Honors Papa Mōʻaukala Hawai‘i

Honors Papa Mōʻaukala Hawai‘i (Hawaiian History through the Hawaiian Language) [KHO3251]

Semester Course

Prerequisite: Prior attendance at a Hawaiian Immersion school and/or B grade or higher in Honors Hawaiian 4.

Open to Grades 11-12

Conducted in Hawaiian, this Hawaiian History course allows students to apply Hawaiian language skills (reading, writing, listening, and speaking) to a social studies course.  Hawaiian History will emphasize Hawaiian leadership from the rise of Kamehameha Pai‘ea and continue through to our contemporary setting.  Students will be expected to read various handouts and engage in class discussions in helping them to understand how numerous historical circumstances affected previous generations of Hawaiians and how these events continue to influence their generation. In addition, students will conduct research and present the information both written and orally in Hawaiian. 

This course will have an emphasis on Hawaiian leadership and focus on project-based learning.

Honors Papa Mōʻaukala Hawai‘i Course Summary Link