Topics in Hawaii's History: Resources and Lesson Plans for Secondary School Teachers
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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 461 561 SO 028 632 AUTHOR Odo, Franklin, Ed.; Kawamoto, Kevin, Ed.; McGregor, Davianna, Ed. TITLE Topics in Hawaii's History: Resources and Lesson Plans for Secondary School Teachers. INSTITUTION Historic Hawaii Foundation, Honolulu. SPONS AGENCY Hawaii State Dept. of Education, Honolulu.; National Endowment for the Humanities (NFAH), Washington, D.C. PUB DATE 1992-06-00 NOTE 362p.; These materials were written as part of the Summer Institute for Hawaii History Teachers of Institute on Hawaiian History)(July 1992). Also sponsored by University of Hawaii at Manoa, College of Social Science, Ethnic Studies Program. AVAILABLE FROM Historic Hawaii Foundation, P.O. Box 1658, Honolulu, Hawaii 96806. Tel: 808-537-9564; Fax: 808-526-3989. PUB TYPE Collected Works General (020) Guides Classroom Teacher (052) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC15 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Area Studies; *Cross Cultural Studies; *Ethnic Studies; Global Education; *Heritage Education; Local History; *Multicultural Education; Oral History; Secondary Education; Secondary School Teachers; Social History; Social Studies; *State History; World Geography; World History IDENTIFIERS *Hawaii ABSTRACT Twenty-nine teachers participated in a 4-week National Endowment for the Humanities institute which covered topics from pre-contact Hawaiian population estimates to formation of plantation workforces to contemporary sovereignty issues. The lessons the participants developed are divided into nine sections. Section 1,"Geography," contains articles on the origins of the Hawaiian Islands and the geography of the Pacific. Section 2, "Religion and Mythology," covers Hawaiian legends, myths, and creation stories. Section 3,"Voyages, Migration, and Contact," covers the origins, migrations, and early settlements of the Hawaiian population. Section 4, "Monarchy," includes histories of the Hawaiian monarchy and its effect on the politics and economics of Hawaii. Section 5,"Plantation Life," contains articles about the influx of Japanese and Chinese workers and how this influenced the racial makeup of the islands. Section 6,"Labor and Economy," looks at Hawaii's economic history with special focus on the "Hilo Massacre." Section 7,"World War II," covers the social, cultural, and political Changes caused by World War II. Section 8,"Contemporary Issues," looks at Hawaiian sovereignty, environmental issues, and native Hawaiian rights. Section 9, "Cultural Topics," covers Hawaiian value systems, language, food, and dance. (KCM) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. t Historic Hawail Foundation HISTORIC HAWAN FOUNDI-ON TOPICS IN HAWATI'S HISTORY LESSON PLANS 1992 SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR HAWAN HISTORY TEACHERS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Improvement "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY (ERIC) )6This documCENTERent has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. Historic Hawai'i Foundation 0 Minor changes have been made to P. 0. Box 1658 improve reproduction quality. Honolulu, Hawai'i 96806 Points of view or opinions stated in this TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES document do not necessarily represent (808)537-95641Fax(808)526-3989 official OERI position or policy. INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC)." BEST COOYAVAILABLE P.O. Box 1658, Honolulu, Hawaii 96806 Telephone (i'.,01 5;7 0564 Fox (808) 526-398) 1050 Ala Moana Blvd., Bldg. D, 2nd Hoor Honolulu, Hawaii 96814 Topics in Hawafi's History Resources and Lesson Plans for Secondary School Teachers Edited by: Franklin Odo, Kevin Kawamoto and Davianna McGregor Hawaii History Institute June 1992 3 Table of Contents Page Foreword Franklin Odo iv Geography Page Birth of the Hawaiian Islands Denise Arai 1 Geography of the Pacific Jeff Laigle 4 Developing Geographic Skills Hawea B. Waia'u 8 Religion & Mythology Page Hwn. Legends & Myths Paul Nakama 13 The Kumulipo: Creation Stories Renee Adams 15 Kamakau's Story of Creation Lyle Hendricks 19 Hawaiian Origins Through Literature Pam Oakes 24 Kumulipo: Hawaiian Creation Chants Cynthia Kupau 29 Origin & Migration: Creation Chants Lily Kuroyama 30 Hawaiian Legends and Ghost Stories Pauline Kawamata 32 The Kapu Carolyn Chang 34 Kalo: The Hawaiian Staff of Life Alexis K. Lopez 51 Cosmogony: Kanaka Maoli R. Kawika Makanani 55 Voyages, Migration and Contact Page Migration: Hawaiian Voyagers Carl Sorbo 60 Voyage and Migration Lynn Kahoohalahala 62 Hawaiian Population: You Decide David Kagawa 69 Western Contact: Influence on Hawaii Pam Oakes 73 Merits of Population Estimations Chris Wada 76 Before the Horror Carl Sorbo 80 Perspectives on Captain Cook Keoni K. Inciong 82 Fact or Opinion: Who Was Captain CookDavid Kagawa 86 Monarchy Page Kamehameha I Hubert Minn 90 King Kamehameha's Wives Kirsten Stromgren 93 Kalakaua Paul Nakama 96 Monarchy: Dates, People, Events Lynn Kahoohalahala 99 The 1887 Constitution Judith Matoi 101 Overthrow of Monarchy Judith Matoi 103 Monarchy (continued) Page Overthrow of Monarchy Betsey H. Gunderson 105 Comparing Monarchies Chris Wada 109 Economics & the Monarchy Carolyn Chang & Lei Masuda114 Aspects of Production Clarence Waipa 124 Overthrow of Monarchy Clarence Waipa 133 Rehearsals and Performance Clarence Waipa 139 Plantation Life Page Immigration to Plantations Hawea Waiau 141 Immigration of Chinese in Hawaii Doreen H. Dudoit 145 A Day in the Life of a Laborer Doreen H. Dudoit 148 Japanese Plantation Immigrant Keoni K. Inciong 151 Comparison of Sugar and Cotton Chris Wada 154 All I Asking for is My Body Pamela J. Oakes 160 Plantation Box Discovery Betsey Gunderson 165 Different Cultures on the Plantation Nova-Jean L. McKenzie 169 Multicultural Society in Hawaii Pauline Kawamata 171 "Plantation Games" Hubert Minn 174 Lanai: Modern Plantation Town Lynn Kahoohalahala 178 Uncovering Plantation Roots Keoni K. Inciong 183 Best of Bamboo Ridge Actitivity Hubert Minn 185 Multicultural Heritage: Yonsei Denise Arai 187 Teaching with Multi-cultural Poetry R. Kawika Makanani 192 "Melting Pot Culture" Debbie A. Simmons 197 History Of Kona Chris Wada 200 Education: English Standard Schools Clarence Waipa 212 Labor and Economy Page Hawaiian Economic History Hubert Minn 215 The Sugar Industry Lily Kuroyama 220 The Hilo Massacre Doreen Dudoit 224 Hilo Massacre Newspaper Project Hawea B. Waia'u 226 World War II Page World War II Site Visits Kiristen Stromgren 230 Pearl Harbor: Never to Forget Cynthia Kupau 232 World War II Effect on MA Community Pamela J. Oakes 234 Post World War II Social Changes R. Kawika Makanani 241 5 Contemporary Issues Page Sovereignty: The Hawaiian People Lei Masuda & Carolyn Chang245 Darrell Lum's Paint & Sovereignty Pamela J. Oakes 248 Defining Sovereignty Paul Nakama 254 Analyzing Sovereignty Judith Matoi 262 Pe le Myths and Geothermal Energy Pauline Kawamata 264 The Environment & Aloha 'Aina Lynn Kahoohalahala 270 Developing Environmental ConsciousnessPauline Kawamata 273 Hawaiian Studies Building Nova-Jean L. McKenzie 276 H-3 Controversy Pauline Kawamata 279 A Research Trip to Honolulu Renee Adams 284 Remembering History w/ Bingo Betsey H. Gunderson 289 Native Hawaiian Gathering Rights Denise Arai 291 Developing Critical Thinking R. Kawika Makanani 296 Native Values Versus Western Society Debbie A. Simmons 300 U.S.-Hawaiian Timeline Comparison Debbie A. Simmons 302 Cultural Topics Page Misconception of Hawaiian Value SystemBetsey H. Gunderson 304 Putting Values into Action Lily Kuroyama 309 Pidgin English Carl Sorbo 311 Hawaiian Diet Role of the Kalo Doreen Dudoit 316 Hawaiian Foods Moke Kim 319 Ka Hula: Hawaiian Dance Cynthia Kupau 330 Makahiki Games Alexis Lopez 333 Ka'Ohana, Family Practices Alexis Lopez 335 Genealogy - 'Ohana Keoni K. Inciong 337 Traditional Hawaiian Skills Denise Arai 340 Mele Mana'o: A Song of Thoughts Alexis Lopez 345 Hawaiian Architecture Kirsten Stromgren 347 Hawaiian Medicine: Herbs and Plants Nova-Jean L. McKenzie 350 FOREWORD It is a privilege to introduce theselesson plans foruse in teaching Hawaii'shistory. They are designed to provideacademic excitement and practicalguidelines for classroom secondary level. Some activities at the of these plans are straightforward descriptions ofobjectives/goals to activities techniques for to evaluation units such as Polynesianvoyaging plantation work and life. or sugar Others are extendedessays that explore the topics ina philosophical vein; most include valuable listsof books and audiovisualmaterials for students or both. use by the instructoror These units were written as part of an Instituteon Hawaiian History sponsored inJuly 1992 by the National Humanities (NEH), Endowment for the the Historic Hawai'iFoundation (HHF), Hawai'i StateDepartment of Education the (DOE) and the EthnicStudies Program of the Collegeof Social Sciences Hawaili at Manoa. at the Universityof In all, some 29teachers, selectedfrom across the State, participatedin an intensive, review the latest four-week Instituteto resources, meet the leadingscholars and discuss the cutting-edgeideas dealing with these islands. We met the fascinating historyof every weekday morning tocover topics ranging from the earliestvoyages to pre-contact population estimatesto formation of plantationmulti-ethnic work forces sovereignty issues. to contemporary We discussed these ideasthrough multicultural lunches and on bus ridesto many important siteson Wahu. This Institute was an exciting possibilities of state adventure into the and local historyto motivate teachersand students in