Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 21, Number 1, 1 January 2004 — English Essay Competition [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

English Essay Competition

Malama Kekahi i Kekahi By Ulanaihō'okahialoha Anui Pua Momilani Alohalani Napua'a'ala Kalāhiki-Anthony Grade 6 Ke Kula Kaiapuni 'o Pū'ōhala lsland of O'ahu First plaee, English essay, Grade 6-8 Today our world is moving forward, but not in the way it should. Look at the war that is taking plaee right now in the Middle East in Iraq. What is our nation doing in Iraq? Is America there for their own benefit? I strongly feel we, as a nation, are doing the right thing. I may not agree about how some of the situations are being handled, but we are

nonetheless doing the right thing. Other nations around the world look upon us for guidance and understanding in freeing them from their hardships.

In Iraq, the women in their society ean be independent. They ean choose to be teachers as well as professionals, like they were before Saddam Hussein eame into power. I watch as the women in that part of the world stand up for what they think is right. They are able to move forward with their

lives as well as their children's lives. They ean be productive citizens in their own country. But more so, it is our duty as a nation to ensure that they reach their goals. If eaeh and everyone of us ean take part in the responsibility, as in the word "laulima," in ensuring that our earth ean and will be here for years to eome; how beautiful it would be. It is my duty as well as everyone else's duty to eome to

some kind of understanding in order to work together and fulfill this deed. I believe that we also have a duty to educate our nation and other

nation, as well that we must all eome together to make our world a better plaee for all of us. If people around the world do not want to eome together for some reason or another, we must still find a way to put aside our

differences in order to protect our world. If not for us living now, for the generations to eome. So let us all eome together in unison so that we all ean and will make our world a better plaee to live for myself, my children, and my grandchildren of tomorrow to eome. If all of us eome together in respecting others and our environment, our world would be a better

plaee for you and me. Since the world is filled with so mueh hatred towards one another, we need to reach out with helping hands and understanding without being asked or told. We should help the homeless. A few months ago, Mama and my family took food to my Papa to ensure that he was being fed. We also helped him wash his clothes. Today, whenever our family sees someone homeless, we don't give them money, instead we give them some type of food. We ean and must teach other children, besides myself, not to look down at them, but have compassion for them. I believe that we should teach others the meaning of "Mālama kekahi i kekahi," so that they also will pass on the knowledge to others; and the cycle of this meaning "Mālama kekahi i kekahi" will continue. ■ See more Nā 'Ōiwi 'ŌHno on the following page.

! Kalāhiki-Anthony