By Ivalynn LauronalThe three field trips that I’ve attended were very interesting and fun. I didn't think I would learn that much in three days, but I actually did and I liked it a lot. It made me want to learn more about the Hawaiian culture, and not be afraid of learning something. The first field trip I went on was January 12, 2010. We went to Outrigger Keahou right across from there was the Hawaiian site. We arrived there around 9 am. Our class would gather all together and sing the chant E Homai nice and strong to show our insight knowledge to kumu Mahealani Pai, Keone and the site. We also meet a huge load of students from Ehunuie'kaimalino school. We got introduced to a couple of other Hawaiians who actually used to live on this land. I thought it was pretty cool that they are re-building their families heiau. It must mean a lot to them. The girls went with Uncle Keone to the structure on the far right, where there was a partially collapsed stone wall. We learned how to set up a plane table, and learned how to use it. It was confusing at first but I got the hang of it. The girls got in to teams of four and we had to set up the plane table, measure the flags distance and put it back, that was easy. It was lunch after so we headed to the Hale 'ike which is our outdoor classroom. It was very windy which was good because we worked in the hot sun. Kumu Mahealani Pai wrote notes on the board so we took copious notes. We wrote down the map legends used for plane table mapping. The two types of water worn stones are 'ili'ili' and ala. Also the cardinal points for north, south, east, and west in Hawaiian are akau, hema, hikina and komohana. The first day was amazing and we did our best.
My third field trip was on February 2, 2010. The girls finished mapping the stone wall. We took our time to measure each rock. We talked to some students from Ehunuie'kaimalino, and my favorite kumu from their was Aunty Nani. She was so hilarious and she also gave us some motivation. It was lunch so we took notes again on the chiefs back then, that a chief from Maui came to Hawai’i. Some chiefs were Lonoikamakahiki, Kamalalawalu. We learned the different heiau were Ke'eku, Hapai'ali'i, Pau'omi, Haleopapa, Makolea, Kapua'noni, and Keawemua. Learning all of this Hawaiian culture, I was so amazed by it. I mean learning more about my Hawaiian culture has made me stronger. It is always good to respect all Hawaiian belongings and through this project, today we are showing new respect and we are helping to make it look like it was before. I will always respect it and tourists should too.
I am proud to be Hawaiian and I am proud to have worked at this very amazing place.
Inquiry QuestionsBy: Ivalynn Lauronal
1. A tourist asks you about the site and what you are doing? They also want to know if it is okay to walk on the heiau. What do you tell them?
If A tourist ever came up to me and asked about the Hawaiian site, I would say that these heiau are very old sacrificial places that have been there for many years and are still here to this day. This site is where Hawaiians lived and built their heiau fro living and for religious sacrifices. Many things happened in this site, wars were planned, councils with Ali’I and family gatherings. What our class is doing is mapping heiau that had fallen and or that has been damaged. We took out time measuring every single rock if the heiau and started drawing in on the plane table. To give tourists a heads up, I don’t think it is a good thing to walk on the heiau because Hawaiians did all that hard work with their bare feet and bare hands, stacking and carrying heavy stones to build the heiau. The heiau was like their home back then. How would it feel if strangers walked on your property?
2. Imagine yourself standing on the site 20 years from now. Your family is with you. What will you tell them? What will the site look like?
by: Iva Lauronal
Standing on the site 20 years from now with my family would be amazing. I would tell them that this is the site I’ve been working on in 2010 when I was in high school. We learned about the Hawaiian culture and how to map heiau. It took time for us to measure each rock of the heiau but we took our time. We had groups of four so we all worked together and we got it done fast. I worked and helped on the site three times which was recommended. I did learn a lot and it was interesting. I learned about the solstice, the different heiau, chants, dances and chiefs and the wars. Twenty years from now the heiau will be restored and will be in the exact place. I hope it is just more trees and grasses hopefully not hotels on the heiau because it is not right. Hopefully more people in the future will be experiencing and learning about the Hawaiian culture. I will be very proud to be telling my family about my experiences.
How Hawaiians Measured
By: Ivalynn Lauronal
My name is Iva Lauronal, I have lived in Kona my whole life. I am twenty five percent Hawaiian and I keep my Hawaiian pride strong. I am always interested in learning about my Hawaiian culture. I’ve learned things about the Hawaiian culture that I’ve never known before, such as Anana which is what Hawaiians used to measure. They used their fingertips with their arms stretched out with Hawaiians standing side by side by each other. They stood fingertip to fingertip.
In math class we did an experiment where all of the students in class used Anana by standing side by side with our arms stretched out with fingertips touching. What we got for our metric conversion was 1.6 meters that equal to one Anana which was our class average. Curiously arm span was equal to the person’s height, which I thought was interesting. Some students were short and some were tall but we did work together as a team and found our average.
Our outside class room at the site was called Halau ‘ike. With Mahealani Pai we did an experiment, where we went to Hapa’i ali’i heiau and we used Anana. We stood side by side by each other with our arms stretched out till our fingertips touched. The measurement for the length was forty five meters and the width was thirty meters. We did the calculations of our math. So it came out to be about twenty eight people standing by each other when doing the length of hapa’i ali’i, and the width took about nineteen people standing side by side. It took time doing this, but it was very interesting.
BlogsI went with my first period math class went on a field trip to Kahalu'u to check out the Heiau and learn about plane table mapping. But when we arrived there our class sang a chant in order for us to enter the site. We were shy but we did our best for the first time. We need to practice a little more with the chants. We then got into our groups where the Kane went with Mahealani Pai and the Wahine went with Uncle Keone. We learned how to set up and use a plane table. It was fun learning how to use it, it was easy. Each Wahine tried it at least once. We moved under the tarp and got into groups of four. It was me, Raegen, Ku'ulei and another girl from Ehunui’ekaimalino and we were the first ones up. We had to set it up and find the distance to the flag. When it was lunch time we chant before we ate. so we got use to it. Later we went with the kane to the Pao Umi Heiau. It felt so weird going on the heiau. But I was proud of myself by going on this field trip and learning more about my Hawaiian culture.
Yesterday’s field trip was okay. It was my second field trip and I have one more to go to. When we arrived there we chanted E Homai to Mahealani Pai for us to enter. I think we were soft, but we will work on it. We took notes. We worked on mapping the heiau. For me since it was my second day on the field trip I really didn't know how to measure. It was blazing hot. Uncle Keone picked me to come up to the board and do a problem but it was hard for me. I need more help measuring.
This field trip was my third one finally. We had to chant E Homai a second time because we weren't loud enough plus we were all spreaded out so we weren't that loud. So we got closer together and we chanted loud and it sounded way better. After that we got our map and finished mapping it. Shannon, Angela, and Lei and I did good work. We all worked together even though we were in the hot sun. Later we found out we were doing the wrong map so we were all mad. But Keone said don't be, because it’s a good thing we worked and did it because he can go on the computer and fix the errors. I think I tried my best in mapping, even when I didn’t understand, I tried.
Fieldtrip Blogs
By Raegen Arellano
Fieldtrip Blog 1/12/10
We went on a fieldtrip with my first period class. We went down to Keahou outrigger to check out the Heiaus. We did a chant so that we could enter the place. Other school’s came, they looked mean but as the time went by they were nice. We got separated, Kane’s went up to see Pao umi Heiau and we stayed to see the Keawemua Heiau, the residence of parents of Bernice Pauahi Bishop. Uncle Keone was teaching us how to Plane table map, it looked hard but I got used to it. He split us up into 4 groups of 3. We were the first ones to setup the plane table. I was nervous because I thought I would do something wrong but it went alright. Then after that, we had a lunch break. I didn’t bring any food so Aunty Darlene had to buy me food. Then we went up mauka to see the boys. We couldn’t go inside the Heiau because we were girls, so we climbed up, I felt weird. Mr. Witsman gave us a tour around the Heiau and after that we went back to the place and went back to the school.
Fieldtrip Blog 1/19/10
What we did on the fieldtrip, we chanted to get in the place. It was hard because the Kumu’s were very fast. I was off. They’re only two girls, just me and Tiare. The rest didn’t make it. So we Aunty Darlene called us to go the Heiau, because the other schools were there doing plane table mapping. We were assigned to Aunty Kanani’s group. We did the reference point; we put flags where the rocks had fallen. The Heiau was slanted, so Mr. Ha’o told me to put a flag. We got the hang of it, and it was hot down there. It was time for our lunch break. I had a good lunch, my mom made it. It was like an omelet. We went back and got to work again.The other school had to go at 1:30, we were almost done. After everything, we cleaned up. Then we went to the pnd and did a chant again.
What we did on the fieldtrip we did plane table mapping. We had to set up our tripod. We had new people in our group. They were nice, it wasn’t hard at all. While they were doing plane table mapping. Mr. Lowery asked me to help him do this GPS Reading. We were trying to find out the measurements. The three reference points we about the same. Then we went to eat lunch. After that we went back to the Heiau and did some more work and finished everything up. Mahealani Pai taught us something, the four gods are Ku, Kanaloa, Lono, Kane. Heiau means pre Christian place of worship. Hui Kaha Pohaku, group that measures the placement of stones. E Homai means grant us knowledge, pule means to protect. Makahiki means the Hawaiian term for a new year, Hapaiali’i means Hawaiian calendar Heiau. I’m looking forward to going on the next fieldtrip.
Inquiry Questions:By Raegen Arellano
1) A tourist asks you about the site and what you are doing.They also want to know if it is okay to walk on the rebuilt Heiaus. What do you tell them?
If a tourist asked me about the site I would tell them that Heiau is a Hawaiian Temple . Heiau were made in different styles depending upon their purpose and location. They were made in different styles depending upon their purpose and location. They were made indifferent shapes and sizes and it depends on their purpose. The Heiau were used as places for worship and sacrifice. I will tell them that we are documenting the Wahi Pana (sacred places) of the Kahalu’u area. We Are Some families who are responsible for the Heiau have continued the tradition to care of them till this day. If they asked me if they could walk on the Heiau I would say I don’t think so because of what happened there. We ask visitors to respect this sacred place and the beliefs of those who follow the Hawaiian religion. When I first stepped into this place I felt a vibe, it was a good vibe by the way. With all the sweat coming down our faces, the hot sun on our faces, getting darker every time we go out there doing our hard work to this place I felt really good. After all everything was done our map was a little off by hey it was alright, at least it's something.
2) Imagine yourself standing in the site 20 years from now. Your family is with you, what will you tell them? What will the site look like?
If my family and I went back to Kahalu'u, I would tell them that I when I was a senior in high school, my class worked down here mapping the heiaus. We did plane table mapping. It was in our Geometry class and I was wondering, "Why are we doing this?" And it's not even apart of math. Well, I realized it when my friend Mercury told me, " Look at the heiaus, look what we are doing, the tools that we are using." And I felt really dumb, heiaus were made in different shapes and styles depending on their purpose. Plane table mapping is just Mapping. The Hawaiian term for Plane table Mapping is Hiu Kaha Pohaku. Hui means group, ohana, team. Kaha means measure, mark placement. And Pohaku means stones. So it's basically mapping the stones and putting flags where the rocks had fallen. Our heiau was slanted so Mr. Ha'o told me to put a flag there. We were thinking that's how they built it, or maybe an earthquake did it who knows. But I had fun with my senior class, I made new friends because there was this other school that came and helped us out. But they didn't come to all the field trips. I wished I went to the last time because it's was my last year but I'm back here now and the site looks more beautiful then ever, since it has been restored. 
