Final Blog Post

This project was unique in every way imaginable. I have never had a project where we had to solve a problem on such a large scale by applying what we learned throughout the year in class. Typically we would never get the chance to apply what we learned in the classroom in the real world. There was a lot that each of us gained from this project because we were able to learn how to work in real world environments. It gave us all the chance to learn, grow, and become sustainable problem solvers that will gear us for the future. As a private institution that has pledged to produce good and industrious men and women I feel that opportunities such as this should be offered to students who are ready to take initiative. Hopefully these students who take initiative will maybe be able to solve some of the issues that our Hawaiian people face in the current era. At the start of this project I thought we would never get our composting bin to fully function. However through hard work and planning we somehow managed to construct this bin and get it fully functioning with worms. Creating compost took much longer than I had originally anticipated but as the saying goes "good things don't come easy." One problem that became a nightmare for us was our lack of bolts to fasten our latches and hinges to the barrel. In the end we got them fastened securely and our composting bin is ready for operation. I feel that our composting bin will go a long way in helping Mr. Hutchison in the future with his club or might be class. Every step of the way we were able to make Kamehameha a more sustainable institution. In the future I hope this project continues because there is always a problem to be solved and no matter how hard it is to get approval from administration it is always worth a try. If this project cannot be continued in Mr. Blakes physics class I feel that this project should be implemented in a separate class that could maybe join forces with Mr. Hutchison and be called "The Sustainability Class." Together it could create the good and industrious men and women Pauahi desired as well as spark the creation for leaders of the future.