1.   Language Arts

• Explore the Hawaiian alphabet and language
• Identify words used in United States English that have their origins in Hawaiian language and culture
• Explore the use of pidgin in cultures where several languages come together.
• Read Hawaii’s myths and legends
• Traditionally Hawaii’s history and legends were passed down orally.  Talk to parents or other older relatives to learn some aspect of your family history.
• Several well known authors visited Hawaii and in some cases, Molokai.  Read what Mark Twain, Robert Louis Stevenson and Jack London had to say about the islands.
• Read one or more of Graham Salisbury’s books which take place in Hawaii.

 2.      Health & Science

• Explore the history of leprosy and the various ways that communities have responded to it.
• Identify the scientists who studied leprosy and those who developed drugs to treat it
• Create a leprosy timeline.
• Explore the effects of leprosy on the body,
• Research leprosy in the Bible.  Compare the symptoms of Biblical leprosy and those described in leprosy as we know it.
• Do online research to discover some places in the world where leprosy still exists

 3.      Hawaiian Culture

• Explore the meaning of Aloha and the importance of goodwill in Hawaiian culture. 
• Research Hawaiian music, chants, and hula.
• Discover ancient Hawaiian games and entertainment

4.      Father Damien & Others Who Worked on Molokai

• Learn what you can about Father Damien’s early life and how it may have influenced his decision to live among leprosy patients
• Explore Father Damien’s life and work on The Big Island as well as on Molokai
• Research Mother Marianne and the contribution she and other nuns made to life in the leprosy settlement.
• Research information about Joseph Dutton, his motivation for moving to Molokai and his contribution to the community of Kalawao.
• Learn what you can about Ambrose Hutchinson.

 5.      Missionaries

• Explore the history of the missionary movement in Hawaii.  Explore both positive and negative influences of the missionaries on Hawaiian life and culture.
•  Read some Hawaiian missionary diaries.
•  Research the rivalries of various religious groups that came to evangelize the Hawaiian people.  Protestants, Catholics, and Mormons.

6.      Plants & Nutrition

• Learn about the “canoe plants” and their importance in early Hawaiian life and culture
• Explore the nutrition of Hawaii’s principal crops
• Discover some of the medicinal uses of Hawaii’s plants
• Have a meal using Hawaiian foods

RESOURCES

• Tales of the Menehune by Mary Kawena Pukui and Caroline Curtis 
• The Lands of Father Damien by James Brocker
•  Father Damien: A Bit of Taro, A Piece of Fish And A Glass of Water by Anwei Law & Henry Law
• An Uncommon Kindness (DVD narrated by Robin Williams)