Kanaeokana Talks
For kumu, by kumu
Resources supporting online ʻāina, ʻōlelo, and culture-based learning
Age band: PK-12 | More Info | More Videos
In this session we go over how to make online curriculum more Hawaiʻi-focused and Hawaiʻi-centered and therefore more relevant to Hawaiʻi/Hawaiian students.
Kū Kahakalau — Founder, Kū-A-Kanaka, Ea Ecoversity and Kanu o ka ʻĀina Charter School
Age band: PK-12 | More Info | More Videos
In this session we go over how to make online curriculum more Hawaiʻi-focused and Hawaiʻi-centered and therefore more relevant to Hawaiʻi/Hawaiian students.
Kū Kahakalau — Founder, Kū-A-Kanaka, Ea Ecoversity and Kanu o ka ʻĀina Charter School
Age band: PK-12 | More Info | More Videos
In this session we discover online tools and activities that engage students and allow them to have fun while they are learning.
Kū Kahakalau — Founder, Kū-A-Kanaka, Ea Ecoversity and Kanu o ka ʻĀina Charter School
Age band: PK-12 | More Info | More Videos
In this session we discover online tools and activities that engage students and allow them to have fun while they are learning.
Kū Kahakalau — Founder, Kū-A-Kanaka, Ea Ecoversity and Kanu o ka ʻĀina Charter School
Age band: PK-12 | More Info | More Videos
How do I nurture my spirit of being with ʻohana in different environments?
Kalaunuola Domingo — Kumu, Ke Kula ʻo Samuel M. Kamakau HFCS
Kilipohe Miller — Kumu, Ke Kula ʻo Samuel M. Kamakau HFCS
Age band: PK-12 | More Info | More Videos
What is the function of protocol during COVID?
Kuʻuleianuhea Awo-Chun — Assistant Director, Mālama Honua HFCS
Keane Nakapueo-Garcia — Kumu, Ke Kula ʻo Samuel M. Kamakau HFCS
Age band: PK-12 | More Info | More Videos
How did one HFCS maintain place and culture-based curricula during distance learning?
Kēhau Piʻiohia — Kumu, Mālama Honua HFCS
Jess Piʻiohia — Kumu, Mālama Honua HFCS
Melissa Long — Kumu, Mālama Honua HFCS
Age band: K-2 | More Info | More Videos
Share, create, and collaborate with kumu across the pae ‘āina on Kanaeokana’s online waihona at waihona.net.
Kanoe Wilson — Senior Project Manager, Kealaiwikuamo‘o
Age band: PK-12 and beyond | More Info | More Videos
What are we feeding our children to shape their imagination and understanding of the world? How can educators blend contemporary educational paradigms with historic Hawaiian learning models? How can educators maximize engagement and discovery with their students while allowing maximum self-learning through holistic activities?
Ryan Oishi — Founder, Fat ʻUlu
Sage Takehiro — Founder, Fat ʻUlu
Kimo Armitage — Founder, Fat ʻUlu
Age band: Secondary School | More Info | More Videos
What is my pilina and kuleana kuleana to Haʻikū, Waipao, and Heʻeia? How did we support and empower students to successfully present a portfolio defense virtually?
Hiʻilani Shibata — Kumu, Ke Kula ʻo Samuel M. Kamakau HFCS
Norbert Larsen — Kumu, Mālama Honua HFCS
Age band: PK-6 | More Info | More Videos
Additional Resources
For community, by community
Pōhaku, pepa, ʻūpā! A learningful lesson that kumu, parents, and siblings can implement at home with whatever they have on hand. Meleanna Meyer | Age band: K-12 | More Lei Ānuenue
A fun and reflective session to create art with a purpose. Explore your special gifts and talents shaped by your ʻohana, community, ʻāina, and life experiences. Meleanna Meyer | Age band: PK-12 | More Lei Ānuenue
Engage learners through an innovative way of teaching Hawaiian language and culture remotely. Kalani Hiapo | Age band: PK-8 | More Lei Ānuenue
Come learn from Hiʻilei as she shares her ʻohana’s traditions on all things heʻe: anatomy, how to catch it, and how to clean it, and how to prepare it for eating! Hi‘ilei Kawelo | Age band: 4-12 | More Lei Ānuenue
This presentation highlights Hawaiian culture-based math approaches by sharing hands-on activities and resources that ʻohana can utilize for keiki engagement. Dr. Eōmailani Kūkahiko & Dr. Joe Zillox | Age band: K-4 | More Lei Ānuenue
Enjoy a hands-on, DIY workshop on making ʻinamona kukui. Experience the entire process from gathering, selection, drying, roasting to mixing. Mahinapoepoe Paishon-Duarte | Age band: 4-12 | More Lei Ānuenue
Learn how Kealeialoha uses Seesaw to facilitate kaiapuni learning. Learn how students can create personal digital portfolios that help ʻohana connect with their keiki. Kaleialoha Kaniaupio-Crozier | Age band: K-12 | More Lei Ānuenue
Unlock the knowledge of our kūpuna by understanding how the moon influences our lives. Kalei Nu‘uhiwa | Age band: 4-12 | More Lei Ānuenue
How does the moon impact liquid movement? How does it determine fishing and gathering styles? Explore and recognize the environmental indicators all around us. Kalei Nu‘uhiwa | Age band: 4-12 | More Lei Ānuenue
‘Ai Kole me Nā Kumu
E nānā a hoʻolohe mai i nei mau kumu kaiapuni i kā lākou wahi hana e aʻo auwaea ai. Kalamakū Freitas, Kawehi Zoller, Kēhaunani Llanos, Ku‘ulei Kahananui | Age band: K-8 | More Lei Ānuenue
No ka pono o ka ʻāina, no ka pono o ke kanaka, e kamaʻilio ʻia no ke koʻikoʻi o ka hoʻomaopopo, hoʻokamaʻāina, a hoʻōla ʻana nō hoʻi i ka moʻolelo o ka ʻāina i kahua no ka hoʻōla pono ʻana i ka ʻāina a me ke kanaka. Kaleomanuiwa Wong, Maya Saffery, No‘eau Peralto | Age band: 4-12 | More ‘Ai Kole
He hōʻikeʻike kēia no nā kumuwaiwai ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi e hoʻopuka ʻia ana na ka Hale Kuamoʻo. Kawehi Kammerer, Kealohapau‘ole Ahuna, Kamalani Johnson, Pōmaika’i Iaea | Age band: K-12 | More ‘Ai Kole
Ka Mālama Kīpuka
ʻO Maui ka mokupuni, ʻo Lahaina ka moku, ʻo Mauna Kahālāwai ke kuahiwi aʻo Puʻu Kukui ka nuʻu nani lua ʻole. He kīpuka nei ʻāina i mālama nui ʻia mai me ka palekana o nei mau hoa kipa ʻelua nona nei kuleana. Kainoa Pestana, Pōmaika‘i Kaniaupio-Crozier | Age band: 4-12 | More ‘Ai Kole
Mau ana ko kākou moʻolelo ma nā pāpaho e like me nā kiʻi ʻoniʻni hoʻi. Ma nei pukana aia ʻekolu mea haku kiʻiʻoniʻoni a ʻaii kole ana me Ekela no ia kumuhana. ‘Āina Paikai, Kaliko Maii, Laiana Kanoa-Wong | Age band: 6-12 | More ‘Ai Kole
E nānā mai i nei mau hoa kipa ma kā lāua wehewehe ʻana mai i ke kumu koʻikoʻi o ka hoʻoili ʻana iho i ko kākou wahi moʻolelo Hawaiʻi i ō nā hanauna ma o ka hana keaka ʻana. Kaliko & Haili‘ōpua Baker | Age band: 4-12 | More ‘Ai Kole
