Interview 1!

So yesterday, we made some progress in getting some ideas for our project.
I was able to get some interesting ideas from Mr. Fukuhara in an interview.
The bugs he pointed out were:
1. Two classes eating at the same time is not good
2. Location of the dining hall is not good..makes kids not want to each lunch....
3. Not a big enough place for kids to hang out at at Paki
4. The siren warning bell is annoying and unprofessional.
Now although these are all probably true, not all of them are very tangible....
I don't think moving Akahi is something we can do, nor can we change the pace
at which people eat. The other two, seem very solvable however, and are
what I would consider to be "possibilities."

Blog Post (#4) - Reunited and it Feels So Good!

AWWWWWWWWW YEAAAAAAHHH! (cue Pauly D). We are now a group. If you you were to look closely at the previous blog post, there were only three profile pictures on our group page, due to the fact that Jordan and I were not friends on Facebook. That, however, has changed! We are now united as one, in a place that we can share more ideas on how to improve the school. Our Buglist has little to no (leaning more on the "none" side) ideas, but I have a good idea involving the lunch lines at 'Akahi Dining Hall..... Hehe. This is gonna be good. At least we made progress, eh? :)

Blog Post (#3) - The Beginning!

So, as you can see, we have started a place where we can all collaborate and talk in an open environment as a group. The reason we chose facebook as our means of communications is simple: we all go on it every day. That way, there should be no excuse as to why we havent checked the group we made. Our buglist, is lacking very much right now, however, I have scheduled an appointment for an interview with my beloved --and very opinionated-- teacher, Mr. Kauka. I have had many informal talks with him about what is wrong with our school and the problems with teacher-student relationships. However, I feel that when he is prompted, he will give a good beginning point for tangible ideas. We have begun, and we will make Kamehameha a better place.... in less than $100. Thanks Auntie Bernice.

The Lorax

The Lorax is similar to our project in the sense a problem in the community is solved. In the case of
Sneedville, the main character addresses the environmental problem by starting the rebirth of trees with the planting of the last tree alive. In our case, we must seek out our own problem, and like the main character, must find a solution to accordingly address it. As for the movie in general, I was surprised at how the main theme of environmentalism was so dominant. The movie itself addressed pollution in a rather light way, but still portrayed the dangers of a completely urban environment. It shows how although cities and all technology and made-made stuff seems great, there is always a downside excluding nature. Finally, it also teaches people to stand up for what is right, even when everyone around you disagrees or criticizes you. Overall, a good and inspiring movie.
(This blog post was late because I was unaware that it was an individual assignment).

Lorax boysss

So during spring break I told my parents that I had to watch the Lorax for a homework assignment. The response I got was a confused look on my mothers face while my dad didnʻt even know what I was talking about. My mom just questioned me if I was telling the truth or not. Later on during the break I got to get out to the movies and see the Lorax with my little cousins. I would have rather spent money to watch 21 Jump Street but I guess a little classic Dr. Seuss wouldnʻt hurt. It turned out to be not as bad as I thought. It was a kids movie but the issues were relevant to people of all ages. I think that it is a great movie that shows the issues of the world and can teach little kids something about the world they live in. In the movie a problem is addressed and a solution is made which is to plant more trees. In this project that we are starting we have to do the same thing. Find a problem and assess it using whatever abilities we have. This movie teaches a valuable lesson about the world we live in today and how our biological world has been hurt because of development and so on. Overall this was a good movie and it teaches a good lesson for people of all ages.

MMMMM Gettin' All Kinds of Classy with My Virtual Ticket

As I rolled in to the movie theaters, two girls under each of my arms-- I'm kidding, I went with my two friends who are dudes, Nick and Makoa. To be honest I really wasn't looking forward to go see it, because of the sheer fact that the Hunger Games was playing on the theater to the right, and 21 Jump Street was playing on the movie theater to the left. Each of which were two movies that I would much rather spend $18.75 of my mother's money on. But, however, the movie was not all that huge of a disappointment as I thought it would be. It was classic Dr. Suess, based of the movie that showed that, pretty much no matter what, teamwork would prevail and change things for the better. If I'm not mistaken, that is our basic prompt and underlying reason for the Ho'oulu ia Kamehameha project, right? So this relates directly because it shows that we can make a difference for the better if our ideas, minds, and actions are unified as a team.

My thoughts on The Lorax :)

On March 24 me and my friend Allie, pictured above, went to watch the Lorax at Regal Theaters in Pearl City. Although we did sneak into 21 Jump Street afterward the Lorax movie was still playing back in my head :D IT WAS SOOOO CUTE! I absolutely loved it, it literally made my heart melt. It was a great movie for all ages combining comedic and musical aspects that is relatable to today's audience. The Lorax movie was a great motion picture based on Dr. Seuss's classic book. My favorite part about the movie was the overall message and it's relevance to the present-day environmental issues. The movie showed the audience that in order to make a difference big or small you need to work together. It only takes one or a small group of individuals to initiate change or think of one idea that could impact the course of history. This has direct relevance to our fourth-quarter group project in physics. We might not be changing the course of history but we have the opportunity as a group to improve the school, our chance to give back to a place that already has given us so much.