06/12/2012

   Today was a fun first day of summer school. I learned about connection and Haloa, the hawaiian alphabet, na ninau 'elima, and we had a scavenger hunt. So, the first thing our class did this morning was our kumus took us outside and they made pa'i 'ai. They did this to teach us about connection and Haloa, the first born hawaiian. It taught us how we're all connected. Later, when we went back to class, we learned about pi'apa, the hawaiian alphabet. It had thirteen letters. Five vowels: a, e, i, o, u. And eight constonants: h, k, l, m, n, p, w, and the 'okina. Then we learned na ninau 'elima which was five questions about ourselves. It asked who we are, where we came from, and who our parents are. We had to learn how to ask and answer the questions in 'olelo Hawai'i. Near the ending of class, we went to the library and did a scavenger hunt for our syllabus and handbook. It was so we could get familiar with the rules and no where to find things. So, today was a fun day and i can't wait to learn more.