Curriculum deeply rooted in Hawaiian perspectives.
Resources For Educators
Explore Hale Kula & our various professional development courses.
We can come to you in person, virtually, or you can come to us on Molokaʻi!
Hale Kula
Our online Hale Kula curriculum fill in the gaps and provide your teachers and students a platform for optimized learning with an innovative learning environment that meets Hawai'i Common Core Standards, Kula Kaiapuni Learner Outcomes, and Na Hopena A'o.
Ke Aupuni Palapala Workshop Series
Inspired by the powerful words of King Kauikeaouli, the revered ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi: “He aupuni palapala koʻu; o ke kanaka pono ʻoia koʻu kanaka.” This phrase translates to “Mine is the kingdom of education; the righteous man is my man,” emphasizing his unwavering belief in the transformative power of literacy and education. In the 1800s, this commitment led to an extraordinary 98% literacy rate among the Kanaka Maoli population. We aim to weave Hawaiian culture and traditional concepts into daily teaching practices, allowing you to cultivate a stronger sense of identity, place, and kuleana (responsibility).
Kālaiʻāina Workshops
How can connecting with Hawaiʻiʻs past empower students to shape the social and political landscapes of present and future Hawaiʻi? Grounded in culturally-sustaining pedagogical approaches, this course will strengthen participants’ content knowledge and strategies for teaching Hawaiian histories. This course will especially benefit teachers who want to teach Modern History of Hawaiʻi, History of the Hawaiian Kingdom, or any class addressing Hawaiian historical content in project-based (PBL) and ʻāina-based ways.
Ma ka Hana ka ʻIke
Workshops
How can the praxis of Hawaiian pedagogies create a positive and thriving learning environment for teachers and students? Ma ka Hana ka ʻIke workshop will empower Hawaiʻi educators with the knowledge and skills to create an environment that will strengthen teacher/student relationships and offer an effective and ethical cultural orientation. The practice and application of Hawaiian Cultural-Based Education will provide participants with the tools to comfortably and effectively lay a strong kahua foundation to integrate Hawaiian methodologies and pedagogies into their learning practices. Through the practice and application of Hawaiian culture participants will create a stronger sense of self, place, and kuleana in themselves and their haumana.