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Saffery/kanoa Ohana: MY grandmother Cecil awapuhi my dads mom was born on Maui. Keanai to be exact. She was a homestead girl cleaned kalo everyday they own huge land on kula as well. the land on keanai stretch from the top of the valley to the bottom towards the ocean. our family are burried theirContinue reading “My Roots”

“His stories shaped my understanding of the family I come from ” Sienna inspired me to write my post. When she says this she is talkign about her grandpa, the bond and stories shes heard and grasp. I myslef had an amazing bond with my grandpa and it brings me back to when my grandpaContinue reading “CLOG: His Stories”

So, when looking through the book, I examined my last name Saffery. I learned that I am not familiar with them at all however, Much like uncle kealoha, he is just like my uncle irwin saffery they know how to fish, hunt and they give with their hearts.Much like the stories about them I learnedContinue reading “Kaiaulu: Interesting so far”

WHAT DOES IT TAKE…as for me i think i would have a very hard time to just look at a home that was once my families to constantly go back and clean up. I know it takes an amazing amount of respect and heart to go back to that certain place to clean up andContinue reading ““tenacious efforts to care for a place where most of their families can no longer live””

In class we were explaining to each other about who are you elders you look up to and why would we want our neighbors(classmates) to know about them… In class i explained how my grandpa Joseph was one of my elders that I look up to. He took in my uncle knowing that he wasContinue reading “Our elders”

“Listening to people’s experiences then sharing them distilled to their essence helps people see places and one another in new ways” (xvii)— Mehana Blaich Vaughan I remember staying up late with my grandpa, while he was teaching me how to bake his famous blueberry cheese cake. He was the very one who taught me howContinue reading “Perspective”

The most meaningful place to me would be my hometown Waimanalo. What makes this place very meaningful is my family and somewhere the fondest memories have been made. The sun rises and it is amazing. Waking up seeing my dad head off to work coming home from school to a freshly cooked dinner by myContinue reading “Meaningful place”

The reason I am going to school is to possibly make it into the Rad tech program at Kapiolani community college. An example of the community that help guide my action towards this goal is my family and school. My family help guide me by reminding me how successful it is and will be WhenContinue reading “What is a good example of a community that helps define your values and/or guide your actions.”

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.