The items listed are available for teachers to borrow for one week.

VIDEOS

The following are from the `Ohi`a Project and are available for purchase from the Moanalua Gardens Foundation.

• Flowing to the Sea
• The Coastal Zone
• In the Middle of the Sea
• We All Need the Forest

• Coste, Marion. Nene. A Kolowalu Book, University of Hawaii Press. 1993. Book provides information on the Nene (Hawaii state bird), first in story form, followed by information about the Nene.
• Howell, Dean. The Story of Chinaman's hat. Island Heritage Publishing. 1990. Chinaman's Hat is a small island off the east coast of Oahu, Hawaii. It is frequently photographed because of its resemblance to a Chinese straw hat. This story is an original legend describing how this uniquely shaped island was created.
• Matsumoto, Lisa. Beyond `Ohi`a Valley, Adventures in a Hawaiian Rainforest. Lehua, Inc. 1996. This story is about Kahuli who is an adventurous hawaiian tree snail. He is swept away into a destroyed valley where he struggles to save his life from the predators of the rainforest.
• Nunes, Susan. To Find the Way. UH Press, 1992. Story describes the human side of a historical accomplishment - the voyage from Tahiti to Hawaii by ancient Polynesians.
• Orr, Katherine. Discover Hawai`i's Freshwater Wildlife. Island Heritage. 1997. Contents include the water system, the animals in the streams, estuaries, wetlands, the waterbirds, people and freshwater, and what we can do to help for the future.

Other books written and illustrated by Katherine Orr are Discover Hawai`i's Marine Mammals and Discover Hawai`i's Birth by Fire Volcanoes. All three books are available from Island Heritage (808-487-7299).

The following books have been used with lessons on Hawaii's Ecosystems.

• Lamoureux, Charles. Trailside Plants of Hawai`i's National Parks. Hawai`i Natural History Association. 1976.
• Merlin, Mark. Hawaiian Forest Plants. Pacific Guide Books. 1995.
• Pratt, H. Douglas. A Pocket Guide to Hawai`i's Birds. Mutual Publishing. 1996.
• Sohmer, S. H. and R. Gustafson. Plants and Flowers of Hawai`i. UH Press. 1996.
• Walther, Michael. Images of Natural Hawai`i, A Pictorial Guide of the Aloha State's Native Forest Birds and Plants. Hawaiian Service, Inc. 1996.

The following books have been used in various workshops and institutes.

• Cohen, Stan. East Wind Rain, A Pictorial History of the Pearl Harbor Attack. Pictorial Histories Publishing Company. 1981.
• Hazlett, Richard and Hyndman, Donald W. Roadside Geology of Hawai`i. Mountain Press Publishing Company. 1996.
• Kepler, Angela Kay. Maui's Hana Highway. Mutual Publishing. 1995.
• Kepler, Angela Kay. Proteas in Hawaii. Mutual Publishing. 1988.
• Kepler, Cameron B. and Angela Kay. Haleakala: A Guide to the Mountain. Mutual Publishing. 1988.
• Kyselka, Will and Ray Lanterman. Maui: How it Came to Be. UH Press. 1980.
• Lahaina Restoration Foundation. Story of Lahaina. 1961.
• Lahaina Restoration Foundation. Lahainaluna and Hale Pa`i, House of Printing. 1992.
• Lueras, Leonard (Produced and directed by). On the Hana Coast. Paramount Printing Group Limited. Fourth Edition 1997.
• Morgan, Joseph R. Hawaii A Unique Geography. The Bess Press, Inc. 1996.
• Mrantz, Maxine. Hawai`i's Whaling Days. Aloha Publishing. 1976.
• O'Boyle & P.J. Heller, Cassette Tape of "Walking Tours of Hawaii: Lahaina Walking Tour." 1997.

• Evenari, Gail K. Polynesian Voyaging & the Wayfinding Art, A Comprehensive Curriculum of Activities and Information for Teachers and Students. 1995. Sections include:

  Geography

  Pacific Ocean & Pacific Island Groups

  Polynesian Origin: Early Theories

  Linguestics: Language Clues

  Archaeology: Learning from Artifacts

  Polynesian Origin: Alternative Theories

  Ancient Voyagers: Polynesian Ancestors

  Polynesian Voyaging Canoes: Hokule`a

  Navigation: The Wayfinding Art

  Sailing: Voyaging Skills

  Oral History

• Mitchell, Donald D. Kilolani. Resource Units in Hawaiian Culture. The Kamehameha Schools Press. 1992. Chapters include:

  Brief Study of the Pacific

  Origins and Migrations

  Geology and Geography

  Communication

  Chants, Musical Instruments and the Hula

  Poetry and Prose

  Religious Beliefs and Practices

  Symbols of Royalty; Planters and Their Products

  Preparing and Serving Foods

  Fish and Fishing

  Transportation

  Games and Pastimes

  Thatched Houses and other Structures

  Clothing

  Maintaining Physical and Mental Health

  The Land and the People

  Warfare and Weapons

• Instructional Materials/Resources for Grade 7 Social Studies, The Hawaiian Monarchy. Dept. of Education. March, 1985. Units include:

  Map Skills and the Pacific Basin

  Background of Early Hawai`i

  The Reign of Kamehameha I

  The Reign of Liholiho (Kamehameha II)

  The Reign of Kauikeaouli (Kamehameha III)

  The Reign of Alexander Liholiho (Kamehameha IV)

  The Reign of Lot (Kamehameha V)

  The Reign of Lunalilo

  The Reign of Kalakaua

  The Reign of Lili`uokalani and Annexation

• Warren, William. Reading the Urban Landscape (Slides are included). Written for HGA. Topics include:

  Reading the Cultural Landscape

  What do we mean by "A Hawaiian Sense of Place?"

  Making Sense of the City - The Ideas of Kevin Lynch

  Sequent Occupance: The Impact of Earlier Cultures, Styles, and Traditions on the Urban Landscape

  Axioms for Reading the Landscape

  Case Studies on Reading the Urban Landscape (Spain, Japan, Honolulu)

• Woodcock, Deborah W. and Shier, Anita. Gobies and Fast-Flowing Waters: The Story of Hawaii's Streams. Written for HGA. This is an activities workbook that can be used with grades 4-8. It can also be adapted for other students. Topics include the water cycle and the physical characteristics of Hawaii's streams; stream life; the food chain; people and streams; scientists go to the stream; and water use and water waste.

• Mattox, Stephen R. Ph.D. A Teacher's Guide to the Geology of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Hawaii Natural History Association. June 1994.

• Menton, Linda and Tamura, Eileen. A History of Hawai`i, 2nd Edition. Curriculum Research & Development Group. University of Hawai'i. 1999. Units include Hawai`i to 1900; Hawai`i from 1900 to 1945; and Hawai`i from 1945 to the Present.

• Pearl Harbor Remembered (Lessons and video). Arizona Memorial Museum Association. 1996. Activities, readings, maps, and photos included.

• Posters

  Life in Wetlands, Where Land and Water Meet

  Hawaiian Forests Are More Than Trees

  Hawaii's Leeward Dryland Forest

  Hawaiian Habitats: Living with Nature from Mountain to Sea

  The above posters can also be purchased from the Conservation Council for Hawaii, P.O.Box 2923, Honolulu, HI 96802.

• HAWAII NATURE FOCUS, Nature Studies for Children, Sponsored by the Kilauea Point Natural History Association, Box 87, Kilauea, Kauai, HI 96754. Call HGA (956-7698) for copies of these resources. Readability for grades 4 and up. Packets include info on the following plants and animals (origin, migration, behavior, protection, etc.); short puzzles, games, and activities; 4 pages each, includes pictures.

  Whale...What is a Whale?

  Wedge-tailed Shearwater

  Pacific Golden Plover

  The Hala Tree -- An Ancient Plant of Many Uses (make a hala key & fern lei)

  The Common Myna

  How Plants Can Adapt to Unfriendly Living Conditions (info on 3 different plants)

  The Great Frigatebird (Iwa)

  Coconut (Niu)

  Honu - The Pacific Green Sea Turtle

  The Cattle Egret

  Hawaii's Wetlands (includes endangered birds of Hawaii's wetlands, 12 pages)

  The Hawaiian Koa

  Hawaiian Monk Seal

  The Nene - The Hawaiian Goose

  Tidepools: Where the Ocean Meets the Rocky Shore (info on limu, opihi, pipipi & kupe`e, ha`uke`uke, a`ama)

  Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins - Nai`a