Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Hawaiian Islands: Erosion and Giant Landslides
High-resolution elevation data on land and in the ocean is used to examine the effects of erosion on the Hawaiian Islands. The remains of offshore landslides are also studied, and consistency with a hotspot model of formation for the...
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Go Hawaii: The Hawaiian Islands
This in-depth tourism resource will give students information about each of the Hawaiian islands. Includes video.
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Hawaiian Kingdom: The u.s. Occupation
Article describing United States presence in the Hawaiian Islands from the 1890s to the present with links to outside resources that document the intervention, occupation, and annexation of these islands.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Hawaiian Economics: From Mountains to Sea
This economics lesson plan integrates the history of the Hawaiian people with geography, natural resources, good and services and more. "In this lesson, we will learn how Hawaiians shared their island resources long ago."
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Islands of Hawaii
This site describes the biology, climate, history, economy, education, geography, geology, government, population, and tourism of the Hawaiian islands.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Hawaiians
Learn about the culture of the Hawaiian people - the indigenous people of the Hawaiian Islands. Explore topics such as their history, economy, past settlements, cultural values, religion, and sociopolitical organization.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Hawaiian Islands: Volcano Ages, Hotspots and Plate Motion
The ages of volcanic rocks are used to investigate speed of motion of the Pacific plate, to analyze the distinctive bend in the chain, and to consider the age data in the context of a hotspot model of formation.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Hawaiian Economics: Barter for Fish & Poi
Use this lesson to learn more about the Hawaiian economics system. Learn how they developed and used this specialized type of money system. "In this lesson, you will learn how specialization and division of labor increased productivity...
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Donch.com: Natural History of Hawai'i
Written in 1915 by college professor, William Alanson Bryan, featured is a comprehensive essay on the Hawaiian people and the geology and geography of the Islands. Divided into chapters, this account provides extensive research on the...
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: Hawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands), 1920
A map from 1920 of the Hawaiian Islands or Sandwich Islands, showing the main islands, towns, ports, volcanoes, terrain, and coastal features. An inset map details the capital Honolulu and Quarantine Island.
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: Hawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands), 1906
A map from 1906 of the Hawaiian Islands or Sandwich Islands, showing the main islands, towns, ports, volcanoes, terrain, and coastal features. An inset map details the capital Honolulu.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Hawaiian Islands, 1906
A map from 1906 of the Hawaiian Islands showing the main islands of Hawaii, Maui, Kahoolawe, Lanai, Molokai, Oahu, Kauai and Niihau, cities, towns, ports, volcanoes, terrain, and coastal features. The inset map shows the western islands...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Hawaiian Islands, 1899
A map from 1899 of the Hawaiian Islands showing the main islands, towns, ports, volcanoes, terrain, and coastal features.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Hawaiian Islands, 1902
A map from 1902 of the Hawaiian Islands showing the main islands, towns, ports, volcanoes, terrain, and coastal features. An inset map details Honolulu and the Punchbowl.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Northwest Hawaiian Islands, 1920
A map from 1920 of the northwest Hawaiian Islands of Kauai and Niihau, showing towns and ports, submarine cable routes, and the terrain and coastal features of the islands.
University of Virginia
Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: William Mc Kinley: Foreign Affairs
A good description of the foreign policy of President Wiliam McKinley including infornation about the Spanish-American War, the Open Door policy, and the annexation of the Hawaiian Islands.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: King Kamehameha I
Who was King Kamehameha? This site chronicles the history of the Hawaiian islands through the Kamehameha Dynasty.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: King Kamehameha I
Who was King Kamehameha? This site chronicles the history of the Hawaiian islands through the Kamehameha Dynasty.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Hawaiian Economics: Barter for Fish & Poi
In ancient Hawaii, chiefs managed the economy by creating a land division system, the Ahupua'a, which divided the islands into pie slice shapes. Each Ahupua'a covered the three main regions of the islands: the mountains, the valleys, and...
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Hawaii history.org: Library
This is a complete reference guide with links to short descriptive essays on a profusion of subjects as they relate to the Hawaiian Islands. Includes a timeline of historical events.
US Geological Survey
U.s. Geological Survey: Hotspots: Mantle Thermal Plumes
Learn more about the hot spot theory developed in 1963 by the Canadian geophysicist J. Tuzo Wilson. Diagrams help you visualize the way hot spots formed geologic structures such as the Hawaiian Islands.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Hawaii
What does "Aloha" mean in Hawaiian? Use this site from the Library of Congress to find out interesting facts about Hawaii.
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Hawaii history.org: Ancient Hawai'i
Discover information about the earliest times in Hawaiian history through a timeline of events pertaining to the birth of this island. Read comprehensive facts about Hawaii's sophisticated culture including food, recreation, worship and...
PBS
Pbs: Nature: Hawaii's Vulnerable Biodiversity
Because of Hawaii's isolation, endemic species evolved in their own unique way. With the arrival of foreigners and colonization, new species were introduced to the islands. The result being a crisis within the Hawaiian ecosystem,...
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