Puukohola

Every year a handful of students from my school take part in a cultural gathering. This year was very special for me, it was my first time participating in this ceremony. Even though I have been attending since I was 7 this was the first time it felt right for me to be a part of this once in a life time experience. I had tons of fun during the day time practicing hula, and taking part in some of the workshops. Just being around Pu'ukohola is always a treat, but being there with people whom have so much to share with others is always nice. Overall that weekend spent preparing for the new school year in my eyes was well worth it. Pu'ukohola is an annual event taking place in Kawaihae on Moku O Keawe ( Hawaii Island ) come join us next year!

Back From Summer.

This is the day before my first day of school, and I would like to take some time to reminisce on this summer and talk about my previous first day's of school. This summer was an extraordinary chapter in my life. As it comes to a close I want to remember the bonds that have grown between me and my new and old friends. I hope to continue growing along with such a gifted group of young individuals. As for the first day of school... isn't it always such a magical or bloodcurdling experience? But I always look forward to the first day of school, because I get to see people who I've missed for 6 weeks. I've always found summer a peculiar thing, doesn't everyone seem to grow exponentially during those weeks spent away? Well, I hope this school year will be better than last and that I meet a bunch of new people!

Am I ready for this?

On monday July 27th 2009 I officially became a driver in the beautiful state of Hawaii! Well not really... but I did get my permit, and hey everything starts somewhere right? At first I thought that I would have a lot more freedom being able to drive and what not but two days really changed my perspective on things. I've driven a total of two times on a highway which were more than enough for me to see how much responsibility I have just assumed. Being 15 and a half really isn't hard, I wake up whenever I please I eat when my stomach tells me to but now I have other peoples lives in my palms. And so I asked myself "Am I ready for this?" this took me a while to come up with an answer for this but I feel that no one's ever completely ready for anything we just prepare ourselves as best as we feel we can, and hope for the best. I feel that I will be able to one day become a respectable driver, and learn the rules of the road without having to make any large mistakes. Because a nervous driver is a safe driver!

Na Pua No'eau Summer Institute

I've been gone for two weeks, I was attending a summer program aimed at enriching Hawaiian children in their culture. I had a fantastic time it was a very compelling experience. The goal of the program was to help high-school students answer the questions like "who are you", what do you want to do, and who do you want to be, by amercing them in a mixture of culture and academics. I with along with another 49 students from all across Ka pae aina o Hawaii were given the chance to get to know each other quite intimately, because it was a residential camp. We were broken up into five groups based on our unique interests each group had 10-13 kids. I entered myself into the "Ho'owaiwai Kalaikaiaola O Hawaii" or Hawaiian ecology group. The focus of my group ranged from watersheds, to lo'i (irrigated gardens) to loko i'a (fish ponds) we were even given the opportunity to paint a mural. during the evenings our counselors would bring in people of all professions one night it was a designer, the next a souse chef, also slam poets, traditional tattoo artists, choreographers, people of all backgrounds and professions. This time spent there gave a clearer vision of what i would like to become as an adult, it let me asses what is important to me in life, and what I don't need to waste anymore energy on. I became very close with my fellow peers, and I dearly miss them. I will defiantly be attending this program next year, and if you have a son/daughter going into high-school who is of Hawaiian decent please enter them into this program. It's called Napua No'eau Summer institute. It has deeply moved me in ways that I've never felt before.

Mahalo!

As I sat today at my computer I thought to myself how lucky I am to have the world at my finger tips. I tried to imagine any teen simply 100 years ago wouldn't know or care about someone half way around the world, meeting new people through youtube, myspace, and twitter has become a routine thing nowadays. I meet people from everywhere and I sometimes get to know them well, occasionally I get into deep philosophical conversations with them and other times I just talk about music. Nowadays the world is connected through this wonderful constantly expanding network of people. I am just very glad we have such a powerful tool at our disposal, and I hope we continue to use our advances in technology as well as we have used the internet.

Introduction

Aloha.

My name's ernest, I'm 15 and I live in Hawaii. I'd like to consider myself a "good writer" for a teen any way... But the purpose of my blog is to create a window into my life for others to peak into. If you wanna get to know me any better just contact me.

PS. I love music here are some bands everyone should check out.

Minus the bear

Blink 182

taking back sunday

senses fail

atreyu

metallica