Overview

Hoʻāla - An awakening for change in our place we call home

A 4-Day Experience for teachers, grades K-6 to Develop a Sense of Place through Culture and the Arts.

Presenters:

• Kekai Daunhauer, Hawaiian cultural practitioner, visual artist, and founder of Kapa Curious.

• Daniel A. Kelin II, master teaching artist and Honolulu Theatre for Youth Director of Drama Education.

Teachers will be immersed in Hawaiian culture, values, and language, reflecting on applicable ʻŌlelo Noʻeau, and hands-on exploration of strategies in arts integration.

Drama

Drama Resources

Kahuli Resources

All of Kahuli Resouces from Dan can be found on his website www.HawaiiKahuli.org 

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Opening

ʻŌlelo Noeʻau

‘O Hawai‘i ku‘u ‘āina kilohana.

Hawai‘i is my prized place

Makaʻala, Makawalu, Makaukau.

Be alert, open all senses, you are ready

Ma ka hana ka ‘ike, ma ka ‘imi ka loa‘a.

In working one learns, through initiative one acquires

Kilo

“Kilo” means to watch, observe, examine or forecast. Kilo can be used to describe the action of watching or to a person who is an expert in kilo practice. Kilo also references a Hawaiian observation approach during which practitioners focus on the less obvious, more subtle things in their environment.

Activity Instructions 

1. YOU can develop “kilo-vision” and become an expert observer!  

2. The key to becoming a kilo observer is practice – daily if possible, starting today!  

3. The length of time of your kilo practice is up to you but it is recommended that it is AT LEAST 10 minutes a day and you will be asked to share and/or record your observations at the end of your practice. 

• Find a place to sit (or stand) AT LEAST arms length from any other person. 

• Be totally quiet and do not talk or use any technology during your kilo practice 

• Breathe deeply, at your own pace 5-10 times and try to clear your mind 

• Focus on what all your senses are bringing to you – including your feelings – the 6th sense 

• SLOWLY allow yourself to observe the sky....the land...nearby water...plants....animals (yes, that sometimes includes humans) 

• Itʻs OK to turn SLOWLY and look around you – you are not stuck looking straight ahead but please, stay in one place

Nā Leo O Ka Honua, Endangered Species

Kahuli, A Singing Rainbow 

1st Verse

The Kahuli is a forest gem sparkling in the sunlight,

The zebra of the trees, a spinning drill of the night.

Pre-Chorus

They move slower than time itself.

Sleeping all day, eating by moonlight.

Savoring every moment,

Speed isn't everything, enjoy yourself!

Chorus

Kahuli a singing rainbow, 

A snail of many colors, a very rare sight to see

Kahuli, a singing rainbow,

Listen to the song they sang to me...

RAP

I’m Kahuli, a slithery slimey snail

Scooping up the algae in my trail

Bacteria and fun-gee, so yummy in my tum-mee

Decomposing dead things, keeping the forest green

Important in the food chain, keeping the planet sane.

And I’m here ask you, to Please respect me, don’t collect me 

While I’m sliding down the leaves, doing as I please,

Watch your step! I may be tiny, but I am mighty!

2nd Verse

They eat the algae off the plants, it’s their favorite meal

Their life is like a dream, they’re a very big deal 

PRE_CHORUS

CHORUS

OUTRO

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