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2025-2026 Theme Resources​

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Get ready for the 2025-2026 season. See our theme resources below.
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  • ​​2026 Theme Narrative ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi 
  • 2026 Theme Graphic Organizer ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi 
  • ​NHDⓇ Contest Rulebook​
  • 2025-2026 NHDⓇ History Day Theme Book (English)
  • 2026 Rights and Responsibilities in History Graphic Organizer (English)

Learn more about the history and vision of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Program.

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Project Evaluation Forms​

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ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Project Examples

See our Padlet to view a selection of past student projects done in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi.
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ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Research Resources


2021-2022 ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Research Workshop: Nā Hawaiʻi ʻImi Loa and Awaiaulu Research Resources
The grassroots creation of an outstanding History Day ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi program continues! In this workshop, we showcase Nā Hawaiʻi ʻImi Loa and Awaiaulu, two organizations who lead us in learning how to utilize Hawaiian research tools, and provide other helpful tips for students and teachers who may be participating in Hawaiʻi History Day. 

An Introduction to Research in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
We would like to thank Dr. Kerri A. Inglis and Bruce Torres Fischer, of the University of Hawaiʻi, Hilo, for their video on ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi research resources! Thank you for your hard work.
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How to Do Deep Historical Research ma ka ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
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NHIL librarian Annemarie Paikai created this beautiful and moving research guide, special for Hawaiʻi History Day. This guide and workbook opens paths to true treasures and rich archives of newspapers, maps, recordings of kūpuna, photographs, genealogies, moʻolelo, and more.
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Lā Mōʻaukala Puke Noiʻi Haumāna: A Research Resource Book for Students
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The Hawaiʻi History Day team is excited to share the resource, Lā Mōʻaukala Puke Noiʻi Haumāna, created by Māhealani Lono of Ka ʻUmeke Kāʻeo PCS. This research guide is an invaluable resource for teachers and students going through the process of developing an ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi History Day project. Containing sections on choosing topics, asking essential questions, finding sources, and more, this resource is the culmination of a Hawaiʻi History Day teacher with years of experience working with students. We are truly humbled and grateful for the hard work Māhealani put into creating this document.
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Awaiaulu Research Portal
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An exciting resource shared to us by our ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Historian Consultant Kalikoaloha Martin, the Awaiaulu Research Portal offers research resources, including primary source documents, slideshows, games, and inquiry-based resources for students and teachers. We hope this resource will open even more doors for teachers and students who are doing research.
Visit Awaiaulu Research Portal here
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Hawaiʻi History Day is a program of the Hawaiʻi Council for the Humanities, an independent non-profit, tax-exempt 501(c)3 corporation. Established in 1973, our mission is to enrich lives, broaden perspectives, and strengthen communities through the public humanities.
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Hawaiʻi History Day is the official state affiliate of National History Day, a 501(c)3 non-profit that has impacted the teaching and learning of history across the world for more than 50 years. Today, NHD reaches over 500,000 students every year who learn to study the past to inform the present and shape the future.

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