Horizons, Volume 9
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Item Front Cover, Back, Cover, Inside Cover(2024-12-13)Item Trade, Religion, Literacy, And Laws: How Aliʻi Wahine Shaped The Early Hawaiian Kingdom(2024-12-13) Spincola, AmandaAliʻi wahine (chiefly women) had a tremendous impact on the social and political trajectory of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi. These women were not only included in aspects of governance such as trade agreements and legal disputes but were regularly at the forefront of them. As more and more foreigners came to Hawaiʻi at the turn of the nineteenth century, various aliʻi wahine used their power and influence to spread newly introduced systems and mores across Hawaiʻi. The most prominent of these are Christianity and literacy. Traders and missionaries did not take long to correct their earlier mistakes of miscounting these wahine as merely peripheral. The actions and ramifications of aliʻi wahine during this time showcase not only their political power but also their power to shape society based on their individual actions. This paper will look at aliʻi wahine prior to 1830 and how they impacted the trajectory of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi through their relationships with European and American ships, engagement with Christian missionaries, encouragement of Hawaiian literacy, and the passing of laws regulating Hawaiians’ interactions with foreigners.Item Kabukichō Kids(2024-12-13) Abe, SophiaAt the heart of Tokyo, a set of old sweeping gates glow red every night to invite visitors from all over the world into the red light district Kabukichō, a neighborhood notorious for its extravagant activities and dark secrets. Strangely enough, in recent years, this vibrant fragment of the Shinjuku ward has become a playground for children to come together and play their games. And here enters Nobuyuki, a timid young man looking to discover the truth about the notorious Kabukichō Kids and the tumultuous lives they lead… and perhaps finding a place in this unruly crowd where he can finally be himself. Inspired by Higuchi Ichiyo’s Child’s Play and the real-life phenomenon of teenagers gathering in Kabukichō to build a community called the “Tō-Yoko Kids,” the story illustrates the lives of youth in modern-day Tokyo and sheds light on societal issues that have yet to be properly addressed or recognized. While Higuchi’s works were written over a century ago, the themes concerning the perpetuation of gender roles and the various stigmas attached to socioeconomic statuses are very much relevant to the people of today. Through “Kabukichō Kids,” readers are encouraged to think critically about who the real perpetrators of these stories are, and what led these children to take the paths that they have chosen.Item Of Days Magnificent and Mundane(2024-12-13) Fromen, SimoneOf Days Magnificent and Mundane reflects childhood memories of engaging with outdoor play and with everyday objects. The title of this series references a quote from Taylor Jenkins Reid in describing the passage of time for children “...childhood is made up of days magnificent and mundane,” a perfect description of the duality represented in my work (Reid, 2021). My paintings capture the moments where children’s play, exploration, and curiosity make the mundane beautiful.Item 一寸一光阴 （Moments in Time)(2024-12-13) Lei, Yi LinAs an art student, I’ve come to realize that creating art goes beyond personal enjoyment; it’s a powerful way to convey stories to an audience. When tasked with creating a gallery piece for my capstone project, I felt both excited and intimidated. I was conflicted with questions about my topic: Should I address real-world issues? Approach the project with an abstract style? What if others didn’t view my work as “proper” art? Ultimately, I chose to focus on something that genuinely resonates with me: my identity. Drawing inspiration from my Chinese cultural background, infusing it with elements of mythology that shaped my childhood.Item Understanding Free Your Body: Free Your Mind(2024-12-13) Piechowski, NoëlFloorboards creak, as I stand, basking in the colored light pouring in through the windows. The warmth of the sun touches my skin as reds and blues dance over my arms and legs, transporting my body into another reality. I remained there for most of my life, bathing in the colored light produced from my father’s stained glass windows. The light captivated me more than the windows themselves. Throughout my life I had always been drawn to the smaller fascinations: the explorations of change particularly in the human experience. Perhaps this was due to my younger years of self-loathing and excessive introspection, or perhaps, it was because I wanted to change. Glass allowed me to be enveloped by something larger than myself and give my innermost self over to something that was not as egocentric. Due to this commitment, I have gained an understanding of the materiality of glass, and through this installation I further explore its potentiality. Through Free Your Body: Free Your Mind, I am creating an immersive experience, which takes the viewers beyond themselves and into something incomprehensibly greater.Item How Can Microbial Communities Contribute to Environmental Bioremediation Strategies?(2024-12-13) Arca, JenniferPersistent organic pollutants (POPs) increase the risk of harmful health effects to humans, including cancer, reproductive disorders, and birth defects, through contamination and bioaccumulation in the food chain. POPs like dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and dioxins were commonly used or unintentionally made as a byproduct of pesticide and herbicide production. Due to their high solubility in lipids and water, these substances pose a greater risk of contaminating the food chain. POPs provide long-term sources of biotoxicity once they poison an ecosystem, causing detrimental effects for decades or even centuries. Addressing the remediation of environments contaminated with POPs is crucial for mitigating the long-term impacts on ecosystems and human well-being. Strategies for bioremediation, especially those involving composting and biostimulation, show promise in addressing the problem of POP contamination. By using microorganisms to convert contaminants into nutrients, organic debris is carefully broken down during the composting process. Boosting microbial activity in contaminated environments, known as biostimulation, on the other hand, seeks to encourage the organic breakdown of contaminants. To remove POPs from contaminated environments, this paper compares the performance and cost-effectiveness of bioremediation techniques, primarily composting and biostimulation. Through evaluation of the performance of these methods, this paper hopes to offer insights into the possible uses of microbial communities. This paper will account for factors such as resources used, time efficiency, and overall degradation of pollutants.Item Environmental Effects on the Morphology of Hawaiian Rice Coral (Montipora capitata)(2024-12-13) Logan, KennedyHawaiian scleractinian corals provide diverse ecosystems that are extremely sensitive to environmental changes. O`ahu experiences rapid environmental alteration due to its human population, thus offering an ideal test region for this study. Here, the focus is identifying the relationship between the morphology of Montipora capitata corals and the environmental factors of sedimentation, effluent, sea surface temperature (SST), wave action, irradiance (PAR), and depth using a multiple logistic regression model and a generalized linear model (GLM). Environmental factor values were derived from the 2018 Ocean Tipping Points Hawai`i Study (OTP) and correlated with data from 198 coral colonies, which were collected via a comprehensive sampling campaign at 97 locations. Statistical analyses found significant relationships between M. capitata morphology and SST, sedimentation, wave action, and depth. Additionally, a visual representation of coral morphology around O`ahu provides direct insight on the prevalence of different coral growth patterns while supporting the findings of the GLM. These findings present the first documentation of this species’ growth island-wide, facilitating a broader understanding of Hawaiian Montipora corals and the crucial factors influencing their growth. Such insights are instrumental in advancing conservation initiatives aimed at mitigating the adverse effects of both natural phenomena and human-induced climate change.Item The Effect of Heavy Metal Toxicity on Solanum tuberosum, Cucurbita pepo, Medicago sativa, and Capsicum annuum Plants Inoculated with Mycorrhizae(2024-12-13) Ochoa-Marquez, CarlosIn this quantitative research the possible relationship between arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM), the symbiotic relationship between plants and specific fungal genera, and heavy metal absorption of four different plant genera was examined. The null hypothesis for this research was that there is no significant difference between the effect AM has on the absorption of heavy metals by four different genera of plants. AM spores were inoculated into four different species of plant: Solanum tuberosum (Fortress Russet Potato), Cucurbita pepo (Zucchini), Medicago sativa (Alfalfa), and Capsicum annuum (Red Bell Pepper). The plants were then exposed to heavy metals (copper and zinc) every other week. After an initial growth period of two weeks the plants were exposed to zinc and copper. Analysis of plant heights and biomass found that plants inoculated with AM had higher survivability rates, had higher heights, and more biomass than plants not inoculated with AM. Plants that did not receive AM but were still exposed to heavy metals had lower survival rates, lower sprouting rates, and overall lower plant heights. After running statistical tests, t-tests, it was determined there were significant differences between plants inoculated with AM and almost all groups compared. These t-tests resulted in p-values that rejected the null hypothesis. This data was also able to support the alternative hypothesis that squash plants would be most positively affected by AM in the presence of heavy metals.
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