researchers and educators have partnered with the to develop educational programs and preservation activities related to Hawaiian language, culture and history. The center received a three-year $90,000 grant from the that will be used to connect educators with Native Hawaiian cultural resources and to enhance how Hawaiian history and culture is taught in Â鶹´«Ã½¡¯s public schools.
Professor of the will lead a team of researchers in the examination of archives and Hawaiian language newspapers published between 1834¨C1948. The researchers will seek information about the ancient agricultural temple located on ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ Heritage Center¡¯s campus, ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ Valley history and legends, and the role plants played. For more on Nogelmeier, read the (PDF).
Associate Specialist Amber Strong Makaiau will work with the ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ Heritage center to offer professional development workshops for public school teachers who need models that teach Hawaiian history using the newly-adopted College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework. The workshops will give teachers the unique opportunity to develop culturally responsive Hawaiian history unit plans utilizing the center¡¯s resources. Makaiau is the director of curriculum and research at the and the winner of the first C3 Teachers Inquiry Challenge in 2016. Read more .
Senator Mazie Hirono said, “Supporting the ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ Heritage Center’s efforts to promote the understanding of Â鶹´«Ã½‘s natural and cultural heritage, this grant will allow for the development of community partnerships to help connect our educators, researchers and students to Hawaiian history and previously unavailable language resources.”