Nā Puke Kūkulu Kumuhana

Ua huliāmahi pū ʻehā kime kākau ma ke kākau ʻana i 40 puke kumuhana hakuleʻi ma ʻelua ʻohina puke: ka ʻOhina ʻIke Honua, a me ka ʻOhina ʻIke ʻOihana.

He 16 puke pae heluhelu o ia mau ʻohina mai ka pae heluhelu haʻahaʻa loa o ka papa mālaaʻo (HA) a i ka pae kiʻekiʻe o ka papa 3 (LO). ʻOiai ua pili ia mau puke pae heluhelu me kekahi pae papa, ʻaʻole paʻa ma laila. I mea ia mau puke a pau e kākoʻo ai i ka mohala heluhelu o nā mea heluhelu makahiki like ʻole a me nā mākua aʻo ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi kekahi.

ʻEhā puke ʻike kahua o nā ʻohina pākahi, hoʻokahi no kēlā me kēia pae papa. Eia iho nā kumuhana pae papa o ia mau ʻohina ʻelua.

A diagram of the themes and levels of the 40 leveled Hawaiian language books in two sets with 4 kindergarten levels, 6 first grade levels, and 3 levels each for second and third grade. There are also four introductory foundational knowledge books per set. The diagram features art work from the book about George Helm showing this bearded Hawaiian hero adorned in a kukui lei signifying his beloved home island of Molokaʻi.

ʻOhina ʻIke Honua

A parent is holding up their joyful young girl beneath the ulu tree where her piko is buried. The ulu tree symbolizes growth of all kinds. This is image represents the piko theme of the five kindergarten books for the place-based knowledge book set.

No nā Piko (Papa M)

An image of chief Kahekilinuiahumanu being tatooed black on the entire right side of his body. So far the tatoo expert has reached his shoulder and chest. This image is representative of the seven place-based famous Hawaiian chief books for first graders in this set.

Nā Moʻolelo Aliʻi (Papa 1)

An beautiful image of a tropic bird soaring over the caldear at the summit of Kilauea. The pit is filled with red hot molten lava signifying the 4 second grade books about Pele and her kin.

No Pele Mā (Papa 2)

A drawing of George Helm as a child sleeping with his prized ukulele gifted to him by his father. Helm is one of four heros of steadfastness in perpetuating Hawaiian ways of knowing and being that comprise this third grade set.

Ka Poʻe ʻOnipaʻa (Papa 3)

ʻOhina ʻIke ʻOihana

The kindergarten books in the career awareness set are represented here by a picture of land caretaker or kahu aina with his digging stick at a site in Hamakua that he helps care for.

No ke Kuleana (Papa M)

The second grade books of the career awareness set are represented here by the cover of a book about political leadership. It shows Senator Kai Kahele engaged with a group of children as part of his leadership work.

Hua nā Hana Mōʻī (Papa 1)

The second grade books of the career awareness set are represented by the cover of a book about community outdoor spray paint mural making. This cover features a teenage girl spraying a colorful cultural mural on the side of a community building.

He Welo Noelo (Papa 2)

The third grade books of the career awareness set are represented by the illustrated cover of a book about Hawaiian immersion graduates in the entertainment industries. The illustration features Kamakakehau Fernandez who is voice acting for the giant hermit crab character, Tamatoa, in the Disney film Moana. He is looking at a monitor showing the animated hermit crab character as he voices the script into a microphone.

ʻOnipaʻa i ka Meheu (Papa 3)

Nui hou aku nā lima kōkua i komo ma ia huliāmahi ʻana: he lima kaha a paʻi kiʻi; nā loea ʻike maʻiʻo; nā kumu i hoʻokolohua i nā puke me kā lākou poʻe haumāna; a me nā leo heluhelu, hīmeni, a oli i paʻa ai nā puke uila lohe. He mea nui ia mau lima a me nā leo pākahi a pau i ka māhuahua pono ʻana o kēia pāhana!

Nā Puke ʻOhina ʻIke Honua

Nā Puke ʻOhina ʻIke ʻOihana

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