All about Hawaii

Websites for studying about Hawaii

A to Z Kids Stuff - Hawaii
Fun Educational Activities

Kids Konnect.com - Hawaii
A safe Internet gateway for kids of all ages!

Hawaii Fun Facts Hawaii flag
U.S. Census Bureau

TheUS50.com - Hawaii
New state Study Guides have been added to the Fast Facts pages!

The 50 States - Hawaii
From TeachersFirst. A comprehensive resource on America's states for upper elementary students.

Mr. Donn.org - Hawaii
Lesson Plans for Teachers. Activities & Games for Kids.

Class Brain.com - Hawaii
Start gathering all the information and images you need to make an A+ state report project for school.

Explore the States - Hawaii
From the Library of Congress. Games and stories of America's past.

50 States.com - Hawaii
Fast Facts & Trivia

RoadsideAmerica.com - Hawaii
Find Hawaii travel tips, stories, field reports and maps for unusual tourist attractions and landmarks.

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Local homeschooling groups, classes, and events for Hawaii

Hawaii State Department of Education - Home Schooling

Hawai'i Regulations - Hawaii Homeschool Organization

Military Home Educators Network-Oahu

Catholic Homeschooling in Hawaii

Teen Homeschool Events Club (THE Club)

Pearl Harbor Christian Homeschoolers

Navy Home School Group - Hawaii

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State Facts

Hawaii was the 50th state to join the union. It became a state on August 21, 1959.

Capital - Honolulu

Abbreviation - HI

Nickname - Aloha State

Motto - "Ua mau ke ea o ka aina I ka pono" - The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness

Song - Hawaii Ponoi - meaning Hawaii's Own

Bird - Nene - The Hawaiian Goose

Flower - Hibiscus

Insect -

Area - approximately 10,932 square miles

 

Hawaii field trips

Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum
Located next to Hawaii's largest working sugar factory in the historic plantation town of Puunene, Maui, the award-winning Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum is a marvelous repository of information and exhibits about one of the most significant and influential periods in Maui's history. Dedicated to preserving and presenting the history and heritage of Maui's sugar industry, the 1,800-square-foot Museum not only charts the establishment and growth of the industry, but looks at sugar's influence on the development of Maui's water resources and rich multi-ethnic make-up, and features intriguing displays on the inner workings of a sugar mill.

Astronaut Ellison S. Onizuka Space Center
Located at Kona International Airport

Maui Historical Society
The Maui Historical Society shall collect, preserve, study, interpret, and share the history and heritage of Maui.

Bishop Museum
Bishop Museum was founded in 1889 by Charles Reed Bishop in honor of his late wife, Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop, the last descendant of the royal Kamehameha family. The Museum was established to house the extensive collection of Hawaiian artifacts and royal family heirlooms of the Princess, and has expanded to include millions of artifacts, documents and photographs about Hawai‘i and other Pacific island cultures.

Contemporary Museum Honolulu
The only museum in the state of Hawaii devoted exclusively to contemporary art. TCM provides an accessible forum for provocative, dynamic forms of visual art, offering interaction with art and artists in a unique Island environment. TCM presents its innovative exhibition and educational programs at two venues: in residential Honolulu at the historic Cooke-Spalding house, and downtown at First Hawaiian Center.

Damien Museum and Archives
This is a very small museum located behind St. Augustine's Church in Waikiki. This fascinating archives depicts the life of Father Damien, who devoted his life to people suffering from Hansen's Disease (leprosy) and isolated in the Kalaupapa Settlement on the island of Molokai. A 20-minute video tells the history of this settlement.

Whalers Village Museum
Catch a glimpse of the wild days of Maui's whaling expeditions where seafarers would sign up for 3-5 year voyages to Japan and the Arctic. Visitors can immerse themselves in the sea-faring life of the 19th Century.

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