Educational Videos
Through a generous grant from the Saunders Family Charitable Foundation, HILT has created an ʻĀina-based Education program at each of our public preserves. The program strives to empower teachers, students, and parents to take learning outside, where science and history come to life.
In the Classroom.
Use the videos provided here in your classroom, then encourage your students to get outside and explore the concepts they’ve learned in their own backyard or at one of our public preserves.
Additional Video Activities.
We’ve paired each video with a list of questions and additional activities to add to the conversation and inspire new ideas
Since regulations related to the COVID-19 pandemic do not allow for large gatherings, field-trips or in-school visits, our ʻĀina Education stewards at each preserve have created a wealth of short educational videos that cover Hawaiian history, ecosystems, and culture; native plants and animals; art and other creative concepts.
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WAIHEʻE COASTAL DUNES & WETLAND REFUGE
WAIHEʻE, MAUI
LEI PO’O
Presentation of the Lei Po’o
LOKO IʻA KALO
Presentation of the various features of a loko iʻa kalo in an ahupuaʻa
THE BATTLE OF KALAEʻILIʻILI
Presentation of the Battle of Kalaeʻiliʻili that took place in Waiheʻe ahupuaʻa
COASTAL PLANT ADAPTATIONS
Learn about how native plants have adapted to its coastal habitat
AHUʻAWA
Learn how to create rope from the native ahuʻawa plant
ʻĀNAPANAPA
Learn about the native ʻānapanapa plant that grows abundantly near the coast
Hula Kiʻi
Hula kiʻi or puppets used in hula are made at HILT's Waiheʻe Refuge from hau grown and harvested on the land.
Maui Huliau Virtual Tour
Enjoy this virtual tour of Waiheʻe Coastal Dunes and Wetlands Refuge created by students of Maui Huliau
NUʻU REFUGE
KAUPO, MAUI
KIʻI PŌHAKU
See and learn about petroglyphs and pictographs left on the rock faces at Nuʻu Refuge.
MAUNAWILA HEIAU COMPLEX
HAUʻULA, OʻAHU
VISIT MAUNAWILA
How to prepare for your visit to Maunawila Heiau Complex
KILOHAU: THE HAU PLANT
Learn from Maunawila stewards about the hau plant and how ahupuaʻa Hauʻula got its name
KILOHAU: LEGEND OF MAKUAKAʻŪMANA
The story of Makuaʻkaūmana is told by Rebekah Walker and re-enacted by the Maunawila crew
LĀʻĪ
Learn from Maunawila stewards about the lāʻī and it’s many uses.
ʻAwa
KĀHILI BEACH PRESERVE
KĪLAUEA, KAUAʻI
COASTAL PLANT ADAPTATIONS AT KĀHILI BEACH PRESERVE
Learn about the adaptations of coastal plants found at Kāhili Beach Preserve
THE MULIWAI AT KĀHILI BEACH PRESERVE
Learn about the importance of muliwai for our native animals.
KĀHILI - PROTECTED SINCE 2003
Learn about the protection of Kāhili Beach Preserve.
Maui Ahupuaʻa Stewards Program
Ahupuaʻa Stewards Conservation Leadership Program
Summer 2021 Conservation Leadership Institute in partnership with UH Maui College