Honoka Community Assessment
Honoka’a was the home of many diverse plantation workers beginning in the 1800’s, however, while there are no longer plantations around, the town still exists but the culture and community has drastically changed.
Method
Participants
The participants chosen for this community assessment were the members of Honoka’a community as a whole. The assessment was based off a geographical location encompassing the 2,258 occupants of all ages (suburbanstats.org).
Assessments and Measures
When assessing the town of Honoka’a the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats were used to determined how the community functions as well as the Walk Around Guide to get a deeper understanding of the history, development, organizations, and daily activity …show more content…
Although many changes have taken place over the years, Honoka’a wants to support cultural diversity and implement the importance of culture and collective cohesion for the members of the community. Cultural education based on Hawaiian and Native Pacific Islander is provided by the Hawaiian Cultural Center of Hamakua. They provide free classes to the public on dancing hula, chanting, kapa (cloth) making, philosophy, Hawaiian language, art, and agriculture. This center was born out of the desire for change for the Honoka’a community by Lanakila Mangauil. Born and raised in Honoka’a, Lanakila saw the deprivation the community suffered once the final sugar cane plantation closed and he saw the people begin to segregate themselves and their diverse cultures from one another. He dreamt of creating a place where people could come together, to learn, to sing, to dance, and to bring back the traditions of the Hawaiian people. This center provides the opportunities for members to come together and work on themselves as well as benefiting their community. One of the projects to create cohesion among members was to build a community garden. The garden was open to all community member of all ages so that they could work together towards a common …show more content…
Cohesion is the ultimate goal for this community because when you take a look around, even with the creation of the cultural and the youth center, community members segregate themselves, furthermore causing the centers struggling to achieve community involvement. The community members see themselves as separate from the community as a whole since there is such a diverse population with different cultural practices. Many years ago, the had cultural festivals introducing and educating the public about the diverse population living in Honoka’a, but those no longer exist and it was not determined as to why they were discontinued. Alongside community segregation, many residents of Honoka’a suffer from impoverishment as an additional community
Method
Participants
The participants chosen for this community assessment were the members of Honoka’a community as a whole. The assessment was based off a geographical location encompassing the 2,258 occupants of all ages (suburbanstats.org).
Assessments and Measures
When assessing the town of Honoka’a the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats were used to determined how the community functions as well as the Walk Around Guide to get a deeper understanding of the history, development, organizations, and daily activity …show more content…
Although many changes have taken place over the years, Honoka’a wants to support cultural diversity and implement the importance of culture and collective cohesion for the members of the community. Cultural education based on Hawaiian and Native Pacific Islander is provided by the Hawaiian Cultural Center of Hamakua. They provide free classes to the public on dancing hula, chanting, kapa (cloth) making, philosophy, Hawaiian language, art, and agriculture. This center was born out of the desire for change for the Honoka’a community by Lanakila Mangauil. Born and raised in Honoka’a, Lanakila saw the deprivation the community suffered once the final sugar cane plantation closed and he saw the people begin to segregate themselves and their diverse cultures from one another. He dreamt of creating a place where people could come together, to learn, to sing, to dance, and to bring back the traditions of the Hawaiian people. This center provides the opportunities for members to come together and work on themselves as well as benefiting their community. One of the projects to create cohesion among members was to build a community garden. The garden was open to all community member of all ages so that they could work together towards a common …show more content…
Cohesion is the ultimate goal for this community because when you take a look around, even with the creation of the cultural and the youth center, community members segregate themselves, furthermore causing the centers struggling to achieve community involvement. The community members see themselves as separate from the community as a whole since there is such a diverse population with different cultural practices. Many years ago, the had cultural festivals introducing and educating the public about the diverse population living in Honoka’a, but those no longer exist and it was not determined as to why they were discontinued. Alongside community segregation, many residents of Honoka’a suffer from impoverishment as an additional community