and how we can help. For example, if you learn about something harming a plant like a weed, then when you pass by the plant being harmed, you can help or save it. Overall, this field trip has taught children to be aware and care for the island.
March 15th, 2009 at 3:48 pm
Firstly, I learned that they have a lot of plants in their nursery, like one hundred thousand plants. The person that started the nursery is a Kamehameha graduate, too. Also they grow native Hawaiian plants and also Polynesian plants.
Another thing I learned was that the Haiku Stream has NO native animals. That’s crazy! I was astonished at that because if I thought of a stream, then I probably would have thought that there would be tons of native Hawaiian animals in the stream and a couple of introduced animals in the stream, instead of all of them being introduced animals.
I think its good for us to go on these field trips so that we get the experience of our Hawaiian ancestors. Also, we need to preserve the culture, and one of the ways to do that is that we can do the same things that our ancestors did.
March 15th, 2009 at 7:09 pm
I learned that the nursery in Haiku has over a hundred thousand native Hawaiian and Polynesian plants. What’s interesting about this to me is that I would think that there are some other plants that are going extinct and they may not in the nursery.
Another thing I learned at the stream is that there is a disease in the water that you can get hurt from because the disease starts from wild animals such as wild pigs. It is OK to go into streams as long as you don’t have open cuts.
I think it is good to go on these field trips to learn what are ancestors did with the lo’i kalo and the streams.
March 15th, 2009 at 8:31 pm
One thing that I learned at the Haiku Stream is that the plant nursery raises over 100,000 plants!!! What’s also pretty cool is that almost all of the plants that they raise there are native to Hawaii, and some are even endangered! Maybe they’ll produce enough of those endangered plants so they won’t be endangered anymore.
There is a plant that has no animal to pollinate it any more because the animal that used to pollinate it is extinct, so they pollinate that plant themselves. Honestly I don’t have hope for this plant because if they are released into the wild again, what’s going to pollinate it?
I think it’s important to go on field trips like these, so that the knowledge will passed down from our ancestors to us to make sure our culture stays alive.
March 18th, 2009 at 7:56 pm
One of the things that I learned is the proper way to get rid of weeds in the lo’i kalo. You have to make sure you don’t pull out any native plants along with the weeds and invasive plants. You also need to make sure you don’t wander into sacred parts of the lo’i kalo.
Another thing that I learned is that some native Hawaiian plants in the nursery are either endangered or extinct in the wild. We need to take serious care of them. If we don’t, they may never be able to reproduce and the species may become extinct in the wild and in captivity.
I believe that we should go on more field trips like this one because it helps us to learn about our culture and how to care of our native Hawaiian plants.