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Website
PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Hawaii's Last Queen: Liliuokalani's Musical Legacy

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from the American Experience film on Queen Liliuokalani, you can hear an audio clip of "Aloha Oe", one of the Queen's best known original melodies and see the other music she wrote honoring the Hawaiian musical tradition.
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Primary
S.E. Schlosser

American Folklore: Hawaii Folklore

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Read brief folktales, myths and legends from the state of Hawaii.
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Handout
Other

Deep Hawaii: Hawaii Volcanoes

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief article provides an overview of the volcanoes that helped to create the islands of Hawaii.
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Handout
Other

A Brief History of Hawaii

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief explanation of the Kanaka Maoli culture - how they lived, survived invasion, and a description of their lives today.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: United States Geography for Kids: Hawaii

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn facts and geography about the state of Hawaii including symbols, flag, capital, bodies of water, industry, borders, population, fun facts, GDP, famous people, and major cities.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Hawaii State History for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the history and timeline of the state of Hawaii including early explorers, Native Americans, King Kamehameha, Pearl Harbor, World War II, and becoming a state.
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Hawaiian Annexation

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the annexation of Hawaii and how it was an on-and-off-and-on policy. See the influence of the American planters in the governmental workings of the Hawaiian monarchy.
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EL Education

El Education: The Fish and Their Gifts

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
High school students write and illustrate original fables for younger students and create bilingual children's books to encourage cultural awareness on the Big Island of Hawaii.
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EL Education

El Education: Let's Make Desserts

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students write and illustrate a bilingual recipe book for younger students in order to increase cultural awareness.
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EL Education

El Education: These Animals Live on My Ranch

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Older students create bilingual books for younger students on the Big Island of Hawaii in an effort to preserve Hawaiian native culture and language. Text and illustrations are used to tell stories or teach about the life and culture of...
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EL Education

El Education: Values

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An online book entitled Take Care of Your Responsibilities created by young kindergarten students and their teachers at Kanu o ka Aina Charter School on the Big Island in Hawaii. The bilingual book contains text and photographs showing...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Pacific Coast Region

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is one in a series of flipcharts about the different regions of the US. Facts and links to websites included on the Pacific Region.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: The Mahele of 1848

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart describes The Mahele of 1848, an important event in Hawaiian history. Activities that encourage student involvement include graphic organizers, a map activity, and Activote questions.
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Handout
Cayuse Canyon

The Us50

For Students 9th - 10th
This clickable map of the United States gives students access to research information from history and tourism to attractions and famous historic figures.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Diamond Head

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart talks about one of the most recognizable landmarks on Oahu, Hawaii - Diamond Head.
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Hawaii and the Oahu Railway

For Students 3rd - 8th
The early years of Hawaii were very different from the way it is today. A man with a broken leg was the founder of the railroad that changed Hawaii's growth.
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Handout
Other

Deep Hawaii: A Brief History of Hawaii 330 Ad~1900

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief article summarizes the early history of the Hawaiian Islands.
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Handout
Other

Deep Hawaii: Speak Hawaiian

For Students 9th - 10th
Did you know that the Hawaiian language has the shortest alphabet in the world, having only five vowels and seven consonants? Here you can learn the pronunciation of some of the most common words or phrases.
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Website
Other

Islands of Hawaii

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes the biology, climate, history, economy, education, geography, geology, government, population, and tourism of the Hawaiian islands.
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Unit Plan
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Hawaii Facts, Map, and State Symbols

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is a colorful collection of maps, facts and symbols of Hawaii. Also includes the Hawaiian flag.
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Interactive
World Geography Games

World Geography Games: Hawaii: Islands

For Students 9th - 10th
Identify each island in Hawaii on a map as its name is presented.
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Primary
Other

Free Hawaii: Queen Liliuokalani's Protest to the Treaty of Annexation

For Students 9th - 10th
This website contains the text of an official protest to the annexation of Hawaii, presented by Queen Liliuokalani in Washington D.C. on June 17, 1897.
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Website
Other

Lava.net: History of Hawaii

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the history of Hawaii by reading through this timeline of important Hawaiian events.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Hawaii the Aloha State

For Students 3rd - 8th
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Hawaii - The Aloha State."