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Kandalynnn Naidl
Ms. Lindsey
9th Grade
11/23/16
Survivor Hawaii Rough draft
Section 1: Present-day snapshot of sustainability
To be sustainable is to be able to maintain a whole (whatever that may be) efficiently and
effectively at a certain rate. To achieve sustainability we need to have renewable energy, local
farms, schools, and close communities. Today Hawaii is urban, changing, and growing at a rapid
rate. The state of Hawaii has made a goal of sustainability by the year 2050. Hawaii is
dependent on all imports of food and energy. There are 1.42 million people living in Hawaii
Nei. Currently we have 7 Hydroelectric power plants, 8 solar power plants,4 Biomass power
plants, 7 wind power plants, 1 Geothermal power plant, 1 coal power plant, and 15 petroleum
power plants. Amongst the previous listed energy sources: the Hydroelectric powerplant is a
renewable and sustainable resource; the Solar power plant is a renewable and sustainable
resource; the Biomass power plant is a sustainable and renewable resource (we will always have
trash and crop waste); the wind power plants are a renewable and sustainable resource; the
Geothermal power plant energy is a sustainable and renewable resource; the Coal power plant is
not a renewable resource and not a sustainable resource; the Petroleum power plants are not a
renewable resource and not sustainable. Hawaii has the highest electricity prices in the nation,

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and 12% of houses on Oahu have solar panels. All of the renewable resources and power plants,
plus Oahus 12% solar panels are not meeting the needs of Hawaiis growing population. Right
now Hawaii Nei is not sustainable, if the imports stopped comming we would only have two
weeks of food.To build local sustainability it will take help from everyone, we cant do this with
a few bills or laws, we need to talk about it. We need the community to be aware of what's going
on and how to help.
Section 2: Maui imports
Maui imports 90% of its fuel for energy and 85% of the food we eat. Maui depends on its
imports, we need a crop that produces a lot of food year round, doesn't need much water, can
survive the heat and wind, and doesn't need much maintenance. We need to use the land we have,
the crops that grow well here, and take advantage of the resources around us, (water, nutrients in
the soil, old cars and machines etc.) If we import all of our food, energy, and new machines that
break down easily how will we live when the planes and barges stop coming? The native
Hawaiians didnt import anything, they made sure to replenish all resources before exploiting
them. Greater management of our resources would provide for the people in Hawaii, therefore
requiring less reliance on imported goods and products. Hawaiians were much healthier than the
people living in Hawaii today, and were able to be an active person in the community, working
for the community as a whole instead of individual needs. We keep importing products we dont
need. We will always need medical supplies, the mail, tourists, etc. but why dont we reuse what
we have. Cuba was cut off from American trade for over 50 years, they had to start retooling and

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recycling anything they had. By retooling we would create thousands of jobs, teach important
life skills, and support local craftsmen and engineers. We would be combing the old education

and way of life with new ideas, education, and ways of life. By retooling we will be able to
survive with less and stop this generation from throwing away the world around us, we have
become a throwaway society. Importation takes jobs away from Hawaii. The economy depends
on tourism and imports. If we were more sustainable we would be a more sought after
destination. People would have to come to experience Hawaii.
Section 3: Mauis microclimates and topography
Hawaii subsumes many different climates enhancing the fertility in the soil and making it
logical for Hawaii to be comprised of thousands of native species. Hawaii has 11 out of the 13
different climates and obtains anywhere from 8-404 inches of rain a year in certain areas. Maui
has two major mountains, the west maui mountains (Haleakala), and the east maui mountains
(Halemahina). Maui is 727.2 square miles and contains many endemic and native species. Maui
has 8 state parks and 80 beaches. Maui has many different climates producing a range of
different plants that will thrive here. The rich soil and high humidity keeps plants happy and
flourishing. In the Hawaiian island chain there are 4,112,388 total acres. 47.99% of that is for
conservation (1,973,535 acres), 46.94% is for agriculture (1,930,354 acres), 4.81% is for urban
development (197,805 acres), and .26% is to be kept rural (10,692 acres). This information
supports the fact that Hawaii is more than capable of growing the food we need to sustain the
population. The information supports the facts that we should be growing more food here and
planting native species in hotels and businesses instead of non native and invasive plants.
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Historically the native Hawaiian population took advantage of the many microclimates and
natural topography of Hawaii Nei. To promote and provide agricultural and aquacultural
products that were sustainable to support a peaking population that is comparable to the current

population of Hawaii Nei. History of the Native Hawaiian communities provides and gifts us
with facts of complete sustainability of health and wellness for the people and the aina. The
opportunity to be sustainable is a luxury that other communities and cultures in the Unites States
and internationally do not have or dont take advantage of. They have suffered tremendously
when natural disaster struck because they were unreachable by imports. The state motto is Ua
Mau ke Ea o ka ina i ka Pono, which translates to The life of the land is preserved in the
righteousness of the people.
Section 4: Information about local farms
We need to have more local farms and learn from them. Local farms are organic and will help
us grow without GMOs, if we hope to one day reach sustainability, we are going to need to
know how to live without fertilizer and use what we have around us. Some examples of natural
fertilizer can be compost (good carbon to nitrogen ratio of dead plants and plants that are being
broken down by bacteria), nitrogen fixing plants around the plant you are growing (will produce
an abundant harvest and keep nitrogen in the soil), and cow manure (contains nitrogen and good
bacteria). If we were to cut down the amount of food being imported into Hawaii by 10%,
meaning we would only be importing 75% of our food, we would keep 313 million dollars in
state. Local farms are a great start to Hawaiis goal of self sufficiency. Local farms are great
sources of information on how to grow and how to maintain crops. We must take advantage of
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the crops that grow well in Hawaii and produce a lot of food. For example, star fruit grows
very well in Haiku, Paia, Makawao, etc. and produces up to 400 pounds of fruit a year. Pigeon
peas are great wind blocks, they produce edible beans, and nitrogen fixers. Kale, herbs (basil,
thyme, dill, rosemary, etc.), and root crops (ginger, carrots, beets, sweet potatoes, etc. ) grow

very well here and are very nutritious. Plants that are harder to grow here are lettuce, cabbage,
spinach, and tomatoes because they like cooler places with more shade. Squashes grow well but
need a lot of maintenance because insects enjoy them as much as we do. We need more local
farms, and our keki to be educated about them and how to maintain them. We need more
outreach programs and to utilize the land resources we have.
Section 5: Human dietary needs
Humans live by creating energy out of stored carbon in foods such as meat, produce, grains, etc.
Humans intake around 2,000 calories a day. To stay healthy you need to have at least 1,200
calories (600 is to run your brain and perform basic functions), this would drop your weight.
People need to drink about 4 eight ounce glasses of water a day, or whenever they feel thirsty.
The average person needs to eat about 46-56 grams of protein per day to maintain a healthy diet.
By eating locally grown foods, and cutting out all of the imports of unnatural, man made,
carbohydrates and fats, people would be much healthier. 1 in 3 people in Hawaii have diabetes,
it's a dietary switch everyone needs to make. By going organic we will teach future generations
how to live and eat healthy. Organic food is better for you due to the absence of pesticides and
fertilizers. This boosts plants production of the phytochemicals (vitamins and antioxidants) that
strengthen their resistance to bugs and weeds. If boats and barges stopped coming to Hawaii we
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need to think about the amount of food we have on island, and the amount of food rations we
would give out to families. The information is stating what we need, how much we need, and
how we could get it. It helps me understand why we only have around 2 weeks before we are
hunting and gathering for food. It helps me realize we need more local food, more livestock,
more farms. Every family should have their own garden growing 15-50% of what they eat, that

way we cut down on products bought. We need more local farms, more gardens, more education.
We need our kids and families to grow up healthy and strong, we need to care for our
community, because it is our family. An unhealthy keiki will teach their keki unhealthy ways.
Section 6: Solutions and possibilities
There are solutions to our sustainability problem, and sustainability will be accomplished if
people have the will to do it. If sustainability is not accomplished we can end up in a terrible
situation, a natural disaster, and be stranded without enough food and without enough clean
water. By educating the community and Hawaiis children we are creating a foundation for
success and implementing a comprehensive sustainability program. If the community is
educated, and shown how the problem can be solved, people are more likely to embrace and
contribute towards the solution. By using land for agriculture instead of urban centers, we
increase the amount of local farms and local food production. By using advanced and innovative
irrigation systems we can stop diverting natural streams and take advantage of other natural
resources (rain water, water from the ocean, etc.). If we go on 100% sustainable energy, we can
use that energy for desalination units and turn saltwater into freshwater. By increasing the

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amount of local farms we limit the amount of food being imported, we prevent and control pests
coming into Hawaii on agriculture, and we create jobs.
If we go sustainable we can reuse and retool, creating engineers who can build without new
products, craftsmen, trade, and JOBS. By going green and sustainable, we cut down on the
amount of carbon, nitrogen, fossil fuels, etc. going out into the air. The boats bringing us food
would come less (only bringing luxuries and wants instead of needs), and by using renewable
energy we won't have to burn oil and fuel for energy. We need more local farms, more gardens,

more education, and less imports. We need our kids and families to grow up healthy and strong,
we need to care for our community, because it is our family. It is up to our generation to stop
using GMOs, and to start using renewable energy and educating each other. We are all in this
together!

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Special thanks to the school and Laakea farms for letting us have our field trip there, I
learned a lot and was the most useful information I received.

Thank you to my mom for helping me deal with the stress from all of this!

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