Resources
The E Ola Pono Competition is designed to help students develop their own deeper understanding of Pono, and then share that vision with others. The hope is that increased knowledge about this important value and lifestyle will help make our schools and communities even better places to live, learn, and thrive. A Chant and a statement about the importance of kupuna by Kumu Lehua Veincent, Principal at Keaukaha Elementary and mentor for E Ola Pono Competition (1:39 min)
Books that share about Native Hawaiian Values Ano ‘Ano – Triology: The Seed, The Mana Keepers, The Fire Lily by Kristin Zambucka Ka Wana Series by Malcolm Naea Chun; Available through University of Hawai’i at Manoa Curriculum Research and Development Group www.hawaii.edu/crdg/ or call 956-4969 A’o – Educational Traditions Alaka’i – Traditional Leadership Ho’omana – Understanding the Sacred and Spiritual Ho’oponopono - Traditional Ways of Healing to Make Things Right Again Kaka’olelo – Traditions of Oratory and Speech Making Kapu – Gender Roles in Traditional Society Ola – Traditional Concepts of Health and Healing Pono- The Way of Living Welina – Traditional and Contemporary Ways of Welcome and Hospitality Ho’onohonoho – Traditional Ways of Cultural Management Hewa – The wrong way of living ‘Ku Kanaka - Stand Tall A Search for Hawaiian Values by George Hu’eu Sanford Kanahele University of Hawai’i Press 1986 ‘Olelo No’eau ~ Proverbs of Hawai’i by Mary Kawena Pukui Tales from the Night Rainbow by Pali Jae Lee and Koko Willis The Heart of Being Hawaiian by Sally-Jo Keala-o-Anuenue Bowman Written in the Sky by Mathew Kaopio Student Resources: Elementary and Middle School Angel of Rainbow Gulch by Helen M. Swanson. Bess Press, 1992. Duke’s Olympic Feet by Ellie Crowe. Island Heritage Publishing, 2002. How Maui Slowed the Sun retold by Suelyn Tune. University of Hawaii press, 1988. Jungle Dogs by Graham Salisbury. Delacorte Press, 1998 The Last Princess, the Story of Princess Ka’ilulani of Hawai’i, by Fay Stanley. Four Winds Press, 1991. The Red Shark by Ruth Tabrah. Follett Publishing Co., 1970. Student Resources: Middle and High School Hawaiian Legends of the Guardian Spirits by Caren Loebel-Fried. University of Hawaii Press, 2002. IZ: voice of the people by Rick Carroll. Bess Press, 2006. Buddha Boy by Kathe Koja. Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 2003. Eddie Would Go: The story of Eddie Aikau, Hawaiian Hero by Stuart Holmes ColMind Raising Press, 2001. Eyes of the Emperor by Graham Salisbury. Random House, 2005. (Salisbury’s other stories about teen boys in Hawaii include, Island Boys, Shark Bait, and Blue Skin of the Sea.) Lord of the Deep by Graham Salisbury. Delacorte Press, 2001. Princess Ka’iulani of Hawaii – The Monarchy’s Last Hope by Kristin Zambuck Stowaway by Karen Hesse. Margaret McElderry Books, 2000 Surfer’s Code, 12 simple lessons for Riding Through Life by Shaun Tomson with Patrick Moser. Gibb Smith Publisher, 2006. The Lessons of Aloha; Stories of the Human Spirit by Brother Noland. Watermark Pub., 1999. When Silver Needles Swam: the Story of Tutu’s Quilt by James Rumford. Manoa Press, 1998. Culture Base Education: Kamehameha Journal of Education Hawaiian Cultural Influences in Education (HCIE) – Culture-based education among Hawaii’s Teachers: http://www.ksbe.edu/SPI/PDFS/Reports/CBE/HCIE_teacher_findings.pdf Science and Health Curricula Created For Hawaii’s Students www.thepaf.org/alohaaina#16AFF8 www.kukulu.hawaii.edu/ www.scihi.hawaii.edu/ Ka Hana 'Imi Na'auao
www.healthhi.hawaii.edu Website Resources: http://www.ulukau.org – Hawaiian On line resource library with books, curricula, and other educational resources in both Hawaiian and English Na Honua Mauli Ola Pamphlet Hawai’i Guidelines for Culturally Healthy and Responsive Learning Environments http://www.olelo.hawaii.edu/olelo/nhmo.php www.prel.org/ www.nature.org/ http://alohaquest.com/scripts/kumulipo.htm Kumulipo: Dr. Kekuni Blaisdell shares about the Kumulipo and the connections between all life from the Hawaiian view http://library.thinkquest.org Student created website about Hawaiian values http://www.bishopmuseum.org/education/outreach.html Link to the Bishop Museum’s outreach education programs http://ksdl.ksbe.edu/heeia/index.html Information about the He‘eia Fishpond project http://www.mgf-hawaii.com/ The Moanalua Gardens Foundation’s mission is to preserve the culture and environment of Hawaii through education http://www.ulukau.org/elib/cgi-bin/library?c=ali2&l=en |