AWAIAULU is dedicated to developing resources and resource people that can bridge Hawaiian knowledge from the past to the present and the future. Awaiaulu works to perpetuate and advance the use of the Hawaiian language and train Hawaiian language translators and editors, generate Hawaiian language books and translations, and other educational material for universities, schools, research arenas, and the general public. This 2019 gathering at Washington Place, the home of Hawaii's last queen, was the introduction of Awaiaulu's programs, goals, mentor translators and newly trained translators to the community.
Audience: All; Subject Areas: Schools. (2019) Numerous DOE schools are named after or attached to Hawaiian Ali'i. What is the story about how and why this happened? What is the connection between the school and the ali'i today? Let's start with learning about Princess Ruth Luka Keanolani Kauanahoahoa Ke'elikokani and Central Intermediate School on O'ahu.
Grades: K-5; Subject Areas: Science. (2008) Nick is amazed that a tiny seed can grow into a large tree and that seeds can travel hundreds of miles before they find a place to land. Close-up photography shows seed germination, with roots and stem emerging from the seed. He also shows how to harvest tomato seeds for planting in the spring. Even watermelon seeds can grow under the proper conditions. Sprouts, he explains are actually whole plants that we eat as a garnish in sandwiches. He shows two young viewers how to grow sprouts from seeds.
Audience: General; Grades: 9-12; Subject: Fine Arts. (2017) Following 9 Hawaii print artists as they prepare for an exhibition at The Ropewalk, UK. From The Ropewalk: I ka Piko: The center or source, connections and balance. "I ka Piko not only describes our cultural relationships but also the islands we come from, growing up from the middle of the vast oceanic floor of the Pacific. In "I ka Piko" nine Hawai'i print artists explore through their work what it means to a Kama'aina (child of this land) to be from this unique place. Featuring: Gina Bacon Kerr, Marissa Eshima, Kathy Merrill Kelley, Barbara Okamoto, Mary Philpotts McGrath, Doug Po'oloa Tolentino, David B. Smith, Nancy Vilhauer, and George Woollard
Video about the "Dirt" Show at the Museum of Art (2014)
Audience: General; Subject: Farm to School. (2017) Behind the scenes of Hawaii Department of Education's support of the Farm to Schools pilot program by former Lt. Gov. Shan Tsutsui. Interviews with Kohala Elementary Principal Danny Garcia, Chef Greg, Cafeteria Manager Aunty Priscilla, and State School Food Services Supervisor Dexter Kishida.
Pacific Clues visits different archeological sites and clues found on varying islands. The series looks at how these clues help us to unlock the mysteries of the early inhabitants and cultures of the islands.
Pacific Clues visits different archeological sites and clues found on varying islands. The series looks at how these clues help us to unlock the mysteries of the early inhabitants and cultures of the islands.
Audience: General; Subject: Local businesses. (2015) Series on Hawaii's local businesses. This program is about Kawamoto Orchid Nursery located in Palolo Valley, Honolulu, Hawaii. For more information visit: http://www.kawamotoorchids.com/
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-12; Subject Areas: Sustainability, STEM. (2019) In this episode: Robots helping rehabilitation, 4 Awesome Discoveries, using games to help prevent and combat Asthma, understanding wildfires, looking into the Milky Way, and an exclusive sit down interview with the 2017 Nobel Prize awardees for Physics.
Audience: General, Grades 4-12. Subjects: Social Studies. 1970: Salute In Warsaw, 1970's (2010)
Audience: General, Grades 4-12. Subjects: Social Studies. 1972: Napalm Girl From Vietnam, 1970's (2010)
Audience: General, Grades 4-12. Subjects: Social Studies. 1972: The Attack On The Olympic Camp In Munich (2010)
Audience: General, Grades 4-12. Subjects: Social Studies. 1974: The Guillaume Scandals, 1970's (2010)
Audience: General, Grades 4-12. Subjects: Social Studies. ]1974: The Watergate Hotel: Nixon Resigns, 1970's (2010)
Audience: General, Grades 4-12. Subjects: Social Studies. 1975: Fall Of Saigon, 1970's (2010)
Audience: General, Grades 4-12. Subjects: Social Studies. 1976: The Mourning In Soweto: The Bloody End Of Student Protests, 1970's (2010)
Focuses on how South Africa has reinvented itself into a multiracial location that is inviting for travelers. Visits the Cape of Good Hope, Capetown, the township of Langa and Castle of Good Hope. Highlights Table Mountain, Hout Bay, Stellenbosch, Oudtshoorn and the Kango Caves. Travels the garden route by train, passing a wilderness national park and the Knysna rock formations. Discusses Africa's ethnic diversity, the history of slavery, African culture and cuisine, the wine industry and ostrich farming.
Travels through the country of Madagascar, revealing its unemcumbered rain forests and deserts, unspoiled beaches, beobabs and banyan trees. Visits Antananarivo, the Perinet Reserve, Antsirabe, Fianarantsoa, Isalo National Park, Toliara and the resort area of Nosy Be. Highlights the art and crafts of the Madagascar people, which include woodcarving, papermaking and cutting semi precious stones.
This journey takes us on a luxurious 500 mile African train safari where we?ll be travellng on Rovos Rail?s vintage hotel train. Lovingly re-built by the Rovos family to the highest of specifications, this beautiful 14 carriage train leaves Pretoria for its three-day journey to Durban on the coast.
This train journey across Sri Lanka is a train-lovers trip of a lifetime to Nine Arch Bridge. Traveling along on one of the world?s best-preserved Victorian-era railways we climb to over 6000 feet deep from Columbo to Ella.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) A young boy shares the value of the balafon, a local version of the xylophone, made of wood and gourds.
Audience: General; Grades: K-12; Subject Areas: Science. The video briefly recounts the eruptive history of Halema'uma'u and describes the formation and continued growth of the current summit vent and lava lake. It features USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists sharing their insights on the summit eruption: how they monitor the lava lake, how and why the lake level rises and falls, why explosive events occur, the connection between Kilauea's ongoing summit and East Rift Zone eruptions, and the impacts of the summit eruption on the Island of Hawai'i and beyond.
Celebrating the most epic landscapes on Earth! Mountains and Life journeys to the rooftop places of our world to meet the people who cherish, honour, and fight for them. From farmers, artists, and rescue teams, to scientists, musicians, and monks, this series reveals the different ways these mountain-dwellers have adapted to the high life. Narrated by Matthew Gravelle (Broadchurch), Mountains and Life combines stunning photography with thoughtful storytelling to create an emotional engagement with the soaring peaks of the Himalayas, the Andes, the Alps, and beyond.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-3; Subject: Language Arts, Fine Arts. (2007) Using fingerpaints and a brush, an artist illustrates a Native American story about the sun and the moon. The Sun and the Moon used to live on the earth where the Sioux Indians had set their teepees. But things changed when the two came to realize that they were as different as night and day. They often argued until finally one day they had such a serious argument that the Sun decided to move to the sky. When the Moon found out, it was beside itself with envy and decided to do the same thing. The Sun and the Moon never again exchanged another word and from that time on, the Moon follows the Sun where ever it goes, day after day.
Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Subject Areas: History, Cultures. (2002) In the conflict between Carthage and Rome, Hannibal decided to surprise the Romans with a land attack. He got elephants across the Rhone, went through the Alps, conquered Roman cities and reached the south of Rome. Addresses the cross pollinization of cultures that took place. Uses three dimensional graphics to illustrate what the buildings would have looked like in Rome. Describes the walls of Rome, Hannibal's retreat and Scipio Africanus' victory at Carthage. Details archaeologists' search for and success in finding a Punic settlement, "Hannibal's quarters" at the bottom of Bursa.
Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Subject Areas: History, Cultures. (2002) Follows the ancient trades routes that stopped in the Middle East. Describes the Incense Route and the Silk Road. Visits Marib in Yemen and discusses its hydraulic feats, the Sabians and its link to the Queen of Sheba. Continues to Sana'a, the capital of Yemen. Stops by Barakesh with its inscriptions and well. Introduces Swiss explorer John Burckhardt and his rediscovery of the lost city, Petra. Highlights the city of Palmyra where the incense and silk routes intersected. Uses three dimensional graphics to illustrate what the buildings would have looked like in Palmyra.
Grades: All; Subject areas: Fine Arts. (2019)
Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Subject: World Cultures. (2015) The Rabari of the Thar Desert The life of the Rabari is not an easy one. The harsh conditions of these desert nomads threaten their way of life and perhaps even their existence.
Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Subject: World Cultures. (2015) The Caste System Despite being outlawed, the caste system in India still adheres to the ancient Hindu-based hierarchy. Here, in the holy city of Varanasi, it remains an obstacle to full democracy.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) Introduces 10-year-old Esraa, who lives in Cairo, the capital of Egypt. Esraa shares her passion for singing. Follows Esraa as she takes music lessons at the Royal Society of Arts, where she and the rest of her class are rehearsing for their Mothers' Day concert.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) Introduces 11-year-old Mohammed who lives in Assuan, in southern Egypt and plays the dof, a traditional tambourine. Mohammed sits in his cockleshell and earns pocket money by playing and singing to tourists as they pass by in feluccas.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) Introduces Itamar, who lives in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv. Itamar explains that all the members of his family play a musical instrument and his specialty is the violin. Itamar and his family perform at his birthday concert.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) Twelve-year-old Safi lives in the Galilee and plays the traditional Arab drum known as a darbuka. Safi and his friends have organized a band, but his debut as a musician comes when he plays his darbuka with his father's band.
Audience: General; Subject: Social Studies.(2017) This program features the fascinating history of Lana'i island from its early geology to the end of the 19th century. Included are the first settlement of the island by Polynesians with some traditional stories; Western contact and the resulting sociological and ecological changes; Protestant missions and Mormon settlement; land ownership consolidation under Walter Murray Gibson and the beginning of the island?s sheep industry.
Audience: General; Subject: Social Studies. (2017) This program will continue to cover the unique history of Lana'i island from the end of the 19th century to present day. Included are: the further consolidation of land ownership, the transition from sugar to cattle ranching; the establishment of the pineapple industry on Lana'i and the immigration of workers; the change from an agricultural based economy to tourism; the establishment of the Lana'i Heritage and Cultural Center.
Audience: General; Subject: Social Studies.(2017) The island of Lana'i is moving toward building a sustainable island community. This video features the elements of natural and cultural resources and how these will guide water use, the development of renewable energy, a stable economy, education, housing, and health. Interviewed are those key individuals dedicated to guiding and building a sustainable island community on Lana'i.
The Art Bento Program at the Hawai?i State Art Museum (HiSAM) is a museum education program of the Hawai?i State Art Museum serving Oahu Department of Education elementary students, Grades 2 ? 6, and their teachers. This four-part inquiry-based program actively engages students and teachers through activities connected to current arts standards and ELA Common Core Standards. This unique multi-disciplinary educational opportunity emphasizes arts and visual literacy and is led by qualified teaching artists from the Hawai?i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA) Artistic Teaching Partners (ATP) roster. There is no cost to schools to participate in the program and funds for bus transportation are also provided.
The iconic Christian victory at Lepanto would lead to the slow and decadent decline of the Ottoman Empire. We are left to reflect on the legacy of the Empire and how this historic clash of civilizations continues to inform the world we live in today.
Audience: General, Grades 4-12. Subjects: Social Studies. 1938: Peace Bought, 1930's (2010)
We begin with the birth of the Nation and what led to the Declaration of Independence. How is it that thirteen small colonies in North America were able to succeed ? against a global power such as Great Britain? Learn about the seven-year war, the Boston Tea Party and the origin of the Declaration of Independence. Concepts such as triangular trade, the Founding Fathers, separatists and federalists are presented. Once the War of Independence was won, why did it take years to write the Constitution? And what was life like afterwards, and how did Native Americans and slaves fare? It is these events that shaped the America of today.
It began when revolutionaries stormed a prison called the Bastille. What were the underlying causes for the revolution? What was the Reign of Terror? Who was Maximilian de Robespierre? Then we take a look at the aftermath of the French Revolution and the impact it had on other political ideologies and governments to better understand why this dramatic period was so important in history.
The Russian Revolution, actually two rebellions, was a revolution that destroyed the Tsarist autocracy, and helped create the Soviet Union. Learn about Lenin, the Bolsheviks, communism, the notorious Rasputin, rumors of cannibalism, and acute poverty. All of which led to a revolution, a coup d??tat and a civil war.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-3; Subject: Language Arts, Fine Arts. (2007) A mixed media artist tells a tale from India about a boy who can't resist eating a tray of eight cakes he was to take to his master, the monk Luntika.
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-12; Subject Areas: Sustainability, STEM. (2019) In this episode: Robots helping rehabilitation, 4 Awesome Discoveries, using games to help prevent and combat Asthma, understanding wildfires, looking into the Milky Way, and an exclusive sit down interview with the 2017 Nobel Prize awardees for Physics.
Audience: General, Grades 4-12. Subjects: Social Studies. 1970: Salute In Warsaw, 1970's (2010)
Audience: General, Grades 4-12. Subjects: Social Studies. 1972: Napalm Girl From Vietnam, 1970's (2010)
Audience: General, Grades 4-12. Subjects: Social Studies. 1972: The Attack On The Olympic Camp In Munich (2010)
Audience: General, Grades 4-12. Subjects: Social Studies. 1974: The Guillaume Scandals, 1970's (2010)
Audience: General, Grades 4-12. Subjects: Social Studies. ]1974: The Watergate Hotel: Nixon Resigns, 1970's (2010)
Audience: General, Grades 4-12. Subjects: Social Studies. 1975: Fall Of Saigon, 1970's (2010)
Audience: General, Grades 4-12. Subjects: Social Studies. 1976: The Mourning In Soweto: The Bloody End Of Student Protests, 1970's (2010)
Focuses on how South Africa has reinvented itself into a multiracial location that is inviting for travelers. Visits the Cape of Good Hope, Capetown, the township of Langa and Castle of Good Hope. Highlights Table Mountain, Hout Bay, Stellenbosch, Oudtshoorn and the Kango Caves. Travels the garden route by train, passing a wilderness national park and the Knysna rock formations. Discusses Africa's ethnic diversity, the history of slavery, African culture and cuisine, the wine industry and ostrich farming.
Travels through the country of Madagascar, revealing its unemcumbered rain forests and deserts, unspoiled beaches, beobabs and banyan trees. Visits Antananarivo, the Perinet Reserve, Antsirabe, Fianarantsoa, Isalo National Park, Toliara and the resort area of Nosy Be. Highlights the art and crafts of the Madagascar people, which include woodcarving, papermaking and cutting semi precious stones.
This journey takes us on a luxurious 500 mile African train safari where we?ll be travellng on Rovos Rail?s vintage hotel train. Lovingly re-built by the Rovos family to the highest of specifications, this beautiful 14 carriage train leaves Pretoria for its three-day journey to Durban on the coast.
This train journey across Sri Lanka is a train-lovers trip of a lifetime to Nine Arch Bridge. Traveling along on one of the world?s best-preserved Victorian-era railways we climb to over 6000 feet deep from Columbo to Ella.