2026-06-03
Resource Title: Waters to the Sea Kauaʻi Adventure | Center for Global Environmental Education
Organization: Center for Global Environmental Education
Description:

This resource is an interactive, map-based learning site about Kauaʻi that combines multimedia activities, short videos, and place-based explorations across science, engineering, history, geography, arts, and culture. It helps learners explore topics such as moku and ahupuaʻa, island ecology, geology, and relationships between land and water.

Target Audience: All
Instructional Roles: Enrichment, Hook activity, Main lesson, Ongoing activity
Environment: Classroom, Online only (e.g. interactive map), Self-guided
Content Type: Cultural practice, Historical, Interactive (Online), STEM investigation
Type Of Engagement: Investigate, Observe, Play / Explore, Reflect
Format: ArcGIS, Images, Video, Webpage
Activity:

Interactive Kauaʻi Story Map Exploration
Learners explore Kauaʻi through interactive maps, multimedia modules, and themed sections such as Earth Science, Life Science, History & Geography, Engineering, and Arts & Culture. Students can investigate island systems, ahupuaʻa, ecology, and human relationships to land and water through guided digital exploration.

Topics Covered:
  • Watersheds and land-to-sea connections
  • Kauaʻi geography and island systems
  • Moku and ahupuaʻa land divisions
  • Earth science and geology
  • Life science and ecology
  • History and geography of Kauaʻi
  • Engineering and human-environment relationships
  • Arts, culture, and place-based learning

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