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While I took part in the play process, I learned many things such as how the Hawai'iloa was an attempt to create an entirely traditionally built double-hulled canoe, not the carved fibreglass of the Hokule'a. After this, I learned something that surprised me and also made me disappointed: there were no Native Hawaiian trees large enough for the canoe. This left me disappointed because of obvious reasons. However, one must realize that state owned and sponsored land reserves have only been around since the late 1800s to early 1900s. Therefore, since a koa tree grows at a very slow pace, it's logical that in the past 100 - 70 years, only one koa tree took the time to sprout, which was why there was only one tree that was tall enough to build from.
Another thing that I learned during the play process was that unless you're writing by yourself ala Shakespeare, the play writing process goes by democratic votes, although with none of those undemocratic electoral votes that annoy me into extinction. While this honestly frustrated me in that I didn't f

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When I went into the play process, I thought it was going to be a waste of the 2nd semester.  And even after the play I still think we didn’t need to do the play but I definitely understand how much of an impact there is on everyone. There were parents that said that they were put into others shoes and really felt for them. I learned that this play is one way to really show you have a voice. When we spoke out about the problems in this world, many would stand up for them too. From this experience I learned that you cannot hold back. Once we researched about the Native Americans how people treated them, I knew I needed to share it with everyone. I actually believed that the way the Natives and the aina was being treated wasn’t right. The first time I performed, I was hesitant to speak loud and attract attention. However, when the parents came, I knew it was my kuleana to explain how I felt. I needed this so the future generations will not have to combat these problems. I think that I needed this push in the right direction.

I also learned that in making a play, everyone had to agree. I didn’t agree with putting in certain words into some of the songs but I went with it. When we were doing the motions for the songs, some of the motions I hated and many agreed with me, so we changed it. I learned that nobody would change the music because of one person. Even writing the script, you might of thought that yours was more entertaining or had more information but if everyone likes a different one, your script wasn’t bad, just maybe the other one had a clearer message. Also, if you were going to participate in this play, you would have to enhance the play, you couldn’t just slack off and say “I only have one line, I’m not important.” Which is how I found out that all information whether your contribution is smaller or bigger, it still is important.

I think that the audiences we performed for had a lot of lessons that they could use in their daily life. One of the lessons we showcased was that must work together to perpetuate the culture. I think this was one of the more important ones. I think this because if we really want to perpetuate the culture and make sure that our future generations receive the same, healthy aʻina that we had, working together would be the only solution. Another big idea I hope they took with them was that there is no owner of the land. For example, The Government doesn’t own the land yet wants to put a pipeline where the Natives live. If one person throws trash on the ground, we all get affected. Something I think we should all learn is to stand up for what you believe in. Like in Scene 6, when they were protesting because they thought that it wasnʻt right to put a pipeline through their land.

I think that if there is one thing we need to work on, it should be creating a line between the economical view and the survival view. If we keep too much of an economical view, there won’t be any water, oxygen, fossil fuels, and less food left in this world. If we don’t go economical enough, our countries would be poor, and we wouldn’t be able to get new technology and invest in vaccines. We need to find a way to balance our needs and wants and figure out what will help keep the future generations alive.

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What I learned from the play was that we have to generate a clear message  or the audience canʻt understand what were doing and why were doing it.

Some thing I learned while doing the play is researching the main parts if we want to have a good play were going to have to put allot of work and effort into making the play or people wonʻt like it and it will just be a waist of their time.

Something we taught the audience was that native americans were getting stereotyped allot and thatʻs not good and fair would you want someone tell you that your not important or you donʻt belong here.

Another lesson we shared with the audience was to respect the ʻAina and the ʻAina will respect you. If you donʻt respect the ʻAina you wonʻt have a good enviorment to live in.

When we were going up to the auditorium we all had to cummit to our parts or they will be taken away from us and we wonʻt have a part. The main parts you had to cummit to was your speaking parts because those were the really big parts if you forgot to do anything you just have to go on with the show and not make it obviouse to the audience. Also if someone missʻs their speaking part your partner or the other person on stage has to do that part and you donʻt get have that moment were only you are talking.

Something I learned from the other sceneʻs was that 70% of the air we breath is produced by the ocean, 20% is from the amazon and the 10% left over is the air we produce. 90% of our air is not from us and we donʻt produse it.

Something we have to think about doing is Mālāma the earth and care for it so the enviorment we live in is a protective enviorment and we can have a clean and good life so that we can live heathy.

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When we first started the play process, I thought that the play would not be that hard because I have only watched other 5th grade plays, not performed in them. I thought that it was easy and it shouldn't take that long. But after going through it I kind of found out how much effort was put into the plays that maybe weren't that good and the plays that were. I think that it really was a good idea to have this play because it taught us more about the problems of the world and not just our communities.
Another thing I learned about performing in general is that it takes a long time to even draft something, that's why we had the  2nd semester to do it. I found out that in a performance, the energy that comes off of the audience really helps the people on the stage. It was good for us to experience the feeling of being onstage because if we stay at Kamehameha Schools then we will get a lot of opportunities to be on stage and perform.
I think a big idea about our play is that we are stronger united. As Hokule'a travels around the world she connects many different nations, creating a "lei of hope". And because of this lei we will be stronger.
Something I realized is that no matter where you are in the world, a problem will still arise that are similar to other problems in many other parts of the world. In Mrs. Sherrer's scene they talked about the Dakota Access Pipeline and how it is so similar to the fight on Mauna Kea. I also like how they talked about how people from Hawai'i are going to protect at DAPL and vice versa. So, anyways, I think that unity is very important and leads to peace and equality everywhere.

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This year I learned that people are cutting down are trees and trees make 70% of our air and it we run out of air then we can not live.some thing that stuck out to me was people are standing up for whats right and are protecting their āina i also learned about my culture and how it is one of the most things we need in our lives because we get all our things from it like food and water people are standing up at standing rock for their water because there making a pipe line and if it brakes then it is going to get oil in to the peoples water and if they drink it then they are going to get super sick and they could die.

one of the most things that stuck out to me was we need to take care of all of our water and land it is important to take care of our land because the land is the main thing we need it gives us trees and trees give air and trees give food the land also holds us if we pollute the land the land we are not going to have a place to live and the animals  and if the animals die then we donʻt have food then we are going to die.. I believe they are trying to get make to much. we have to keep the Amazon to an equal amount of protection but we have to give to our community because we have to know that it is everyones land, not just the protecters land, not just the some peoples land.we need to Stand up for whats right.

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In the beginning of the year i thought the play was just going to teach other people what we already know but really we learned things to. In the process of making our scene I learned more about Native american stereotyping and just stereotyping in general. I learned that stereotyping is mean and is a statement or idea that is inaccurate about people that is believed by many. Also who the natives really were and that they were nice spiritual people don't deserve to be called things there not. I learned more about Hawaiiloa like how the name was made from a voyager Hawaiiloa that found the island Hawaii. Also thatThe Sitka Spruce logs was from Alaska.

In Ms.Sharrers scene i learned that we can connect our issues with other things like the standing rock issue. I also learned more reasons why the DAPL is bad like the quote "Mini Witchoni water is life" also learned a new chant the they chanted at Mauna Kea.

From Ms.Aweaus scene i learned that there are thousands of animal species and that 70% of the amazon is our air and if they cut them down there will be a climate change.

From Ms.Changs class i learned that people want to cut down the amazon to make more houses and a bigger city.

One of the main things we wanted to tell our audience is to malama honua take care of our land. Like the DAPL were trying to tell the government stop building because they might poison our waters and water is life we can drink oil. Another big idea is that we are all humans at it doesn't matter if your from a different culture you are still a human and if people dis-respect your culture stand up fight back.

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Manaʻo:

This year as a fifth grader in the fifth grade play I learned about how you canʻt rely on other people to do something for you, you really need to pitch in and do your part the best you can.  You need to make like it's your one chance to make present the play, and make like it needs to be as best as it can be.  I also learned that you canʻt let negative comments get you down, instead you use those comments to help improve your performance.  Using the negative comments to make your cene stronger and help complement the whole play itself and unify it.  Unifying the play/play scene is important because it helps get the message clearly across to the audience.

Big Idea-Protecting the Earth:

This is my big idea because lots of people cut down trees & plants from forests and pollute the ocean and rivers with no knowledge of the harm done to the planet.  For example, the ocean produces 70% of our air, if we pollute the ocean, less and less clean air will be produced.  20% of our air is created by the Amazon Rainforest, if we cut down all the trees and other plants there, the rest of the world will need to make up for 20% of the air plus the air that the planet naturally produce which will total out to be 30% of the oxygen we breath.  Another example is with Mauna Kea.  Mauna Kea is a special burial site and the only place in Hawaiʻi that snows.  It has been protected and preserved by the Hawaiʻian people for generations.  This is an example because it shows how we can to protect our sacred sites and at the same time protect nature from destruction.  With the protests and support from all the native and non native protesters, Mauna Kea was able to be protected from further abuse.

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This year as a fifth grader in the fifth grade play I learned that if i try to project my voice it goes  super high pich. My teacher Kumu Cady told us that we have to speak with our stomach and not with our throat. At first I didn't know how to do that but as we practiced and went into different environments and practiced I became more comfortable using my voice loud and on our last performance I think I really excelled. I think that I excelled because before we started practicing in bigger environments my throat would get super sore but now when I try project I project from my gut and now my throat doesn't hurt as much any more when I project my voice. Something that I learned is that you can't rely on someone else to do work that is your kuleana. I learned this because when we had a lot of parter work so we had to carry our own weight or else we would get dojo points taken away.  When we had to write our own lyrics for the songs me and another  kid worked together and at the end I ended up writing the whole thing with my dad instead of my partner.  The last thing that i learned is to press forward and try your best. I learned this when we were having our last play. When we were having our last play my throat felt like it was gonna die but    even though it felt like we were gonna die doesn't mean we give up, after the play was over everyone applauded us and it felt kind of good because I knew that we all did good.

One of the big ideas of our fifthe grade play is to stand up for your culture and fight back. If your culture is being pushed back than you stand up and you push it forward instead of flowing with the bad and not caring. Culture is who you are and if you push it away than it will go away, but we need to be the voice and the  fighters for our culture.
Another main idea of our play is 'āina. In the beginning of our play it says that the rainforest ('āina) produces 20% of our oxygen, but apparently the government doesn't care about that so they cut it down and build unnecessary homes on it. In the play our message is to respect all not only the environment but other people. We aren't supposed to bring people down we are supposed to bring them up. We must all rise up and be like Koa. Another big idea that stood out to me was to perpetuate, to never give up and keep moving forward never back. No matter how hard something is you keep going at it until you get it never never give up. Some ways you could perpetuate is to share the vision of Hokulea to show others that we are something and that we never give up ever, like Hokulea. Even though the seas were rough they still pushed through it and perpetuated in getting to Tahiti and all the other places they went like Rapanui,Samoa etc.
WE MUST ALL STAND UP AND BE AS ONE UNITED IN ONE HEART AND IN ONE SOUL. IMUA!!!

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After this whole play process I learned that you can't always rely on somebody to do something, sometimes you have to step up and do it for you and you peers. I say this because during this process we had to do a lot of partner/team work, but even though it was a team thing you have to be able to carry your own weight. I also learned that in a play it's not only you, not only your part it's the whole show, the whole grade. In this play some kids got bigger parts than others but that didn't mean your part is for nothing, that your part is a side affect to the real highlight. It's not, to complete a play and make it good every single person has to try their best, there's not one person that can slack and say my  part doesn't matter so why do I have to try.  One more thing I learned from this experience is that when you want to accomplish something in life, the hard work has to start from the begging all the way to the end. This is true because in the play the begging of the process like the research, rewriting lyrics, and script writing is just as important as the real day of the play because in the begging your prepping for the real performance. If you do good quality work in the beginning in the end it will way easier for you because you don't have to go the extra mile correcting or rewriting a whole script. Lastly when you work hard in the beginning it will show at the end and stand out from other scenes. As I look back at the play some scenes were better than others, and the better ones probably worked harder than other classes in the beginning. So this play process really revealed your strengths and weaknesses and surely pushed you to your limits to do your best.

One of the many big ideas of the play is to stand up and fight back when your culture is being pushed back. I think this is a big idea in the play because in the last scene " Koa/Aloha ʻāina they said stand up with all the native people, recognize yourself and keep your head up. This shows in the hardest times your going through you have to stop and think, recognize yourself, your culture and fight against all the odds. They also showcased the protecting happening on Maunakea and the native Hawaiians standing up for their culture and protecting the sacred mauna. This is just a good example of standing up for your culture because against all the politics and military officers Native Hawaiians still go up to that mountain every single day to protect their culture. I think this is one of the most important issues happening right no win the world because being Hawaiian and living in the State of Hawaiʻi you can connect and reflect on this issue knowing this is a problem happening in your community. Another big idea of Hulihia is that we are all equal and there is no one greater or less than you. This was really highlighted in the play because they talked about how some people are getting rights others don't have. Do we really have to argue about this, I mean if everyone says all people is equal than why do we have to argue about this. I say this because if everyone is equal, everyone should be able to have a say in something and have  the same rights because if we don't unite there is no way you can move forward in life.

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After this play process something that I learned was that in order to put on a good play you have to put in a lot of work and effort. Everyone has to project their voice and make sure that they are saying their line very clearly so that the audience can understand what you are trying to say. I also learned that you have to work together in order to make everything come together. You have to think about what other people think because your idea might not be as good as theirs. For example when we were writing the songs and creating the choreography I may not have agreed with some of it at that time but now I think that it was actually really good and better than the ideas that I originally had had. You canʻt think that someones part is more important because every single line matters. Your own specific line might of taught someone in that audience something new. For example in the eagle and hoop dances in order for it to be the best it can possibly be everyone has to be in sync. Also I learned that if you mess up on your line or something you cannot make a big deal about it. You have to keep on going and perservere. If the person who speaks right before you or after you you just have to be calm and say their line or just skip their line instead of freaking out and looking frantic.
One of the big ideas that I learned from the play is to stand up for what you believe in. If you donʻt do anything about a problem and speak out then that problem will just get bigger. For example people started to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline because they felt it was not right. When people started to protest about it people all around the world started to recognize that the pipeline was wrong. Another big idea that I had learned from the play is we have to perpetuate our culture for the future generations. We have to take care of the āina and make sure that we take care of it the best that we possibly can. We have to care for the āina so that it will last for the future generations to come. The DAPL also know as the Dakota Access Pipeline is currently being built to transport oil faster than other methods of transportation, but this Pipeline is hurting the indigenous people that live in the area. The Pipeline is polluting the water that is the native americanʻs water source, and is destroying their land. One more big idea that I have learned from this play is that everyone is equal. In the play it talked about how some people get rights that others donʻt have. For example in the past and even sometimes today, people who have darker skin donʻt have the same rights as the people who have lighter skin. I think that everyone should be treated equally and that one person should not have more rights than other people.

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Experiencing the play process, I learned that we all have to put the effort in and build together to create the scene/world we wanted to create. We have to build the scene that shows all of our manaʻo and what we learned. We also have to learn a little bit more about each other so that we can help each other to become where we want to be. Another thing I learned about was myself, I learned that if I really push myself to the best I could possibly be that I really could fell that I could actually make a difference in the world. Another thing I learned is that I canʻt rely on other people to build my self esteem I have to believe in myself. Although we worked in a team I still had to do all of my work and make sure I was hold down my weight. I also I had to speak up and volunteer and put myself in a uncomfortable spot. One time I had to put myself in a uncomfortable position was when we tried out for our parts, although I never got the part I wanted I know I tried my hardest even though I was nervous. During the play I became more confident in myself and I think I really grown and became more open in my thoughts  and sharing what I think. I think Iʻm more comfortable with working with other people. I also think I have become closer to other peers in my class, grade, world.

Some Main Ideas I picked up from Hulihia was standing up for your culture and your rights, fight back and protect what is sacred to you even though you are being push down. I think this is a main idea because in scenes 1 and 2 they showcase how important the Amazon Rainforest is to the world. They show how important it is to stand up and fight back for the Amazon Rainforest because it helps us with our everyday needs. It gives us oxygen and provides millions of homes for the beautiful creatures of the rainforest.
In scenes 5 and 6 we include the song lyrics, in our song Keep Your Head Up, "how can we end this craziness, standing for my people, protecting my culture, still fighting to survive" this is some important lyrics in our song because it tells you even though there is hate all around you stand up for you, your rights, and your culture. In scene 6 there song Stand Up has a lot of meaningful words but one that sticks out to me is "To all my native people recognize yourself, keep your head up" and to me this means not only stand up but know who you are and be proud for what you are doing.  Another main idea of Hulihia was that we need to unify and look at each other the same you look at everybody else. In scenes 1,2,3 and 4 they show that even Mother Earth should be treated the sustainable way because the the ʻāina is a living thing. In scenes 5 and 6 the song Keep Your Head Up has the lyrics "Respect for all cultures" and "Time to make a change now" this says that we need to respect everybody no matter how hard it is and how different you are and that if we unite we can make a difference in the world. In scene 6 the song One Day Remix has the lyrics "One voice, One earth, One day" this says that one day we will all have our own voice and we will all be able to share our thoughts with out getting hate. One day the world will unite and become one and respect everyone. ONE DAY WE WILL UNITE!!!

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The fifth grade play has taught me many things about stereotypes,destroying and voyaging, but to me I believe that one person can change the world.And in Hulihia there 144 children having a voice and standing up for what is right.For example: in the first scene of Hulihia it talks about how the Amazon is very sacred and precious.From this scene I have learned why the Amazon is so sacred and important:The Amazon produces about 70% of Earthʻs oxygen.While 20% comes from the ocean and the other 10% comes from the rest of the world.Not only that but people also live in the Amazon.And others want to destroy the Amazon for energy and high tech that the world has today.Another example is: Hokulea.Hokulea is canoe that has traveled around the world not to only save their cultures but others as well.From this part of Hulihia it shows the purpose of Hokulea and how it saved many peopleʻs cultures.Hokulea now travels the world.To me I am happy because Hokulea is saving many cultures and it is not that easy to do so.And since Hokulea is such a success people started to think about making another canoe.And that is how Hawaiiloa was created.Hawaiiloaʻs purpose was to connect people to their ancestors.Hawaiiloa also traveled around the world helping to save many peopleʻs cultures.The play has taught me many things about my ancestors and the problems with Native American peopleʻs homes.

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I learned a lot about my culture because I am Native America like how my culture was portrayed and what they do to celebrate and have fun,how to hunt,what games they play,and what they wore I also learned that I have a strong voice if I try. I also learned that it is hard if you are not willing to try hard and put the effort in to  it. Another thing I learned is that if we try to do it all by our self we will not as good as we did working together because every thing is better if your part of a team. Also as a fifth grader I thought that we did a good job at our play.

One of the big idea of the fifth grade play is unite to move forward I choose this big idea because it shows how every one comes together with hokulea and helps them come together as one. another one of the main ideas i choose was aina i choose aina because it shows how people tack care of the land and try to help it like in the Amazon rain forest and people try to help people by growing farms and healthy food and i think that it is good for them to try everything and Malama Honua.

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I learned that most of what I had learned of the time of the pilgrims was false and that the media and movies shape many peoples think differently about current issues or old ones for this matter.  An example is that I thought that the pilgrims were people who wore black and white and Squanto taught  them  how to farm and after the Thanksgiving they lived happily ever after. But that thanksgiving was not actually even the first thanksgiving.

What I learned about myself is that I can work better than I thought working in a group and writings the song lyrics. When you work in the class together to change the lyrics it causes you to think more because if you rebuke something you have to already something in mind and even though you think that it is a good idea that does not matter, what the class thinks is what we always go with. Another thing is that if you think that the song lyrics do not work then you have to smoothen them out with practice because if you complain then the only thing that happens to you is a missing work slip, minus points, minutes, or a combination of any of them. In short you need to work together and that complaining never solves anything.

One big idea is that we must stand up for what we believe in.  We must stand up for what we believe in because at Standing Rock,  and Mauna Kea if they hadn't  they would have had had to go with what everyone (the authorities) says. In the Amazon issue the people are standing up for themselves, the community, and the ʻāina. They stand up for their rights and they unify.  We all need to unite "Itʻs time to make a change, respect all cultures and unite.". As our scene title is Pūpūkahi i Holomua (unite to move forward) we must unite and move forward to accept the challenge (ex. Standing Rock, in the Amazon, and Mauna Kea).

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When, I had first started off on the play process, I hadn't known that there was a need to project your voice. I thought that we didn't need to worry about that stuff. But, when time had passed by and the play was inching closer and closer I had started to raise my voice. I wasn't trying to shout, but make sure that I could get the message across to my audience. It was important because if people couldn't hear me then they wouldn't learn anything new from what I remembered and worked hard on. I also had learned during the play process that you have equal work with everybody. You would get the same work. You had to stay on top of everything, otherwise you would start falling behind. If you kept on doing that then you would be so far back, you wouldn't be able to catch up. I would be scared because the more work that you had gotten, the more time you would need to finish everything. You had to make sure that you had accomplished everything in time before the due date because you would get this and that taken away and you would get in trouble. You would have to have put in a lot of effort because if you finished everything just like that, but got almost everything wrong then you would be the opposite of what you wanted to be. I had learned that even though we had a lot of work, as long as you used your time wisely, then you would be ok.

One of the big Ideas that we all had learned from the play was our ʻāina. We have to take care of it. Not only the things that you do affect you, but it affects other people. Every decision that you make, something happens to another person or many other people too. The ʻāina is not only your, but it is everyones. You have to share it. You canʻt just own this and own that. You can not just take over other peoples things if they have been there and if they have been working it or knowing that place for longer then you have been. It belongs to other people too. For example, what stuck out to me was in Mrs. Sharrerʻs scene, they talk about DAPL. The Government has decided to build the Dakota Access Pipeline. It is supposed to carry crude oil across 1,200 miles from North Dakota to Illinois. Now, this is causing corruption because the Native Americans who have been there longer than the Government has been, say that their water is being destroyed. If the oil spills, then it will contaminate the water and there will be no more water left for people that live over there to drink. The Pipeline will cross and destroy sacred burial sites and important places to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. The Native Americans land is being destroyed because the people who live in Bismark, North Dakota did not want it running through their properties. So, the Government had decided to choose the Native Americans land. The point is that the Government did not get permission from the first peoples of the land. The Native Americans. I think that it is important for people to ask before do something to someone else's things.

I think that the important thing that we all learned from this play was that we should all rise up and Mālama Honua. Take care of Mother Earth. Stand and unite as one!

Unite to move forward!

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Experiencing the play process, I learned that you have to make the the time and effort to make something amazing. You have to put the hard work to have something like a few lines to an amazing show.  As a fifth grader, I know that working hard is important, but when you work hard, you get great feedback. When you work hard you turn out to be more easy to work with and youʻll be happy of what youʻve got. I also learned that you have to do your own part. You canʻt rely on other people to do it for you. You do your own work and be proud of it. We work as a team and without a goal to reach, you canʻt score.  Our goal was to get our message across and we scored so high. I know these things because I have experienced it through this play process.

Some big ideas we have shared in "Hulihia" is how perservere in our cultures, protect our aina, how we need to unite to move foward and lots more. As we "traveled" around the world we learn to share the problems in the world and how it affects us. Our whole play is all about perservering in our Hawaiian culture. This is about how the Hokuleʻa travels around the world sharing our culture. Our play is about where the places Hokuleʻa has visited through The World Wide Voyage. In scene 6, they talked about how Indigenous People stands up in what they people in. They stand up for their land. First, Standing Rock where the Native Americans stand up the sacred grounds. Second, Mauna Kea, where the Hawaiians are standing up for thier mountain so it wonʻt have too much telescopes. Lastly, Unite to Move Forward. Our scene is to respect and unite together so we could move foward in peace and harmony

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I learned a lot about myself during the play process. I learned that I am a great speaker because I have good pronunciation, and a clear and loud voice. Also I learned that I have some flaws. I think that because of the play I wasn't taking school work so seriously so my work wasn't really up to standard. So because of this I learned that I have to manage my time wisely and not procrastinate. This was my first play experience so all this talking and dancing was all new to me infact I was super nervous of performing in front of a big audience. But one of the main things iv'e learned from this play process is that you cannot rely on other people. I learned that every voice counts. If everyone relies on someone then our lines and songs will be terribly soft. But all in all this play has been such a awesome learning experience and I just feel much more confident on stage.

Also during the play process I learned a lot just by watching the other scenes. From Mrs. Chang's scene I learned about the Amazon RainForest and how it is 20percent of the worlds air. I didn't only learn facts about the play but I realized how we are trashing our Aina and not caring about the future generations. We have to care for our economy and work together to sustain a healthy life style. The song One Day meant a lot to me because it made me realize that when we oppress and hate each other we cannot grow and excel. Or else our future generations will not have a good time.

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Experiencing the play process, I have grown a lot and gained confidence in myself.  I learned that I have a strong voice and with good practice, I can do anything.  I also learned that we all needed to work together to make this play happen.  We needed to listen to each other and compromise.  When we united, we created something special and beautiful.

I think some big ideas in the play were to unify because we all need to unite and move together as one and be the voice of Mother Earth together and stand up for what we think is right. When we unite, we become stronger together.

Another big idea that we shared with our audience was to Mālama Honua. We need to protect Mother Earth and when we do something to our ʻāina it affects the whole world like a ripple effect. Our land is for everyone and donʻt be greedy and take things that belong to everybody. We need to live a sustainable life and not just take from our land and not give back to Earth and pay for all that we took. Another theme that falls under ʻāina is to protect it and preserve for future generations.

Some things that stuck out to me in Mrs. Aweauʻs and Mrs. Changʻs scene were that the Amazon Rainforest produces 20% of our oxygen that we breathe, but a lot of people are cutting down a lot of the Amazonʻs trees to get money and for their countryʻs growth and to build other things that need a lot of space. If they demolish the Amazon it we be a ripple effect on everyone because it will take away a lot of oxygen that we need to survive with. There are some rare creatures in the Amazon such as lots of birds, mammals, fish, amphibians, and reptiles. They have a BIG lesson about taking care of OUR Earth for future generations.

The Dakota Access Pipeline was made to carry crude oil across 1,200 miles from North Dakota to Illinois. There has been a lot of protesting at Sacred Stone Camp to fight for the pipeline not to be put there because of all the sacred grounds and sites and burials that the pipeline is supposed to go through but they are also protesting because the pipeline will also run through their water which can break and the oil can spill in the water and the water could get contaminated and they wonʻt be able to drink clean water. The pipeline did not have permission from the people who actually own the land, Native Americans, they just decided to build a pipeline even though they only asked he government ( who doesnʻt actually own the land) if they could build the pipeline.

Overall, we grew through the fact that we need to Mālama Honua and take care of Mother Earth and stand as one and fight for what is right. Unite to move forward, Pūpūkahi I Holomua!

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This year from the play I learned that you can not get distracted easily because you have so much to do you have not time to wast because you have to have time to research and memorize the songs and your lines. Wee had to run through our hole script a lot of times because our teachers Kumu Cady and Mrs.Sharrer wants to get our scene pitch perfect.  There is times that parts could be easy but there is difficult times were you can not figure out something. Our props and our back drops took long and you had to get every spot because if you donʻt you have to remember that the audience can see ever thing. They seem far but really they are not.

Somethings that i learned from Mrs. Changs and Mrs. Awaue scene is that the amazon rain forest had 70% of our worlds air. I also learned to protect mother earth. Because in Mrs. Sharrerʻs class they talked about the Dakota Acess Pipeline (DAPL). It holds crud oil from North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa and Illinois. Lots of Native American protest and they still cant get them to stop the DAPL. the protester get shot by water canyons and gurnades the police have dogs with them. In our scene I learned that Native Americans are savages and worrior. People try to make fun of Native Americans by making there own proucts that look like what Native Americans would wear. Like H&M the tried to make a Pink and urple headband and sell it at there stories but really what you donʻt know is that they are trying to copy native Amerians. People think that Native Americans are different but really we are all like brothers and sister" if we unify we can work together".

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My experience during the play I had some difficult and easy times it impacted me in many different ways. I learned that how to start communicate with my classmate so much easier and my ideas can go around so people can think about what say. I don't have to hold back any of my ideas. I also got had just realized that what you say every little word, can have a life changing effect to others. But in order to do so you have to put your 100% into what you write, say and even dance, we tell stories through many different ways like in the hoop dancing and the eagle dancing we were sharing with you the symbolics of the world. A big thing I learned  during the play was that I can’t rely on my classmates to do their part so you do it, it is unfair and it makes others think that they don’t need to do what  they have to do they have to do. But you should be the bigger person and do the work that needs to be completed even though it may be one of you classmates work, you won’t lose they will they will have no idea what is going on and hopefully learn that they shouldn’t do it again. During the processing of making our scrip when had loads of partner/group work with could be harder or easier it just depends on your choices. Another thing was that you have to commit to your part in whatever you're doing, if you are a crew member of the Hawai’iloa then be a crew member of the Hawai’iloa. It is your Kūleana to do what needs to be done. You can make a change!!!

In the play a lesson that stuck out to me was that what you do affect others too. While we were in the Amazon Rainforest I learned that the Amazon is 20% of the earth and 70% is the ocean and 10% is made by us, humans. The Amazon is a big part of this world and if we cut down the trees we will it will impacted so many others not just the people but the animals that live in the Amazon, there is even a possible of animals to be extinct. Another thing is that we must stand up for our culture and not be push back. In Waipunaʻs scene they brought some current evens such as the DAPL aka Dakota Acess Pipeline. The Native American Standing Rock Souix tribe is fighting for their land that has be theirs for generations and suddenly the US wants to build a pipeline through the land, which has be relocated for Bismark, North Dakota because they didnʻt want it going through their water source, but the Native Americans are asking for the same thing but they bother to do anything. We need to fight back for whats right!

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Some thing I learned in the play process was that you had to be very patient and had to have alot of communication between your friends, classmates, teachers, and writing. Sometimes in the play process of writing the songs and practicing lines, I would sometimes get annoyed and fustrated with myself and my peers because sometimes they would mess up and then we would all have to wait or redo it or maybe I messed up over and over and over again and  would be making me fustrated with myself and how I should have known that or I should have made that. When were practicing songs, sometimes my suggestions would not be taken and for some reason would make me a little bit angry and all that but now that I know this lesson, I know how to communicate through my life and how I can make people feel better and more appreciated.
One big idea we (as a grade) tried and did express was that we should express Unity and Equality through out the world. Like how in our scene, we showed that Native Americans were being potrayed as savages and did not know how to live. They were being treated like someones lesser or someones toy to just play around with. Also in scene 1 & 2, they show that we need to create an equal balance through our land for we all have equal rights to it. They show that the economy is taking to much trees from them and its hurting Global Warming, Extinction, and air pollution. I believe they are trying to get at that we have to keep the Amazon to an equal amount of protection but we have to give to our community and economy because we have to know that it is everyones land, not just the protecters land, not just the economies land.

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During my journey of the 5th grade play I learned many things, not only about the world around us but about myself. Throughout the play I learned that my actions during a certain time will affect the way I act. For example, during the practice of our scene my actions were not as strong and thoughtful as when we were performing. This has shaped me and my perspective of myself in a way I myself could not imagine. The play process has shaped my life by educating me to be the best I can be, by teaching me about the problems and issues that are occurring now and why I should act now and stand up. Although I may have learned a lot about myself and the problems occurring now, the most important thing I learned from my experiences in the play was that we must Pupukahi I Holomua (Unite to move forward). If we do not unite we will not grow and if we don't grow we will not uplift the  history of our ancestors, leaving us with nothing and all left behind.

One of the many big ideas that were shared throughout this amazing journey throughout the 5th grade play was Equality. The relationship with all cultures and the issues of our world has been leading to treacherous disasters with our balance of land or our relationships with each other and the world around us. During my scene and Waipunaʻs scene we focused on the issues between our land and cultures. The DAPL also known as Dakota Access Pipeline is a pipeline that is currently being built to transport the oil needs to many countries, although the pipeline may make a better future for some people they donʻt realize that they are building through an area that does not belong to them and intact belongs to the Native Americans. Although it is illegally trespassing on Native American land they believe that they have to right to build on their land anyway. Though building the pipeline they run through the water source of many Native American people causing a chance that if the DAPL spills it will contaminate the water source leaving the Native Americans with no water to drink. So, you may be wondering why does any of that matter? Iʻll tell you why, If this terrible catastrophe keeps going on and we don't come together unite and help to fight against this it will lead to like I said before terrible things such as water sources being destroyed and the oil spreading like a slithering snake across the water looking for more of our resources to destroy. So we must come together, unite and fight back against these horrible actions. Though this is on of the main big ideas another great big idea is Respecting all cultures. During our scene we talked about native american stereotypes and how we should "Respect All cultures". Instead of being judged for being different or having different traditions we should come together and respect all cultures no matter what the cultures may do if we connect and respect each other we will start to unite and move forward growing as one and work as one together.

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During the play process I have grown a lot! Before I was not as educated on modern issues we have today. I thought all cultures were different which was true-but not as much as we are the same. Indigenous people from all around the world are just like each other. We all have similar struggles and dreams. We all want the best for our future generations because they are our future and without them our cultures just disappear. " We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children" -Native American Proveb. "Mālama Hōnua". To me both these sayings bring out one message, the earth is everyone's kuleana and we need to preserve it for the future, our future. Other indigenous cultures from all over the earth share one main idea which is the idea of Mālama Hōnua because they learned it from their kūpuna. Our kūpuna understood that what we do can affect the whole world. This showed in Mrs. Aweau's and Mrs.Chang's scenes because they were explaining how the amazon rainforest provides 20% of the whole worlds oxygen, but sadly Brazil has started to cut down the Amazon because they need space and wood to build mega cities like São Paulo. The saddest part is when they build these megacities they are taking away more and more of the habitat from all the plants, animals and people that are found nowhere else in the world! To me megacities wont matter when all these cultures, plants and animals are extinct because we chose money over living things. When the Amazon is destroyed we lose 20% of our precious oxygen that we NEED to SURVIVE! Ask yourselves this, will megacities matter when our oxygen is low and people are dying because lack of food and natural resources?

One big idea that stuck out to the audience (in my opinion) was balance. All around the world countries have had issues, and still do, with justice and your rights. In my scene and Waipuna's scene we focused on modern issues such as the Dakota Access Pipeline. The DAPL is a crude oil pipeline that is currently under construction on NATIVE AMERICANS land. DAPL is illegally trespassing on NA's land because the people in the town of Bismark, North Dakota didn't want it running through their water source. So they decided to move it on the NA's land which is illegal and also runs through the NA's water source. So the NA's told them that and they continued to carry on with construction so NA's are taking a stand at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation for their land, not just for their people but for all indigenous cultures all around the world who are standing up for their cultures, rights and justice. I think this stuck out to the audience because in all of the scenes they talked about justice, rights, land, and standing up for indigenous cultures all around the world.

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Some of the main ideas that I picked up from the other scenes, is that we have to care for our 'āina because our ʻāina cares for us. We have to learn to be sustainable, think about the choices that we make because it can impact many things and people.We also have to remember that the land isnʻt only ours, itʻs everyones. Another one is that protect our culture and future. In everything that we do, we have to think of the seventh generation. We have to stand up to be the voice of the future now so in the future, they donʻt have to live a life as hard or difficult as ours. It isnʻt only us though, we have to stand up for our culture so it doesn't die away. We have to embrace our traditions so we can remember them, so we can remember our culture, and most importantly, that we remember who we are as people. Another major thing that I picked up was the importance of unity. when we unify, we become stronger and more together with each other. We are all connected by the ocean, not separated by it. When we unify, we become one voice, one earth, and one nation. In our scene, we talk about how stereotypes impact how people view other people, and how it impacts them. Stereotypes are harmful and hurtful. The question is, how do we end them?We have to learn how to respect all people and their beliefs. We are all equal and no one is better. We all have to stand up for what's right!!!

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During the play process, I learned that when you run through everything, you can't blame a specific person on doing something wrong. It isn't just one person that's wrong. When we went into the songwriting, I learned that you can't just accept or decline a line that someone makes. If everyone wants it, we all have to practice to make it work. We have to try it out before doing anything with it. We have to check if it matches the beat, if it flows, and if it matches what we are trying to say. We also have to realize that sometimes, our decisions or suggestions that we make aren't always necessarily the best ideas. We have to learn how to acknowledge everyone else's ideas too. I felt like when you do something as a class, you have to learn how to cooperate with everyone and not just make it be your way all the time. It's never just you on stage or just you doing a dance. It's always the whole class. When you do something, it's never a solo act, you have to do it as a team. I also learned that when we speak out to the audience, we have to use projection so that our message gets across to everyone, otherwise there is no point to the play if we don't spread our message. Everyone's line is important and that's why it's in the script. We wouldn't include any lines that aren't important. Everything has an important and special meaning to it.

Some of the main ideas that I picked up from the other scenes are that we have