Laukaʻieʻie | Kamehameha Publishing
Laukaʻieʻie is an animated retelling of a traditional Hawaiian moʻolelo set in Waipiʻo Valley, where the childless couple Pōkahi and Kaukini receive a special gift from Hina. Produced by Kamehameha Publishing for ʻŌiwi TV’s Lau Nehenehe series, the story introduces young learners to Hawaiian storytelling, ʻohana, place, and the preservation of traditional cultural knowledge.
Talk Story on the Land | Hawaiʻi Land Trust (HILT)
Talk Story on the Land is Hawaiʻi Land Trust’s series of free guided hikes that connect participants with conservation, history, culture, and biology at protected wahi pana across Hawaiʻi. Participants explore preserves with knowledgeable guides, observe native ecosystems and cultural landscapes, and at some sites take part in stewardship activities such as planting, invasive-species removal, seed collection, and kilo.
Makalawena Virtual Huakaʻi | Kamehameha Schools
Makalawena Virtual Huakaʻi is an interactive Kamehameha Schools learning experience that gives students virtual access to the cultural, historical, and environmental resources of Makalawena in North Kona, Hawaiʻi Island. Through 360-degree video, photographs, interviews, and moʻolelo, learners explore coastal ecosystems, anchialine pools, traditional land and resource use, native wildlife, and stewardship while developing a deeper connection to this wahi pana.
Hawaiian Curriculum Materials | Ulukau Hawaiian Electronic Library
Hawaiian Curriculum Materials is a searchable Ulukau collection that provides access to culturally grounded lessons, teacher guides, and educational publications from multiple organizations. The collection supports teaching and learning about Hawaiian language, culture, history, science, civics, environmental stewardship, and place-based community issues.
Mākua Timeline | Science in Hawaiʻi
Mākua Timeline is an illustrated historical resource tracing important changes in Mākua from early Hawaiian settlement through Western contact, World War II, Hawaiʻi statehood, and military control of the valley. It supports classroom investigation and reflection on how historical and political events have shaped Mākua’s land, people, and community relationships.
Wildfire Prevention and Readiness in the Waiʻanae Moku | Mālama Learning Center
Wildfire Prevention and Readiness in the Waiʻanae Moku is an interactive StoryMap exploring wildfire threats, local history, community experiences, and prevention efforts in western Oʻahu. Through maps, images, stories, videos, and preparedness resources, users learn how land management, community partnerships, and individual planning can help make Waiʻanae more wildfire-ready and resilient.
Ola Ka Honua | Auwahi Forest Restoration Project
Ola Ka Honua is an animated documentary inspired by the Auwahi Forest Restoration Project on Maui. It traces the loss of Hawaiʻi’s native forests and the restoration of Auwahi through the efforts of volunteers, conservationists, and a supportive landowner. The film connects native forest recovery with freshwater protection, biodiversity, Hawaiian cultural knowledge, and community kuleana.
Online Learning Center | Bishop Museum
Bishop Museum’s Online Learning Center is a digital resource hub featuring multimedia learning materials about the history, culture, and natural sciences of Hawaiʻi and the Pacific. It includes lesson plans, activities, podcasts, blog posts, photos, and videos organized by theme for classroom and home use. The site serves as a broad educational library for learners of all ages.
Invasive Species Activities | Hōʻike o Haleakalā
Invasive Species Activities | Hōʻike o Haleakalā is a place-based curriculum module about invasive species in Hawaiʻi, now maintained by the Maui Invasive Species Committee. Through 16 activities, students explore invasive species history, ecology, impacts, and management while connecting science with culture, public health, economics, and native ecosystem protection. The resource works well as a classroom lesson sequence or as individual activities within a broader environmental studies unit.
Coastal Ecosystems Activities | Hōʻike o Haleakalā
Hōʻike o Haleakalā: Unit 2 – Coastal Connections is a classroom curriculum unit about Hawaiian coastal ecosystems. It helps students explore native and introduced coastal species, habitat zonation, ecosystem change since human settlement, and the origins of coastal plants and animals through visual modeling and game-based learning. The unit is part of the Hōʻike o Haleakalā curriculum and is currently maintained by the Maui Invasive Species Committee.
