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FUTURE

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  • Events have occurred making fishponds scarce. 

  • Present Day Modernization: 

    • Hawaiian's believed in a system that is based on the concept of ahupua'a meaning from the mountains into the sea 

    • Buildings were constructed where it has cut off the system of an ahupua'a

  • WE are no longer able to sustain ourselves, we are having so much troubles only about 10% of our food is from Hawaii.

MODERNIZATION
SPICE
  • Mililani High School is a public school located in a suburban community in Central Oahu. School’s population consist approximately of 2,500 students for all grades, coming from military and local backgrounds and diverse socio-economic levels. 

  • Competition of cheaper imports

  • Majority of population shift from rural to urban areas

  • Traditional fishpond management altered and changed

  • New job opportunities

  • Protected by cultural and religious restrictions

  • Keep guardian spirits happy

  • Ensure well-being of pond

    • All people practice respect for nature

      • Aware of need for conservation

      • Enforce kapu (restriction system)

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INFLUENCE OF CURRENT SUBJECT 

  • Hawaii having to import most of our food from the mainland affects the environment 

  • Food sustainability is a problem that needs to be acted upon

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