"Home Grown" by Kent Kekoa Sentinella Challenge

Who is the main character?

• Joe Kekona
• Kent Kekoa Sentinella
• Aunty Emme
• Jazric

What is the first mistake Jazric makes in Hawaii?

• wearing his hat at the dinner table
• wearing shoes in the house
• insulting the local food; saying poi is "nasty"
• telling locals that they aren't as tough as LA people

Uncle Joe says that we must care for and protect the kalo because it will always feed us, but ...

• if we let it die, then we'll die too
• if you ever disrespect him again, he'll whoop you with the belt
• Haloa was too scared of his brother to do it
• Tutu said pounding poi is too much haad work you know

Where does Jazric work?

• at the Hyatt Hotel in Waikiki
• at Aulani, a Disney Resort at Ko'olina
• in Tamuras, selling poi bags
• at a golf course, carrying clubs

Why doesn't Jazric like the job?

• it's hard work and only the Japanese tourists tip him
• the haoles are all nice to him and he is not used to that
• the boss takes him in the closet and whips him with a belt errday
• he'd rather be working at the bakery with Aunty Emme

After he gets whipped by Uncle Joe, what does Jazric learn?

• he thought he was a man, but he was still just a boy
• you best eat the poi if you know what is good for you
• hotels suck and you better grad high school so you don't have to work there
• Mom was right, he should protect the kalo

At the graveyard, Jazric is touched when he...

• hears Uncle Joe singing in Hawaiian to the ancestors
• realizes that he is bringing shame to the whole fam
• sees the red sap; then he eats it and it was lit
• and Daniel go to serve Tutu their food first and he took his shoes off

Why does Jazric's mom send him to Hawaii?

• He was fighting and disrespecting her
• He insulted the kalo and said it is "nasty"
• Jazric was drinking too much with Wretch and Mo
• Jazric needed to put his pride aside to support his family

Which is something Jazric did RIGHT in Hawaii?

• loved his job and won employee of the year
• learned about the importance of the kalo
• kept his shoes spotless on the shelf
• started a club to save the land from the hotels

On Jazric's 2nd day, Uncle Joe explains...

• the history of the kalo (Wakea and Papa)
• the rules of the job
• that this is the last time he embarrass Uncle at the job 
• be good, for yo'self and yo famlee