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An Introduction to Research in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi

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An Introduction to Research in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi

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Developing an Original Argument that Includes Multiple Perspectives and Student Voice

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Developing an Original Argument that Includes Multiple Perspectives and Student Voice

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Presentation by: Historian Consultant Mieko Matsumoto

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What Is Historical Context, and Why Is It Important? 

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What Is Historical Context, and Why Is It Important? 

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Presentation by Historian Consultant Cynthia Smith

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Created and presented by Sarah Razee, Kamehameha Schools - Kapālama

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Research Resource: Hawaiʻi Congressional Papers

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Research Resource: Hawaiʻi Congressional Papers

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Resources from the University of Hawaiʻi Congressional Papers Collection.
Presented by Dawn Sueoka, University of Hawaiʻi

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Presentation by: Professor Paul Field

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Frontiers in History : People, Places Ideas

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Frontiers in History: People, Places, Ideas (2023 Theme Video)

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Dorie's History Day Classroom Resources Padlet

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Dorie's History Day Classroom Resources Padlet

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These resources, developed and compiled by Master Teacher Dorian Langi are fantastic resources for supporting teachers and students developing a History Day research project. Featuring samples and templates to guide through all parts of the research process. Applicable for a variety of grade levels.

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How Do I Organize My Argument and Develop My Thesis? (Video)

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How Do I Organize My Argument and Develop My Thesis? (Video)

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Presentation by: Professor Paul Field

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How Do I Organize My Argument and Develop a Thesis?

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Lā Mōʻaukala Puke Noiʻi Haumāna: A Research Resource Book for Students

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Lā Mōʻaukala Puke Noiʻi Haumāna: A Research Resource Book for Students

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NHD History Day Contest Rulebook 2022-2023

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NHD History Day Contest Rulebook 2022-2023

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Developing an Original Argument that Includes Multiple Perspectives and Student Voice

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Developing an Original Argument that Includes Multiple Perspectives and Student Voice

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Created and Presented by: Mieko Matsumoto

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What is Historical Context, and Why is it Important? (Slides)

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What is Historical Context, and Why is it Important? (Slides)

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Created by: Cynthia Smith

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Resource provided by  Sarah Razee, Kamehameha Schools - Kapālama

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NHD Paragraph Outline Template 20-21 (1)

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Presented by Dorian Langi and Lorey Ishihara

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Students doing History Day do not have to choose a topic specific to Hawai'i, but local topics are really interesting, especially since people seeing the project may not know much about these kinds of topics. This document, put together by Dorian Langi and Amy Boehning, gives an extensive list of Hawai'i-specific topics for people who want to look at the history we can find in our own backyard!

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Presented by: Paul Field

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This website, created by Mililani High School teacher and NHD Ambassador Amy Boehning, is a great resource-hub, offering templates and example resources for all 5 History Day project categories.

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​​Welcome to Mililani High History Day

Every year National History Day® frames students' research within a historical theme. This theme is broad enough in scope to encourage investigation of topics ranging from local to world history and across any geographic area or time period.. The intention is for NHD is to provide an opportunity for students to push past the antiquated view of history as mere facts and dates and drill down into historical content to develop perspective and understanding. The NHD theme provides a focused way to increase students' historical understanding by developing a lens to read history, an organizational structure that helps students place information in the correct context and finally, the ability to see connections over time.

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Every year National History Day® frames students' research within a historical theme. This theme is broad enough in scope to encourage investigation of topics ranging from local to world history and across any geographic area or time period..

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He PalapalaʻOhina Kumuwaiwai Noiʻi noka Lā Mōʻaukala Hawaiʻi

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He PalapalaʻOhina Kumuwaiwai Noiʻi noka Lā Mōʻaukala Hawaiʻi

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From NHD

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Using Resources to Understand Historical Context

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Using Resources to Understand Historical Context

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Presentation by: Historian Consultant Malia Lau Kong

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Resource created by  Sarah Razee, Kamehameha Schools - Kapālama

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Resource provided by Dorian Langi and Lorey Ishihara

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2022-2023 Frontiers in History Graphic Organizer

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2022-2023 Frontiers in History Graphic Organizer

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Mālama Our History Community Speaker Series

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Mālama Our History Community Speaker Series

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KĪPAPA EDUCATOR RESOURCES Integrating Hawaiian Knowledge:

In response to a need in our community for access to historical Hawaiian knowledge, Awaiaulu has assembled primary source documents, articles from the newspapers, and produced material to understand the detail of these two events in Hawaiian history.

We have created two strands of curriculum for grade bands K-3, 4-6, 7-8 & 9-12 for a total of two for each grade band per topic. In addition to mele, supplemental reading material and some games to engage youth in these topics. All the materials are presented in Hawaiian and English.

ABOUT AWAIAULU

↓ Some of the materials and resources you will find in Kīpapa ↓

📑 SLIDESHOW PRESENTATIONS OF EACH TOPIC

Awaiaulu has assembled various primary source documents into a digestible presentation slide format with narratives to help you and your students grasp the breadth and depth of these two historical events.

📑 INFOGRAPHIC PREVIEW WITH HYPERLINKS TO RESOURCES

16-point infographics with hyperlinks have been created to allow easy access to supporting material for both topics.

🕵 Inquiry Resources

Inquiry worksheets and presentations assist with problem solving and developing connections through time periods.

🕹 Games

The Awaiaulu team have developed an array of games in the curriculum such as escape rooms, most wanted posters and coloring in books.

🎼 MELE

The curriculum includes mele that honors our aliʻi, Hawaiʻi and the Hawaiian patriot, Timoteo Haʻalilio.

🗂 INDEXES OF ALL STUDY MATERIALS

Indexes of supplementary and recommended reading materials for Lā Kūʻokoʻa and Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea are available as Google sheets.

🔏 REGISTER TO ACCESS ⬇

A nation is truly enlightened when its people know the stories of their land.

Aia ka naauaoio o ka lahui o kekahi aupuni a paa na moolelo o kona aina kulaiwi iaia."

He mea maikaʻi loa ka ʻimi ana i nā mea i hāʻule a nalowale o nā mea kahiko o Hawaiʻi nei; a ke ʻimi nei kākou e loaʻa mai me ka pololei, a e lilo ia i waiwai na nā hanauna ma hope aku nei i ka wā pauʻole.

It is worthwhile to seek that which has fallen away or disappeared regarding ancient things of this land, Hawaiʻi; we are striving to find what is accurate, for it will be of great value to future generations for all time."

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KĪPAPA EDUCATOR RESOURCES Integrating Hawaiian Knowledge: In response to a need in our community for access to historical Hawaiian knowledge, Awaiaulu has assembled primary source documents, articles from the newspapers, and produced material to understand the detail of these two events in Hawaiian history.

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From NHD

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Created and Presented by: Malia Lau Kong

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HHD Using Resources to Understand Historical Context (1)

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Resource provided by Sarah Razee, Kamehameha Schools - Kapālama

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Resource provided by Dorian Langi

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How do I organize my argument and develop my thesis? (Slides)

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How do I organize my argument and develop my thesis? (Slides)

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Presented by Paul Field

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How to organize my argument and develop a thesis

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Hawaiʻi History Day: September Writing Workshops

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Hawaiʻi History Day: September Writing Workshops

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Resources from the September, 2020 writing workshops for Hawaiʻi History Day

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Visit our Hawaiʻi History Day ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi page for resources, videos, and more!

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Why Do ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi for Hawaiʻi History Day?

Watch kumu Māhealani Lono's video, Lā Mōʻaukala Hawaiʻi ma ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi as she explains the importance of History Day.

No ke aha? Manomano ka maikaʻi o ka Papahana Lā Mōʻaukala. Ahuwale ke aloha naʻauao i loko o ka haumāna no ka mea nāna e hoʻokele a koho i kāna kumuhana. Hiki i ka haumāna ke aʻo ma nā ala like ʻole a mai nā kūmole o kēlā me kēia ʻano e like me nā nūpepa kahiko, nā mele a me ka hula,ʻoiai nui nā koho no ke ʻano o ka hōʻikeʻike. ʻIke ʻia ka ulu ʻana o ka haumāna ma kona ala noiʻi ma o kona hoihoi, ka noke ʻana, ka luhi, ka hoʻomākaukau, ka haʻalulu, ka pīhoihoi, a laila ka haʻaheo maoli o ka haumāna ke kō ka hōʻikeʻike. Mahalo i ka Lā Mōʻaukala, hoʻolaha ʻia nā moʻolelo i lohe ʻole ʻia i nā makahiki a pau ʻoiai ʻo ka maʻamau, ʻaʻole ʻimi ʻia a loaʻa. Mahalo pū au i ka Fea Lā Mōʻaukala no ka mea kono ʻia nā kānaka a pau e hele a he wahi e hōʻike ai ka haumana i ka hua o kāna kaʻina hana piha i nā kānaka kamaʻaina ʻole. He mea nui kēia a he ala e kūlia i ka nuʻu.

-Māhealani Lono

Also see kumu Bruce Torres Fischer's video,as he explains Why Do a History Day Project in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi.

ʻAuhea ʻoe, e ka mea heluhelu. Eia nō kākou i kekahi wā kupaianaha no ke ola o kā kāua ʻōlelo makamae, ʻo ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi hoʻi. Ke ʻike ʻia nei kona māhuahua ʻana aʻe i loko o nā kaiāulu o ko Hawaiʻi pae ʻāina, a me kona hoʻokuluma hou ʻia ma nā ʻano pōʻaiapili like ʻole, a ʻo ka papahana ʻo Hawaiʻi History Day kekahi o ia mau wahi. Ma ia papahana e aʻo ai ka haumāna ka hana nui ma ka hoʻomākaukau ʻana i kāna pāhana noiʻi, a e lawe ʻo ia i ke aʻo ma waho o ka lumi papa ma ka hōʻikeʻike haʻaheo ʻana i ka hua o kāna hana ponoʻī i ke ao, ma ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi nō hoʻi. I kēlā me kēia makahiki, ʻike ʻia ka waiwai o kēia hanana no ka haumāna a me ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi. Lana aʻe ka manaʻo, e nui hou aʻe ana nā haumāna kula kaiapuni e hōʻike ana i kā lākou hana maikaʻi ma kēia papahana.

-Bruce Torres Fischer

A Passion for History

"[My grandparents] were both educators and would constantly remind us that we needed to speak English at home so we could do well in college. So when I heard those kids at History Day, it touched my soul. It felt like bringing in family, bringing back the culture we had lost for so long. It brought History Day to a higher level in Hawai'i."
-Dorian Langi, retired teacher 2019-2020 will make our 30th year of running Hawaiʻi History Day.

The opposite of teaching to the test, History Day is a yearlong project- and student-centered program that challenges student research, creativity, public presentation, and application of history. With the help of their social studies teachers, students incorporate original research, primary source documents, and oral histories. They interpret this material within its historical context and explore the complexity of alternative points of view, and present their work (in essay, documentary, website, display board, or performance) to a panel of judges. Through History Day, students gain confidence, poise, and a deeper understanding of themselves, their communities, and their world.

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Is the Future

"To be around this table is a sign that we as kumu are doing the right thing."
-Māhealani Lono, kumu

In July 2019, we hosted our 2018-2019 group of ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi judges for a research and development meeting, coming up with ideas and next steps about how to intentionally grow this part of our program. Through deep and meaningful conversation with this group of leaders, we learned so much about the importance of ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi. The center of this work in using the language is about building identity, pride, a strong lāhui, and strengthening and renormalizing relationship of care and love and kuleana, between people and moʻolelo, kānaka and ʻōlelo. As an organization, we are very humbled and joyful to kōkua in this amazing movement.

Hearing Our Voices

Incorporating ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi as a presentational language for Hawaiʻi History Day is not just about creating a new category in an academic competition. It's about our kuleana to our community and supporting the mana wai-the diversity and wealth of our humanities resources. The inclusion of ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi is an act of hoʻokahe wai, where we may support the movement and growth of our rich humanities community.

2019 (February, March, April) was the first year we were able to run a Hawaiian-language category of judging-meaning students were able to do their research and presentations and be judged ma ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi without translation. This is a powerful change that indicates the strength of the community of Hawaiian-language speakers and scholars, from ʻōpio to PhDs. We thank the haumāna and kumu of Ka ʻUmeke Kāʻeo PCS, and our first group of amazing judges in Hilo and Oʻahu for leading the way in 2019. We are very excited about bringing on more ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi projects in this new History Day season.

Come Join Us

We are looking for volunteer ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi Historian Consultants and Hawaiʻi History Day Judges who are:

experienced in college-level research on a historical topic (not limited to Hawaiʻi topics)

familiar with navigating ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi archives, resources (i.e., able to give research tips to kumu)

interested in working with students and teachers (grades 4- 12), and available to be on-call to give advice on projects or make classroom visits related to your area of expertise

interested in judging at a district or state fair (these are one-day commitments, and so fun and inspiring to see how brilliant the youth are)

loves history and education and ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi!

If you are interested in joining us or talking further, please get in touch with Shannon Cristobal, Director of Hawaiʻi History Day & K-12 Humanities Programs.

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Why Do ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi for Hawaiʻi History Day? Watch kumu Māhealani Lono's video, Lā Mōʻaukala Hawaiʻi ma ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi as she explains the importance of History Day. No ke aha? Manomano ka maikaʻi o ka Papahana Lā Mōʻaukala. Ahuwale ke aloha naʻauao i loko o ka haumāna no ka mea nāna e hoʻokele a koho i kāna kumuhana.

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From NHD

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10b-HD Outline (Examining Context, Defining Debate and Diplomacy, Effects)

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10b-HD Outline (Examining Context, Defining Debate and Diplomacy, Effects)

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*2021 Update
A document for analyzing causes and effects of the event.

Resource Provided by Dorian Langi

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Resource provided by  Sarah Razee, Kamehameha Schools - Kapālama

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Resource provided by Dorian Langi

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Hawaiʻi History Day: October History Day Categories Workshops Padlet

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Hawaiʻi History Day: October History Day Categories Workshops Padlet

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From NHD

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*2021 Update
A document for analyzing historical context of the event.

Resource Provided by Dorian Langi

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Resource provided by Dorian Langi

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Thank you to Professor Mitch Yamasaki and Chaminade History Center for providing these resources for our teachers and students.

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From NHD