Kullahauhau Reflection

Through the process of learning my moʻokūʻauhau I have reached several different E Ola outcomes. First of all, I reached the e ola outcome of ʻIke Kūpuna. I showed ʻike kūpuna because ʻike kūpuna means to not only understand but grow from using the knowledge of our kūpuna and ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi. Throughout the process of learning my moʻokūauhau I have learned a lot about my kūpuna. I feel that the things that I have learned about them could only be learned through my moʻokūʻauhau. For example, I would have not learned about how my great grandparents from my fatherʻs side immigrated from Japan at such an early age. Not only have I studied about my kūpuna but I have also learned how to properly recite my moʻokūʻauhau in Hawaiian. In my opinion I found this part to be very fascinating. I realized that Hawaiians are very intelligent people because they would memorize their entire moʻokūʻauhau and teach them to the younger generations in their ʻohana. I feel that I relate to this aspect because since
Mālama and kuleana means to develop skills and passions while engaging with your ʻohana. I had to reach out to my family and discus some things that make both of my parents uncomfortable in order to learn more about something that is very important in the Hawaiian Culture. For instance, I also feel like it is my kuleana to carry on the knowledge of knowing where my family came from. I believe that I related to this aspect because I was able to work together with my family in order to achieve an important aspect in the Hawaiian culture. As mentioned earlier I had to discuss things with my family even though I was not physically there. I talked to them about my different family members and asked lots of questions about them. I also asked questions that related to the stories that both of my parents have heard from their parents (my grandparents from both