Place-based Curriculum

How healthy is the Stream?

Follow-up lessons for grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12: Use the data collected by the students on their Nā Wai ‘Ekolu stream field trips to calculate the Hawai’i Stream Index of Biological Integrity (HS-IBI) and understand how it can be used to assess stream health.

Welina Manoa

This website contains a Hawaiian and English language, culture-rich series of learning experiences that are grounded in an intersection of Native Hawaiian knowledge and contemporary scientific knowledge of water and land/ocean resources, as well as management and ecosystem sustainability.

Virtual Tour of the Watershed

A tool teachers can use to support their curriculum related to watersheds. An opportunity for students to engage and learn about a site prior to or after visiting.  Dr. Debbie Millikan and Mr. Mike Fricano ('Iolani School) have covered several sites including Lyon Arboretum, Kanewai lo'i and the Ala Wai Canal.

Historical maps of Oahu

Interactive historical maps of O'ahu from 1881, 1900's, 1927, and 1938.