E Mau Mai ka ʻIke a Mau Loa E 
Education Curriculum Resource Page

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Kānehūnāmoku Voyaging Academy's hope for this education curriculum resource page is to share knowledge about waʻa with our community to ensure the work of those who came before is perpetuated (E mau mai ka ike a mau loa e). This resource page provides waʻa curriculum that can be taught across grade-levels and content areas, while following standards-based curriculum requirements in the DOE. Waʻa, as the core driving concept of the curriculum, gives students an opportunity to excel in a project and place based atmosphere that emphasizes hands on learning in non-instrument navigation, sailing, way-finding and the maritime industry of Hawaii.

Below you will find the curriculum that is currently available digitally.  Mahalo for your patience as we continue to add to this site! 

Waʻa Curriculum by Topic

Moʻokūʻauhau o Kānehūnāmoku is a foundational concept for our students, connecting them to place and strengthening identity.
Learn about the Hawaiian Star Compass. This tool helps our students understand the space around them and the sky above.
As part of crew training all participants learn about the importance of kaula and how to tie knots they will need for sailing.
The parts of the waʻa help our students become familiar with how Kānehūnāmoku is made and what exactly it takes to move canoe.   

4-12 STEM Curriculum

This curriculum, created under a Native Hawaiian Education Program Grant, provides STEM lessons utilizing NGSS and Common Core Math grounded in waʻa.

Ka Waʻa 

Learn about waʻa
Parts, Sails, Kaula 
Earth Cycles, Wind, Oceanography

Holomoana

Under construction
More to come!
 *Currently there are no STEM lessons uploaded
For copies of these lesson plans please contact [email protected] 
MAHALO!

Check out this link to online waʻa resources

Videos, Readings, and Websites