In the literal sense, Malama Honua means to care for the earth. This class is named to Malama Honua to promote the mindset of Malama Honua through Sustainable solutions and changing of the western mindset that hawaiians have adopted. Malala Honua should not be thought of as a grand undertaking consisting of many people and countries changing at once. Rather, Malama Honua is aimed at changing an individuals mindset so that he or she can better the world through their actions and spreading it through action rather than insistence.