How did native plants get to our Hawaiian islands? Our guest speaker, Kumu Lauren, shared with us her ‘ike about native and endemic plants in Hawai’i. These plants took a long time to get here and arrived by one of the 3 Ms or 3 Ws: Moana (waves), Manu (wings) and Makani (wind).
Haumāna made hypotheses about how a few native plants may have traveled to our islands. Then they tested their hypotheses to see if they were correct or not. Next, Kumu Lauren had students plant their own ‘Ohia seeds to grow their very own tree.
Mahalo, Lauren, for sharing your wealth of ‘ike with us! The keiki had a lot of fun!
Haumāna, can you share one important thing that you learned from Kumu Lauren today?
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