The videos below were made by Mālama Learning Center with amazing ʻāina-based educators from Molokaʻi and Oʻahu.

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Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Educational Kits available for RENT (free)!!! 
Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB) Educational Kits provided by the State's Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Response Team are available to borrow! Kits include beetle specimens, larvae specimen, a USB Drive with educational materials & PowerPoints, an activity booklet, and a CRB brochure!
Please email [email protected] 

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​This is a working list of online resources that will grow over time. Let us know if you have any resources
that you would like to have posted.

General ʻĀina-Based Educational Resources 

• Kamehameha School's ʻEwa ʻĀina Inventory Resource- Hālau o Puʻuloa:  www.ksbe.edu/assets/site/special_section/regions/ewa/Halau_o_Puuloa_Full-Ewa-Aina-Inventory_Binder.pdf
• The ʻEwa ʻĀina Education Initiative- place-based curriculum resources created around the ʻEwa ʻĀina Inventory - www.ewaainaed.org
• Place Based Education in HI - DOE repository website: https://placebased808.wixsite.com/pbehi
• Kokua Hawai‘i Foundation ‘AINA In Schools Program: https://www.kokuahawaiifoundation.org/aina
• Hawaiʻi Environmental Education Alliance Database:  http://heea.org/net/content/search.aspx?s=0.0.0.89929&btid=8
• Hawaiʻi Department of Education- Nā Hopena Aʻo (HĀ):  Na Hopena A'o Statements HA: BREATH
• Hawaiʻi Island Meaningful Environmental Education for Teachers: HI-MEET Hawai'i Island Meaningful Environmental Education for Teachers - Best Practices for Conducting Field Science Research with Middle and High School Students
• Philosophy for Children (p4c): Planning, Teaching, & Assessing Resources: http://p4chawaii.org/resources/planning-teaching-and-assesing/
• WIRED (Watershed Investigations Research, Education, Design): Pacific American Foundation: https://sites.google.com/site/thewiredprogram/lessons-and-activities
• PRISM (Partnerships for Reform through Investigative Science and Math) Curricula: UH Hilo/DOE: https://hilo.hawaii.edu/affiliates/prism/curricula.php
• ‘Ohi‘a Project Curriculum: Moanalua Gardens Foundation: http://www.mgf-hawaii.org/HTML/School/ohia.htm
• Ethnomathematics Curriculum Textbook: Lesson Plans for Precalculus, Trigonometry, and Analytic Geometry: https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/soestwp/media/k-12/
• Mr.G's 7th Grade Social Studies- Resources for teaching Social Studies in Hawaiʻi: mrgckms.weebly.com
• Mālama Puʻuloa- Resources on the past, present and future of Puʻuloa:www.malamapuuloa.org/education.html 
  • Seven creative activities to get the keiki to learn outside:  get_outside_.pdf
• ​Hawaiʻi C3 Hub- The Hawai‘i C3 Hub is a community workspace that is leading the way in developing culturally relevant C3 Framework related curriculum and instructional materials for the people of Hawai‘i. http://www.c3teachers.org/hawaii-c3-hub/
• Symphony of Hawaiian Birds- This site contains education resources (Hawaiian forest bird education unit plan, learn a hula about native birds, bird calls vs. instruments, questions about going to an orchestra concert) and other resources (bird call audio, video presentations on Hawaiian birds). http://www.symphonyofhawaiianbirds.com
• Patrick Ching- Hawaiʻi’s Nature Artist- Free downloadable Hawaiʻi based coloring sheets for education and enjoyment. https://www.patrickching.com/color
• The Nature Conservancy’s Nature Lab- The Nature Lab was created to help students learn the science behind how nature works for us and how we can help keep it running strong. Curriculum and virtual field trips available!  https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/who-we-are/how-we-work/youth-engagement/nature-lab/
• DLNR Educational Resources Produced by the State of Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources- Lessons and printable materials made available around aquatic resources education (specifically around fishing) and forestry & wildlife education (endangered animals, watershed, forest jewels, birds, ʻōhiʻa).  While lessons are in English, there is an opportunity for learning in another language. https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dofaw/kids/
• Project Learning Tree- Resources for kids to use the environment to engage in learning both outside and indoors. Lesson plans, training and free activities for kids to engage with their environment. https://www.plt.org
• Healthy Climate Communities Resources "Earth Systems in my Ahupuaʻa" -Features interactive Hawai’i GIS maps, real data, local weather systems, native plants, and Hawai’i images and illustrations. Worksheets, lesson plans all free and available for download.  http://healthyclimatecommunities.org/education/
• Auamo.org- Learn how to practice “kilo” or observation http://auamo.org
• Waters to the Sea: Kauaʻi Adventure Includes dozens of activities, map-based exploration, and short videos related to sustainability, science, engineering, and social studies. https://waterstothesea.org/Kauai/
• Haʻaheo Elementary's Garden Observation Journals (Makani, Ke Ao, Honi etc.): Haʻaheo Kilo Journals
• The Waiʻanae Moku by Lei ʻŌhai- explore pictures, videos, moʻolelo, virtual tours and maps of the Waiʻanae moku: kanleiohai.wixsite.com/leiohai
• Three Mountain Alliance distance learning resources (distance learning activities, art activities, educational games and more!): threemountainalliance.org/teachers/
• ArcGIS Exploring ʻEwa interactive map created by Sandy Ward- play with the different map layers such as ahupuaʻa divisions, restoration sites, rain gauges, fishponds and more!: shorturl.at/nryQ3
• Kamehameha Schools Kealapono Resources- explore uka, kula, kai, historic sites and more! www.ksbe.edu/education/kealapono/resources/
• Cult of Pedagogy- How to Create a Self-Placed Classroom; infuse self-pacing into your classroom without lowering expectations for your students: https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/self-paced-how-to/
• Conservation Connections ʻĀina Site Map- find different sites and programs that mālama mauka to makai: www.conservationconnections.org/connect
• Office of Hawaiian Education (OHE)'s "Community-Based Organizations" community resource- find out what community organizations are available on each island: ohe_communityresources_editeddec2020.pdf
• Project Hoʻokamaʻāīna, "Becoming familiar with Hawaiʻi from an Indigenous and Modern Perspective"- free course to familiarize yourself with Hawaiʻi; lessons on Hawaiʻi's fish, coral, biology, moʻolelo, the lunar calendar, and more! hanaleiriverheritagefoundation.org/courses/kupaa-kamawaelualani/

Kai (Aquatic) Resources: 

• ‘Ike Kai: A Curriculum on Marine Resources for the Makai Watch Program (DLNR): http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/makaiwatch/files/2015/07/IKE-KAI_FINAL_7.7.2015.pdf
• National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)- Data Resources for Educators: http://www.noaa.gov/resource-collections/data-resources-for-educators
• A Teacher’s Guide to Navigating Change Curriculum Grades 4 & 5 (NOAA Ocean Service): http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/yos/curriculum/nav_change_c.pdf
• NOAA Marine Debris Keiki Education This curriculum introduces ocean circulation, marine ecology, and human impacts with a focus on marine debris to students in K-5th grade. It includes presentations, lesson plans, activities, and vocab sheets, and culminates with a family "Beach Cleanup Day" at local marine debris hubs. https://marinedebris.noaa.gov/activities-and-curricula#pub-term-36
• NOAA Coral Reef (Curriculum & Lesson Plans) Over 50 lesson plans and two full curricula in the Life Science and Earth Science subject areas, from grades 3rd to 12th, are included. These curricula and lesson plans were developed through a partnership between teachers, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and various branches of NOAA. https://www.coris.noaa.gov/activities/resourceCD/curricula.html
• Ethnomathematics Curriculum Textbook: Lesson Plans in Symbolic Reasoning and Quantitative Literacy: http://math.hawaii.edu/~mchyba/documents/syllabus/Math499/Ethnomath/Ethnomathem aticsCurriculumTextbook2013.pdf
• Center for Microbial Oceanography Research and Education (CMORE) Education & Outreach Resources: http://cmore.soest.hawaii.edu/education.htm
• Consortium for Ocean Science Exploration & Engagement (COSEE) Educator Resources: http://www.cosee.net/resources/educators/
• School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) K-12 Resources: https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/soestwp/media/k-12/
• Hokule‘a Resources (Polynesian Voyaging Society): www.hokulea.com
• Paʻēpaʻē o nā wai ʻekolu (Stream Biodiversity) Iolani School shares the scientific equipment, training, and curriculum that would enable schools to participate in building a scientific database of information, in analyzing and interpreting data used to monitor and manage watershed health, and develop a greater scientific understanding of watershed biodiversity, climate, and issues such as infectious disease, flood mitigation, and pollution.  https://www.nawaiekolu.org/stream-biodiversity
• City and County of Honolulu, Storm Water Quality Branch Keiki Resources - Free printable and e-book links to learn about our islands storm water systems, streams and ocean. https://www.honolulu.gov/dfmswq/learningctr.html
• Project WET Hawaiʻi Online interactive learning games to learn more about water in Hawaiʻi. https://www.discoverwater.org
• Hoʻi i ka Pilina Kai - Re-establishing a relationship with our oceans; infographics and more: Pilina Kai
• The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council's Educational Resources pages: 
  www.wpcouncil.org/educational-resources
  www.wpcouncil.org/educational-resources/education-library

Mauka (Watershed/Plant) Resources: 

• Hawaiʻi Farm to School Hui; Farm to School Resources:  www.hiphi.org/farmtoschool/#tab-id-1
• Hawaiʻi Island School Garden Network: kohalacenter.org/hisgn/curriculum-map
• School Garden Support Organization Network- garden resources and virtual gatherings: www.sgsonetwork.org/covid/
• Kaʻala Kīpuka Plant Brochure- Common plants found at Kaʻala: Ka'ala Kipuka Plant Brochure​
• Staining Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Protocol Worksheet
• Staining Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi 1cm Grid Paper
• Arbuscular Mycorrhizae Presentation by Nhu Nguyen
• A Native Hawaiian Garden: http://www.nativehawaiiangarden.org/ 
• Hawaiian Native Plant Propagation Database: https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/hawnprop/
• STEM Pre-Academy (SPA): stempreacademy.hawaii.edu/
• Partnerships for Reform through Investigative Science & Math (PRISM): hilo.hawaii.edu/affiliates/prism/curricula.php​​
• Hui Kū Maoli Ola Plant Descriptions- This website provides descriptions of well-known and little-known native and Hawaiian-introduced plants, including images, characteristics, uses, cultivation, and care. http://hawaiiannativeplants.com/ourplants/
• ​Pāhana ʻĀina Lupalupa Resource Site- This site is targeted to learners in grades K-3 as well as those who support their learning. All 20 books in the first Life Science set (16 leveled readers and 4 teacher/mentor texts) can be downloaded in pdf form in either ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi or English. The site also includes a wide variety of support materials for educators about the series, how it was created, and instructional documents. https://sites.google.com/ksbe.edu/pahana/p%CA%BB%C4%81l-books
• Lyon Arboretum Teacher and Student Resources; virtually explore the plant at Lyon! https://manoa.hawaii.edu/lyon/education/pk-12-education/teacher-and-student-resources/
• The Edible Schoolyard Project: transform children's relationship with food: edibleschoolyard.org/about
• A Snail's Tale: Can rare Hawaiian Land Snails be saved from extinction? Honolulu Magazine Article 
• Mālama Learning Center's "Restoration Planting Techniques" video 
• Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Response Website- learn about the invasive Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB), how it got here, what damage it causes, and what you can do to help!: www.crbhawaii.org

Climate Change Resources 

• 2017 Kaʻahahui O Ka Nahelehele Dryland Symposium- Global socio-ecological feedbacks of climate change video: ​https://vimeopro.com/user11346245/2017-kaahahui-o-ka-nahelehele-dryland-symposium/video/211245683
• Carbon Neutrality Challenge: https://www.outdoorcircle.org/the-greenleaf/carbon-neutrality-challenge
• Mora Lab's Carbon Neutrality Challenge: http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/mora/Carbon%20Neutrality%20Project
• Camilo Mora Lab's Biodiversity Patterns and Processes: ​http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/mora/index.html
• Kai Eʻe (Mounting Seas)- Hawaiʻi Tsunami and Climate Change Curriculum: http://www.hokulea.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/KAI-E%CA%BBE-Mounting-Seas-Grades-6-8.pdf
• UH Sea Grant- King Tides Project: http://ccsr.seagrant.soest.hawaii.edu/king-tides
• EPA's What Climate Change Means for Hawaiʻi: https://19january2017snapshot.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016-09/documents/climate-change-hi.pdf ​
• Climate Change and Pacific Islands from PBS Learning Media-  Good collection of videos, interviews, lessons:  https://hawaii.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/pacific/
• Healthy Climate Communities- curriculum to help teach about climate change and what you can do about it: healthyclimatecommunities.org/education/
• Hawaiʻi Climate Toolkit, A Climate for Change- a compilation of resources, project ideas, and strategies for teachers to use in conjunction with the "A Climate for Change" film, to teach climate change: https://www.hiclimateprojects.org
• Blue Planet Blue Line Project 2018- Sea Level Rise Exposure Map for Oʻahu PDF 

Cultural Educational Resources 

• Oli from Kamehameha Schools- common oli such as E Hō Mai, Oli Mahalo, etc.: https://blogs.ksbe.edu/alohaainaproject/oli/
• Kumu Pono Associates Cultural-Ethnographic Study Reports: https://kumupono.com/cultural-studies
• He Mo'olelo 'Aina - Traditions and Storied Places of Honouliuli, District of 'Ewa, Island of O'ahu (Documentary Technical Report): https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/6bb79313-b557-403a-bf14-0f12d0365e25/downloads/1chusohuu_113806.pdf  
• He Mo‘olelo ‘Aina- Traditions and Storied Places in the District of ‘Ewa and Moanalua (in the District of Kona), Island of O‘ahu http://hartdocs.honolulu.gov/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-17413/20130927-KPA-131-Rail-TCP-Sections-1-3-Apr-21-2012-Report-Final.pdf
• Awaiaulu- Resources and resource people that bridge Hawaiian knowledge from the past to the present and the future: https://awaiaulu.org/
• Hawaiʻi Alive- Explore the cultural collections of Bishop Museum through the natural realms of of Hawaiʻi: http://hawaiialive.org/
• Kumukahi - A  rich and diverse online resource that features a community-based approach to presenting living Hawaiian culture for learners of all ages. More than 60 topics are covered--from ahupuaʻa to ʻai pono, loina to lāhui, moʻolelo to moʻokūʻauhau--explained by practitioners and community experts from across the paeʻāina. Includes engaging videos, text pieces and other activities and resources: http://www.kumukahi.org
• ​​Nūpepa.org - Nūpepa.org houses the richest trove of information and insights about Hawaiian history and cultural practice, as seen through the eyes of its thousands of authors who contributed millions of pages of newspaper text in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi for over a century spanning the 1830s through the 1940s. http://nupepa.org
• Nā Puke Wehewehe ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi - Online dictionary for ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi: http://wehewehe.org
• Kīpuka OHA’s map-based database of historic sites, moku, ahupuaʻa, ʻili, land awards, crown lands, and TMKs. http://kipukadatabase.com
• Hawaiian Place Names - Separate from the Place Names of Hawaiʻi listing within wehewehe.org, this resource includes some 20,000 additional place names, thousands of which have GPS coordinates attached to them, allowing users to view the location of the place names in interactive Google maps. http://ulukau.org/cgi-bin/hpn?e=p-0mahele--00-0-0--010---4------0-0l--1en-Zz-1---20-about---00031-001-10escapewin-00&a=q
• Papakilo Database - This resource provides access to  collections of data pertaining to historically and culturally significant places, events, and documents in Hawai'i’s history. https://www.papakilodatabase.com
• Ka Nohona Ahupuaʻa- Life in the Ahupuaʻa Interactive Ahupuaʻa experience. http://ksdl2.ksbe.edu/ahupuaa/story_html5.html
• ​​Huakaʻi to Mauna ʻAla- The Royal Mausoleum- Virtual Huakaʻi to Mauna ʻAla:  http://ksdl2.ksbe.edu/maunaala2/maunaala_en/maunaala_main.html

Educational Resources for Teaching Current Events in Hawaiʻi (videos) 

• ʻŌiwiTV on Youtube (video database)- Produced by ʻŌiwi TV and presented primarily in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi with English subtitles, this YouTube channel offers mele, moʻolelo, language-learning resources, documentaries, symposia, and other videos for entertainment and learning. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbcKIlVtF80Z-0EZW_oNa3g
• Ola i ka Wai (video)- The Hawaiʻi State constitution, Article XI Section 7 says the state has an obligation to protect, control, and regulate the use of Hawaiʻi water resources for the benefit of its people for now and future generations. But why are the laws not being enforced? And what are the impacts of this failure in the Nā Wai ʻEhā districts of West Maui? Watch this video to discover the answers to these questions and more. https://vimeo.com/87830767
• Pōhakuloa: Now that you know, do you care? (video) - This documentary takes a look at the military’s use of Pōhakuloa, including its failure to disclose to communities about their use of depleted uranium and the potential impacts of this radioactive metal on human health. https://vimeo.com/63867248
• Like a Mighty Wave (video)- This short film takes a look at the movement around Maunakea and the significance of this crucial issue to the continued vibrancy of our environment and culture. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J3ZCzHMMPQ
• It takes a Village (video) - Hawaiʻi's high cost of living and unaffordable housing market is putting more and more pressure on local families. How many more people and generations can we squeeze into our homes just to be able to afford to live here? How many more of our family members have to move away before we say enough is enough? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QlllSuGzZc
• Paʻa ke Aupuni- The Reel History of Hawaiʻi (video) - Paʻa Ke Aupuni is a unique 60-minute hand-drawn, animated film that gets straight to the point. It zooms in on key facts explaining how the Hawaiian Kingdom came to be, how it evolved to stand firmly on the international world stage of sovereign nations, and how the United States came to claim Hawai‘i. https://www.kamakakoi.com/paa
• Act of Wai (video) - This documentary takes a look at the Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom Government in 1893, relying upon expert interviews and primary source material  https://oiwi.tv/oiwitv/act-war/
• Pilikia: A Climate For Change: 3-pt doc series made by Green Island Films, a documentary film group based in Honolulu. Green Island Films is currently filming an extensive 3-part documentary on Climate Change in Hawaii. The first part of the film, titled A Climate for Change, is set to screen in April of this year on Hawaii News Now. A work group has been helping to develop an Educator’s Toolkit to accompany the film, which will be made available to all public school teachers, free of charge. https://goodpitch.org/films/pilikia-a-climate-for-change
• The University of Hawaiʻi Sustainability & Resilience Video- What researchers are doing to combat Climate Change in Hawaiʻi - UH Sustainability & Resilience 
• ​Kamehameha Schools Kumulipo chant w/creation animation- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_CzHSx_GhM 

 
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Educational Resources

• ʻŌlelo Online- Learn Hawaiian language at your own pace with interesting audio, video, and textual lessons. https://oleloonline.com
• ​​​E Hoʻoulu Lāhui- University of Hawaiʻi Maui College, Hawaiian Studies and Language resources for students in HAWN 301 - 402, including moʻolelo, mele, and analula.​  http://ehooululahui.maui.hawaii.edu
• Duolingo- This is a free interactive app that offers 30 ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi lessons that involve common everyday contexts that we all encounter. It’s a fun way to learn anytime, anywhere you have internet connectivity and a device (phone, tablet, laptop, etc.). https://www.duolingo.com/
• Kulāiwi- These online lessons offer a free guide to learning ‘ōlelo Hawaiʻi. Enjoy the 24 lessons hosted by Kumu Ekela Kaniaupio Crozier and a host of her friends that joined in too http://ksdl.ksbe.edu/hawaiian_resources/kulaiwi
• Ka Leo ʻOiwi- This online resource provides a good foundation in Hawaiian through the interaction of characters and suggestions for practical use in daily conversations https://oiwi.tv/kaleooiwi/

Virtual Resources/Field Trips 

• Ola Nā Kini: Planting to Heal & Restore the 'Āina w/Mālama Learning Center Video
• Nānākuli Zablan's Virtual Huaka'i (created by Kapolei High School students for Mālama Learning Center)
• Virtual Huakaʻi- Kahaluʻu Ma Kai and Makalawena This series of innovative virtual huakaʻi (field trips) grounded in Hawaiian Culture-Based Education integrates STEM and ʻāina-based learning. https://sites.google.com/view/vft
• Ka Nohona Ahupuaʻa- Life in the Ahupuaʻa Interactive Ahupuaʻa experience. http://ksdl2.ksbe.edu/ahupuaa/story_html5.html
• Huakaʻi to Mauna ʻAla- The Royal Mausoleum- Virtual Huakaʻi to Mauna ʻAla http://ksdl2.ksbe.edu/maunaala2/maunaala_en/maunaala_main.html
• Ka Nohona Ahupuaʻa- Life in the Ahupuaʻa Interactive Ahupuaʻa experience. http://ksdl2.ksbe.edu/ahupuaa/story_html5.html
• Lyon Arboretum Teacher and Student Resources; virtually explore the plant at Lyon! https://manoa.hawaii.edu/lyon/education/pk-12-education/teacher-and-student-resources/
• The Nature Conservancy’s Nature Lab- The Nature Lab was created to help students learn the science behind how nature works for us and how we can help keep it running strong. Curriculum and virtual field trips available! ​https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/who-we-are/how-we-work/youth-engagement/nature-lab/
• Waters to the Sea: Kauaʻi Adventure- Includes dozens of activities, map-based exploration, and short videos related to sustainability, science, engineering, and social studies. https://waterstothesea.org/Kauai
• STEM@Home (PITSCO Education)- “Hands-on, minds-on learning can happen anywhere and everywhere.”  Resources for STEMspriation for homeschooling and enrichment. The activities are simple and come with links to worksheets and instructions to make simple objects for exploration at home.  They range in categories of grades K-5 and 6-9. PITSCO Education – STEM@Home
• NSTA Daily Do- Daily weekday science topics such as “How do we know something is alive?”, “How do we find patterns in weather?”, and “Why do we all have to stay home?” are presented.  Teachers and families across the country are facing a new reality of providing opportunities for students to do science through distance and home learning. The Daily Do is one of the ways NSTA is supporting teachers and families with this endeavor. NSTA Daily Do
• Lei Anuenue - Huddle up everyone in the hale to enjoy some time to hang out with the lāhui...virtually. Join Lei Ānuenue as it connects us across the pae ʻāina and beyond. It’s a time for all of us—kamaliʻi, ʻōpio, mākua, and kūpuna—to enjoy learning together. http://kanaeokana.net/lei
• Pacific American Foundation's Teleteach- online resources to for students, teachers & ʻohana-  includes virtual tours, resources from community partners and more: https://www.thepaf.org/teleteach/ 
• The Pacific American Foundation Video Channel on Vimeo- a collection of videos to help teach about ʻāina and place based learning: https://vimeo.com/channels/pafchannel ​
• School Garden Support Organization Network- garden resources and virtual gatherings: www.sgsonetwork.org/covid/
• North American Association for Environmental Education Webinars- a hub for environmental education professional development: NAAEE Webinars ​
• NOAA Live! Islands Interactive Webinar Series- interactive webinars feating NOAA experts from the Pacific Islands region: NOAA Live! 
• The Nature Conservancy Nature Lab Virtual Field Trips- explore the world with virtual field trips! Each virtual field trip contains a video, teacher guide, and student activities. From Climate change, coral reefs, to rainforests and more! https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/who-we-are/how-we-work/youth-engagement/nature-lab/virtual-field-trips/
• Office of Hawaiian Education Video Hub- explore different videos featuring ʻāina sites around Hawaiʻi such as Ulupō heiau, Wikiō Wai, Alakoko Fishpond, Pālehua and more! sites.google.com/k12.hi.us/ohehub/nā-hopena-aʻo-hā/e-mākaʻikaʻi-kākou/hā-huakaʻi-videos/virtual-hā-huakaʻi-archive
• Work-Based Learning Guest Speaker Checklist by Earn & Learn- a helpful resource for teachers utilizing guest speakers during the pandemic. This simple PDF provides tips, a timeline and checklist for utilizing guest speakers in your classroom. work-based-learning-connector-guest-speaker-checklist-el-2020.pdf
• Mālama Hulēʻia Virtual Curriculum- online interactive curriculum on loko iʻa (Hawaiian Fishponds), nā mea kanu (Native Hawaiian Plants), nā manu (Native Hawaiian Birds) and more! view.genial.ly/5f9a1ad205dd410d8142cfb4

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Nā Hopena A'o (HĀ )

• HĀ Framework Handout
• HĀ Article (HĀ moʻolelo and the journey to the policy)
• HĀ Video
• HĀ Website
• Office of Hawaiian Education Hub Website

Wai Huihia Kumu Network Lesson Plans- Āina-Based Education Resources 

Please feel free to download any of the following lessons plans provided by our Wai Huihia Kumu! Our kumu found the following ʻĀina-Based Education resources useful and would like to share them with you! 

General ʻĀina-Based Education Lesson Plans

• People and Place Lesson Plan - Kū Kanaka-Stand Tall (Kamehameha Schools): A Search for Hawaiian Values: people_and_place-_kū_kanaka.pdf
•  How did early Polynesians find their way without modern technology? Lesson Plan (Teaching the c3 Framework): hawaii_early_polynesians_inquiry.pdf
• Navigating Change: A Teacher's Guide to Navigating Change (Grades 4 and 5) Lesson Plans: nav_change_c.pdf
• Team Mālama Unit Lesson Plans (Kapolei High School) - "Islands of Nomo Powah - Sustainability":  team_malama_unit_plan.pdf
• Here's An Even Better Vision for Food Sustainability Current Events Worksheet (Kapolei High School)- students will read and reflect about the barriers to increasing local food production, self-sufficiency and agricultural vitality: here’s_an_even_better_vision_for_food_sustainability_pokipala.pdf 
• Developer of Pālehua Wind farm in Waiʻanae withdraws bid Current Events Worksheet (Kapolei High School)- students will read and relflect about a wind farm that was supposed to be developed in Pālehua: developer_of_palehua_wind_farm_in_waianae_withdraws_its_bid_pokipala.pdf
• Hawaiʻi Storm Patrol Teacher's Guide (SWMP): swmp-teacher-guide-v6.pdf
• Earth Systems in my Ahupuaʻa (Healthy Climate Communities): earth-systems-workbook.pdf
• Encorporating kilo (observation)- The Kilo Vision (Mālama Puʻuloa): kilo_revised.pdf
• Native Hawaiian Ecosystem Coloring Books (Kapolei High School)- links to different coloring books written in both ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi and English, each book talks about a specific ecosystem and their importance:  native_hawaiian_ecosystem_coloring_book_pokipala.pdf
• Pacific American Foundation's Aloha ʻĀina Curriculum Brochure- links to Aloha ʻĀina curriculum for grades K-8, all curriculum meet the benchmarks of HCPS III, GLOs, Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards: paf_hiki_brochure_final.pdf
• Pacific American Foundation's Curricula & other ʻĀīna Based Resources Google Drive https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1IhIDK92fRGsgr-0KmCfCjTsm5KmUpRCc?usp=sharing
• Place-Based Cultural Project Planning Form (PLACES) - planning document to help teachers design, implement and teach place-based projects: placebasedculturalprojectplanningform.pdf​
• ABE Lessons created by kumu in the Waiʻanae ʻĀina Education Program: ʻĀina and Place-Based lesson plans around ʻāina sites throughout Waiʻanae (subjects and grade may vary):  drive.google.com/drive/folders/1PWRVNmAp8lCLC8uzW_zdjmtChWewoJ_e?usp=sharing

Makai (Ocean) Lesson Plans: 

• Got Limu? Uses for Algae in Hawaiʻi and Beyond (Heather Spalding, UH Mānoa GK-12 program): algae.uses.highschool_copy.pdf
• Limu Lesson- spreading awareness about the socio-cultural, biological and renewable properties of limu in Hawaiʻi (Evelyn Braum, UH Mānoa Natural Resources and Environmental Management Master's project): limu_lesson-_cultural_biological_significance___renewable_energy_.pdf
• Limu Pressings (NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries): limu_pressing_lesson_plan.pdf
• Limu Conservation Lesson Plan (MLC) lesson adopted from Department of Education “Limu: Learning about Hawaiʻi’s Edible Seaweeds Instructional Modules for Secondary Teachers”: limu_conservation_lesson_plan_adapted01.20-merged.pdf
• Campus Debris Survey Lesson Plan (NOAA Winged Ambassadors): l5_lessonplan_campus_debris_survey_0.pdf
• The Secret Life of Coral Reefs (Nature Lab Educator Resources): the-secret-life-of-corals-teachers-guide-nl.pdf 

 Mauka (Watershed/Plant)Lesson Plans: 

• ​MLC: Niu and the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Lesson Plan/Student Post-Survey:  crb_lesson_plan__final.pdf​,  crb_outreach_survey-2.pdf
• Kaʻala Kīpuka Plant ID Worksheet- Learn about Native Plants found at the Kaʻala Kīpuka: Ka'ala Kipuka Plant ID Worksheet
• Sustainable Farming- Plant Systems Enrichment (Kapolei High School)- Students will read, “Raising Crops Sustainable'' and define vocabulary, answer questions from the article, and/or do other activities connected to the reading: natural_resources_plant_systems_enrichment_sy19-20_sustainable_farming_pokipala.pdf
• Laʻaulapaʻau Plant Report Worksheet (Kapolei High School)- Students will research and learn more about plants that can be used for laʻaulapaʻau: laaulapaau_plant_report_pokipala.pdf

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Mālama Learning Center's Ola Nā Kini Teacher Resources & Lesson Plans: 

• Jeremy Soriano (Kapolei High School), "Nānākuli Lookout Hike; Pālehua Soil Tragedy" Unit Plan and Student-Created Digital Story 
• Pauline Sawai (Kapolei High School), "Camilo Watershed Educational Experience"  Unit Plan and Student-Created ʻĀweoweo Poster
• Maile Pokipala (Kapolei High School), Makale'a Monje's Student Reflection on Pālehua 
• Shannon Bucasas (Waiʻanae High School), "Wao Series"  Unit Plan and Student-Created Digital Stories: Honiniwai, Camilo/Lama, Akupu
• Katie Kealoha (Waiʻanae High School), "Climate Change and the role of Indigenous People"  Unit Plan
• Rachel Domingo (Waipahu High School), "Mālama Learning Center" Unit Plan and digital story created by ANR students   
• Mālama Learning Center's Ola Nā Kini: How To Propagate Native Hawaiian Plants lesson Plan
  Link to Ma‘o Video: https://vimeo.com/762797271 (6:29) 
  Link to ‘Ilima Video: https://vimeo.com/762799820 (8:01) 
  Link to Lonomea Video:https://vimeo.com/762795394 (4:32)