<![CDATA[Hawaiʻi History Day - News & Events]]>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:55:51 -0800Weebly<![CDATA[Teacher Workshop on Hawaiʻi Island - Sept. 20]]>Sat, 30 Aug 2025 00:11:38 GMThttps://www.hawaiihistoryday.org/news--events/teacher-workshop-on-hawaii-island-sept-20
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Register Here by Mon., Sept. 8

Join Social Studies and ELA teachers across Hawaiʻi Island for an upcoming workshop on History Day, a national history education program for grades 4-12 that promotes a project-based, student-led model for history and civics education that meets DOE Core and other standards.

WORKSHOP HIGHLIGHTS
  • Explore the teaching of historical research and creating a student-initiated history project through the History Day model.
  • Be introduced to the resources of UHH’s Moʻokini Library and History Department, and Lyman Museum.
  • Receive classroom resource materials and support for this year’s NHD theme.
  • Interact with Social Studies and ELA teachers across Hawai‘i Island.

This workshop is free through a grant from the East Hawai‘i Fund, and no commitment to participating in Hawaiʻi History Day is required to attend. Professional development support stipends will be provided to those attending. 

DATE & VENUE
  • Saturday, Sept 20
  • 9:00 AM–12:00 PM
  • UH Hilo Campus, Room UCB 127, 200 W Kawili St., Hilo 96720
Refreshments and lunch provided.

Register here by Monday, Sept. 8th.

QUESTIONS?
For more information, contact Devin Makizuru, HHD Program Director, at hhd@hihumanities.org or (808) 732-5402.
]]><![CDATA[HĀLĀWAI HOʻONAʻAUAO KUMU]]>Thu, 28 Aug 2025 07:00:00 GMThttps://www.hawaiihistoryday.org/news--events/halawai-hoonaauao-kumu
A photo of teachers doing a training activity together, a student gesturing at her HHD exhibit, a group photo of the 2025 Hawai'i Island District Fair
E kāinoa ma mua o ka lā 8 o Kepakemapa.
E hui pū me nā kumu pilikanaka a me nā kumu mākau ʻōlelo mai ʻō a ʻō o ka mokupuni o Hawaiʻi no kēia hālāwai hoʻonaʻauao e pili ana iā Lā Mōʻaukala (History Day), he papahana hoʻonaʻauao aupuni no nā papa 4-12 i aʻo aku i ka mōʻaukala a me ka hoʻonaʻauao kīwila ma o nā pāhana a me nā haumāna. Hoʻokō pū ʻia kēia papahana i nā ana hoʻohālike o ka DOE a me nā ana hoʻohālike hou aku. E mālama ʻia ana kēia hālāwai hoʻonaʻauao ma ka ʻōlelo Pelekānia.

NĀ MANAʻO NUI O KA HĀLĀWAI:
  • E kūkākūkā no ke aʻo ʻana i ka hana noiʻi mōʻaukala a me ka paipai ʻana i nā haumāna e hana i pāhana ma o ke kumu hoʻohālike o Lā Mōʻaukala.
  • E hoʻolauna iā ʻoe iho me nā kumuwaiwai mōʻaukala ma ka Hale Waihona Puke ʻO Moʻokini, ka Māhele Mōʻaukala o UH-Hilo, a me ka Hale Hōʻikeʻike ʻo Laimana.
  • E loaʻa nā kumuwaiwai kākoʻo no ka Lā Mōʻaukala o kēia makahiki.
  • E walaʻau me nā kumu pilikanaka a mākau ʻōlelo ʻē aʻe mai ka mokupuni ʻo Hawaiʻi.

Manuahi kēia hālāwai hoʻonaʻauao a ʻaʻole ʻoe pono e hana i nā pāhana Lā Mōʻaukala inā ʻaʻole ʻoe makemake. E hāʻawi ʻia ana ke kālā hoʻohanohano (stipend) no nā kumu i hiki ke hōʻea mai.

LĀ/HOLA/WAHI:
  • Lā 20 o Kepakemapa (Pōʻaono)
  • 9:00 AM–12:00 PM
  • Ke Kula Nui O Hawaiʻi Ma Hilo, UCB 127
    200 W Kawili St., Hilo 96720
E loaʻa ana ka mea inu a me ka meaʻai.

E kāinoa ma mua o ka lā 8 o Kepakemapa.

HE NĪNAU PAHA KĀU?
E leka uila iā Devin Makizuru, hhd@hihumanities.org / (808) 732-5402.

]]><![CDATA[Hawaiian History Month: HHD Student Film Showcase on Sat., Sept. 13]]>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 07:00:00 GMThttps://www.hawaiihistoryday.org/news--events/hawaiian-history-month-hhd-student-film-showcase-on-sat-sept-13
Image of Queen Liliuʻokalani with the words
Proudly Presented By
King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center
Hawaiʻi Council for the Humanities
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Center for Biographical Research
Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī Coalition
On Saturday, September 13, gather in Hawaiʻi’s Supreme Court to watch five short documentary films produced by student filmmakers for Hawaiʻi History Day—a state-wide civic education program organized by Hawaiʻi Council for the Humanities. Topics cover Hawaiian language and fishing practices, Kahoʻolawe, Kuleana Lands, and Kamehameha’s Ke Kānāwai Māmalahoe (Law of the Splintered Paddle). Meleanna Meyer, Hawaiian filmmaker, artist, and educator, will moderate a discussion with the student filmmakers as they share their research and reflect on the civic power of filmmaking. The program will conclude with a reception of light food and refreshments. Registration is required. Paid public parking is available on site, learn more here.

This event is organized by Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī Coalition, Hawaiʻi Council for the Humanities, and Partners.

EVENT DETAILS
  • Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025
    10:30 am - 12:30 pm (HST)
  • Aliʻiōlani Hale, Supreme Court Courtroom
    417 S King St., Honolulu, HI 96813
Register Here
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