KE KAULIKE – He Ha‘awina Kīwila – Civics Hawaiian Style
VIDEO GUIDE for MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL LESSONS
Aloha and mahalo for your interest! The following videos are offered in the Ke Kaulike curriculum to enhance these civics lessons. Most
videos have been locally created; others are included with permission. Some videos were developed by local students who provided
submissions to the annual statewide E Ola Pono Video Competition (See www.creatingponoschools.com).
For additional DVDs or further information, please contact Velina Sugiyama, Administrative Assistant - University of Hawai'i at Mānoa Center on
Disability Studies - 1776 University Avenue, UA 4-6 Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96822 - 808 956-5688 velina@hawaii.edu
We hope these videos help provide useful messages about civic engagement and sustainability in Hawai‘i. Videos and lessons will also be available on
line through the UH-CDS website (http://www.cds.hawaii.edu/ - Browse through projects)
LESSON CONNECTIONS:
VIDEO TITLE /
TOPIC
Dr. Manulani
Aluli Meyer -
AN EFFICACY
OF ALOHA
(est. 15 minutes)
A new way to look at
learning
Emily Nae’ole CIVIC
RESPONSIBILITY
(7:25 minutes)
One activist’s pathway
to serving community
DESCRIPTION / DISCUSSION IDEAS
Grade
7
This video serves two purposes; it is used as a teaching tool for high school students in
lesson #1, where they learn about Hawaiian ways of understanding. (See high school
lesson #1 for further information.)
Grade
11
Lesson
#1
An Efficacy of Aloha also introduces teachers to Dr. Meyer’s ideas about Native Hawaiian
epistemology, which offers useful insights into working with Hawaii’s youth. Ho’oulu.
Our Time of Becoming, written by Manulani Aluli Meyer, provides expanded
understanding about this educator’s knowledge about Hawaiian epistemology.
Hawai’i Island representative Emily Nae’ole is featured as an individual dedicated to
serving community and willing to voice her opinions to support her values. This
community leader discusses her compassion for people who are struggling and urges
students to also speak out for what they believe in. Use this video to identify leadership
and character traits as well as motivation for service learning project ideas.
Lesson
#3, 6
Lesson
#4
Possible discussion prompts:
-Before watching: What do you think is the responsibility of a county council member?
Why do you think people do this work? What leadership traits are needed?
After watching: What character traits describe this council person? What’s important to
her, and how is she doing something about her concerns? What does she want students in
Hawai‘i to do, and why?
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Grade
7
Grade
11
Kapua Sprout helps students understand about political, economic and social sustainability. Lesson
Why she chose to be a lawyer illustrates how someone’s character and life choices are
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influenced by events and people. An article on Kapua and EarthJustice is included in
Middle School Lesson #3. Use this video in high school to explore the question: “How
should we re-invent the political process so that people feel they have a voice?”
Lesson
#7
DESCRIPTION / DISCUSSION IDEAS
VIDEO TITLE /
TOPIC
Kapua Sproat COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT
(8 minutes)
Meet an “Earth
Advocate” who fights
for water rights &
identified her career
goal in life in 4th Grade
Hawaii’s Students -
E OLA PONO VIDEO
COMPETITION
ENTRIES
(1-2 minutes each)
Short video messages
about living pono (in
harmony and respect)
from schools
across the State
Possible discussion prompts:
-Before watching: Has anyone heard of an organization called EarthJustice? What kind
of work do you think they do? Anybody already know what kind of work they want to do
when they finish their education?
After watching: What did you learn about EarthJustice? What character traits do you see
that are part of Kapua? What people and experiences influenced her choices in life?
In what ways might we all become “earth advocates”, now and in the future?
These brief videos are messages from Hawai‘i youth that illustrate E Ola Pono, what it
Lesson
means to live with respect and harmony. Whether they talk about the past or present,
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students clearly understand how to make life better. Use these class projects as examples to
motivate more students to share their voice with the world. Annual contest information
and more entries can be found at:
www.creatingponoschools.com
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3.
4.
5.
Malama ‘Aina
Lending a helping Hand
Hopeless Addiction-Anti Drugs
The Right Gambit
Ancient times – O ke Ola
Lesson
#2
6. I Ka Olelo
7. Pono Guard
8. Do right
9. Respect Our Environment
10. In Pono We Live
Possible discussion prompts:
-Before watching: If you were to share a message to others about living pono, or living in
harmony and respect with everyone and everything, what would you focus upon? What do
people need to remember?
After watching: Discuss each short video to reflect on each message, target audience, and
if using them as models for your students’ upcoming projects, also review the technical
aspects of the productions.
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VIDEO TITLE /
TOPIC
Michael Pritchard LIFESAVER BOTTLE
www.TED.com
(9:29 minutes)
A solution to providing
drinking water after
disasters and worldwide
Stacy Sproat Beck MALAMA ‘ĀINA
(9 minutes)
Learn about Waipā, an
active ahupua’a that
teaches sustainability
Jason Scott Lee MY JOURNEY
TOWARD PONO
(9 minutes)
One person’s discovery
of how he wanted to live
in harmony and respect
DESCRIPTION / DISCUSSION IDEAS
Grade
7
Grade
11
Engineer Michael Pritchard was outraged that people who experienced devastating events,
like the tsunami in Southeast Asia and Hurricane Katrina, had difficulty finding any clean
drinking water afterwards. So he did something about it - he invented the portable
Lifesaver filter that makes the most revolting water drinkable in seconds. Motivation to
create solutions to world problems is provided by Pritchard and his great invention.
Lesson
#5, 6
Lesson
#7
Lesson
#3, 5
Lesson
#5, 7
Lesson
#3
Lesson
#7
Possible discussion prompts:
Before watching: When you remember recent world catastrophic events, what problems
come to mind for people after these occurrences? (Talk about local and worldwide storms,
earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, droughts, etc.)) Discuss safe drinking water as a concern.
-After watching: What are your feelings about Pritchard’s Lifesaver Water Bottle and why
he developed it? What do you think should happen with it? What character traits does
Michael Pritchard hold that were demonstrated by what he said and what he created?
Learn how Kauai residents were able to rescue land from development and how Stacy
Sproat returns to Kauai to help perpetuate Waipā, a self-contained ahupua’a where people
are able to learn the skills of living off the land.
Possible discussion prompts:
-Before watching: When you think about an ahupua’a, what comes to mind? Do you think
a sustainable ahupua’a is viable today?
After watching: What guiding principles (values) are demonstrated at Waipā? What
character traits do you see in Stacy Sproat? How might some of the benefits of living in
ahupua’a be practiced in your community?
Jason Scott Lee talks about why he shifted from Hollywood’s “fast track” to a slower
“back to basics” lifestyle. A great model of someone with a small footprint on planet earth,
Jason shares heartfelt thoughts about how we all can help each other survive and thrive.
See lesson #3 (gr. 7) for an article entitled “Jason Scott Lee, Hollywood Dropout”.
Possible discussion prompts:
-Before watching: Ask students if they know who Jason Scott Lee is. Discuss movies he
has been in: Jungle Book, Rapa Nui, Lilo and Stitch, Dragon-Bruce Lee Story, Balls of
Fury, other martial arts films, and more. Share video title and ask students to predict what
the movie might be about.
Note - One Definition of Pono: To be in respect & harmony with everything & everyone
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- After watching: What predictions were correct? How would you describe Jason’s
character and values? Ho might we all care more for others, our selves, and our earth?
Capt. Charles Moore ON THE SEAS OF
PLASTIC
www.TED.com
(7:23 minutes)
Footage that makes you
stop and think about
using plastics
Iokepa DeSantos STATE MOTTO
(2.5 minutes)
A story about “Ua Mau
Ke Ea O Ka ‘Āina I Ka
Pono”, a saying with
deep history
Ka’u students -
YOKWE EN AD
EKAJOUR
(Together We Are Strong)
(15.5 minutes)
A story about a former
island home
OTHER VIDEO
RESOURCES
This TED.com video with Captain Charles Moore exemplifies the critical kinds of
information available on the TED.com website. The vivid images provided of this garbage
patch in the Pacific help viewers understand the deep concern people have about the health
of our oceans. Find an on-line version of this talk at:
http://www.ted.com/talks/capt_charles_moore_on_the_seas_of_plastic.html
Possible discussion prompts:
-Before watching: Can anyone share what they know about the Pacific Garbage Patch?
Why would a huge area filled with plastic in the middle of the Pacific be of concern?
-After watching: What is causing this huge amount of rubbish in the ocean? How might
it impact life on this planet? What can each person do about this problem?
Lesson
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Lesson
#7
‘Anakala (Uncle) ‘Iokepa DeSantos provides historical information concerning the reign of Lesson
Kau’ikeaouli, the meaning of sovereignty, and the ‘ōlelo no’eau used today as the State
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motto.
Lesson
#5
Possible discussion prompts:
-Before watching: What do you already know about this phrase? (Write: “Ua Mau Ke Ea
O Ka ‘Āina I Ka Pono” with its Common translation: The life of the land is perpetuated in
righteousness)
After watching: How would you describe the historical event that caused this statement
to be shared? How might this ‘ōlelo guide Hawai‘i’s citizens today? ? How can we help
perpetuate pono in regards to Hawai‘i’s land? (What might this look like?)
Created by students from Ka’u on Hawai‘i Island with their teacher and a community
videographer, this homegrown documentary tells the story of how these students’ home of
Enewetak in the Marshall Islands was devastated by U.S. Nuclear testing in the 1940’s and
1950’s.
Lesson
#5
Middle School Lesson #5 includes a complete Video Viewing Guide for this film, with
discussion prompts and background information.
A Mau A Mau-To Continue Forever – Cultural and Spiritual Traditions of Moloka'i
with Hãlau Hula O Kukunaokalã - Produced by John Kaimikaua & Nalani Minton. To buy
the DVD contact kakaimi@alulike.org
Blessed Unrest – Paul Hawken (6 min. introduction video on-line) A book by this leading
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OTHER VIDEO
RESOURCES
environmentalist and social activist examines an enormous worldwide movement for social
and environmental change. This movement has no name, leader, or location, and like
nature itself, it is organizing from the bottom up, in every city, town, and culture, and is
emerging to be an extraordinary and creative expression of people's needs worldwide.
http://www.blessedunrest.com/
Life in these Islands: This is a one hour locally produced TV special by Don Mapes &
Kawika Kahiapo about the unique beauty and culture of Hawai‘i. With many featured
island leaders, this video shares how we are supposed to treat each other, the land, and the
sea, and why Hawai’i is considered by some to be heaven on earth. See short video clips
or find out how to purchase this video at: http://www.lifeintheseislands.com/
Long Story Short: Almost 50 interviews on PBS done by Leslie Wilcox highlight a wide
variety of individuals, ranging from musicians and artists to educators and government
officials. Learn about Slam Poetry by watching Kealoha, or about sustainable agriculture
by watching visionary farmer Richard Ha. Students can find an interview of interest to
learn about interviewing skills as well as notable, productive citizens of Hawai‘i.
http://www.pbshawaii.org/ourproductions/longstory.php
Molokai Return to Pono: This 9 minute video that shares the past, present, and future of
Molokai, with a focus on the people, culture, environment, and community life. Available
for purchase (See Amazon), or “Google” the title to view it at a free internet site like:
http://www.in.com/videos/watchvideo-molokai-return-to-pono-4228485.html
TED Talks: Website with a multitude of thought provoking videoed lectures from
brilliant people around the world with innovative and unique ideas that can serve humanity
and the planet we inhabit. www.TED.com
The Punalu’u Experience: (28 minutes) Learn about the history of this area on the
southeast corner of Hawai‘i island. The film weaves together interviews with long time
local residents and beautiful images of this place that is home to rare animals and a nesting
site for the critically endangered honu `ea (Hawaiian hawksbill turtle). Find this video at
community and school libraries or order it at:: http://www.savepunaluu.org/dvd.html
The Story of Stuff: Created by Annie Leonard, this 20 minute animated documentary
shares about the life cycles of material goods and how the obsession people have with stuff
is trashing our planet. Learn about the story of bottled water and other topics at:
http://www.storyofstuff.com/
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