Reflection: Week Review (June 12-15)

   This week (June 12-15) was very fun and interesting. We learned Na Ninau 'Elima, Papani and Ka'i, Pepeke Aike He and Pi'apa, Na Helu and Helu, Hakalama, the story of Haloa, Na Mahele O Ke Kino, and reviewed the Student Handbook. And on Friday we learned Na Ninau 'Eha, did our ho'ike, planted our Kalo, and also played Jeopardy with 'Elua other classes which was a review on what we had all learned this week. I practiced 'olelo Hawai'i, reviewing my ha'awina, and memorizing the mele. Out of the week, I enjoyed the Kalo activities and practicing our Na Ninau 'Eiwa altogether in class.

   Learning the Na Helu on the first day was a little confusing but I got the hang of it by the next day. I liked doing our Helu in math form because it gave us a different mana'o of how to use, read, and write it. We had also practiced counting in Ho'okahi Haneli in class by going around and each haumana saying the Helu until we reached 100. The Pepeke Aike He and turning it into negatives didn't make sense at first but I maopopo soon after. I practiced at home, making sentences and turning them into negatives such as, "That (n) is a bird” - 'A'ole kena he manu. We also reviewed our Pi'apa which is the Hawaiian alphabets and we did our Hakalama by closing our maka and lohe to the Kumu and repeating after him to maopopo better.

   This week we learned 5 questions which are Na Ninau 'Elima and adding 4 more on Friday, altogether 'Eiwa ninau. In class we practiced by being divided into 'Elua groups and asking the other kanaka the questions and then having them asking us and so on. I like how we learn and practice 'olelo Hawai'i in class with our hoa kula and Kumu because it helps us to communicate better. This week we also learned Papani which is a proper noun. We were split into 'Elua lines and practiced saying “au” “'oe” and “o'ia” and pointing to the correct kanaka. We practiced this daily and switched it up by adding in Helu and kino, also by pointing and making the correct Helu with our manamana lima.

   On Friday we played Jeopardy with 'Elua other classes. Our Kumu's chose 'Elua hoa kula from their class and they were to be apart of the game. There was 'Elima categories all of what we had learned this week, with 'Elima ninau in each category. For each time a hoa kula won they would get poker chips added to their classes' stack, depending on how much their ninau was worth. It was a very fun time. Our class won with the highest stack. Then after, all classes were led out to the courtyard where it was time to plant our Kalo. Ipu, lepo, and Kalo, and then more lepo if needed. Our daily ha'awina is to make sure that there's water in our ipu. I'm really excited to watch my Kalo plant grow over the weeks and to take it home at the end of Summer School.

I would say that I've gotten almost everything down but I just need to continue to review and practice all of what I've learned and use it to everyday's situations.