This economics lesson plan integrates the history of the Hawaiian people with geography, natural resources, good and services and more. "In this lesson, we will learn how Hawaiians shared their island resources long ago."

This site describes the biology, climate, history, economy, education, geography, geology, government, population, and tourism of the Hawaiian islands.

Learn about the culture of the Hawaiian people - the indigenous people of the Hawaiian Islands. Explore topics such as their history, economy, past settlements, cultural values, religion, and sociopolitical organization.

Written in 1915 by college professor, William Alanson Bryan, featured is a comprehensive essay on the Hawaiian people and the geology and geography of the Islands. Divided into chapters, this account provides extensive research on the...

A map from 1920 of the Hawaiian Islands or Sandwich Islands, showing the main islands, towns, ports, volcanoes, terrain, and coastal features. An inset map details the capital Honolulu and Quarantine Island.

A map from 1906 of the Hawaiian Islands or Sandwich Islands, showing the main islands, towns, ports, volcanoes, terrain, and coastal features. An inset map details the capital Honolulu.

A map from 1906 of the Hawaiian Islands showing the main islands of Hawaii, Maui, Kahoolawe, Lanai, Molokai, Oahu, Kauai and Niihau, cities, towns, ports, volcanoes, terrain, and coastal features. The inset map shows the western islands...

A map from 1899 of the Hawaiian Islands showing the main islands, towns, ports, volcanoes, terrain, and coastal features.

A map from 1902 of the Hawaiian Islands showing the main islands, towns, ports, volcanoes, terrain, and coastal features. An inset map details Honolulu and the Punchbowl.

A map from 1920 of the northwest Hawaiian Islands of Kauai and Niihau, showing towns and ports, submarine cable routes, and the terrain and coastal features of the islands.

Who was King Kamehameha? This site chronicles the history of the Hawaiian islands through the Kamehameha Dynasty.

Who was King Kamehameha? This site chronicles the history of the Hawaiian islands through the Kamehameha Dynasty.

In ancient Hawaii, chiefs managed the economy by creating a land division system, the Ahupua'a, which divided the islands into pie slice shapes. Each Ahupua'a covered the three main regions of the islands: the mountains, the valleys, and...

This is a complete reference guide with links to short descriptive essays on a profusion of subjects as they relate to the Hawaiian Islands. Includes a timeline of historical events.

This is the home page for the Hawaii Center for Volcanology. Look through this site and virtually visit the different volcanoes in Hawaii. Also provides a description of the formation of the Hawaiian Islands from volcanic activity.

For this lesson, students will measure the distances between Hawaiian islands, and convert and graph their data to determine the speed of the Pacific Plate.

This is a copy of the original Resolution for Annexation of Hawaii. There is also a copy of Queen Liliuokalani's official protest to the House of Representatives. Links to larger copies, a typed transcript and PDF download are also...

At this site from The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, you can learn more about the island state in the Pacific Ocean. Hawaii has several interesting landforms. Find out more about Hawaii by checking out this website.

Ancient Hawaii was ruled by chiefs, who were responsible for the well-being of their people and for managing the islands' resources. The chiefs divided the islands into land districts shaped like pie slices called Ahupua'a (ah-who-...

In this video from Nature, learn about the erosive action of water on the Hawaiian landscape and human efforts to limit it.

The Hawaiian male nobility wore feather cloaks and capes for ceremonies and battle. These capes were given as gifts to the sea captains and their crews who were the earliest European visitors to Hawaii. View a picture of one of these...

Our Documents is home to one hundred milestone documents that influenced that course of American history and American democracy. Includes full-page scans of each document, transcriptions, background information on their significance, and...

Join Science Companion author Belinda Basca and her family as they explore the land forms in Hawaii from a helicopter! Includes suggestions for teacher lessons, student activities, and web resources.

This site is the home site for the Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. From this site you can find visitor information, history and culture, news and events and more.