Mele Lāhui Performed by the Royal Hawaiian Band at ‘Iolani Palace, Friday, April 26, 2013
April 10, 2013
Hawai‘i Council for the Humanities (HCH) and Royal Hawaiian Band present Mele Lāhui Performed by the Royal Hawaiian Band, a concert of songs about Hawaiian nationalism, on Friday, April 26, 2013 from noon to 1 PM.
Hawai‘i’s Youth Historians Show Off Their Knowledge at State History Day Fair
April 8, 2013
The Hawai‘i History Day State Fair, a competition which annually involves a number of students and teachers throughout the state, will be held on Saturday, April 20, at Windward Community College from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Hawai‘i Council for the Humanities will again host the state competition in Honolulu, the theme of which is Turning Points in History: People, Ideas, Events.
March 15, 2013
Hawai‘i Council for the Humanities in partnership with the Institute for Teacher Education at University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa College of Education has joined with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History to energize and invigorate history teaching through the “Let’s Do History Tour.”
January 28, 2013
Out Loud in the Library at Windward Community College presents We Go Jam Reading, Music and Book Signing on Thursday, February 21, 2013 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., celebrating the newly released book with contributing authors Puakea Nogelmeier, Jerry Santos, Calvin Hoe, Thelma Chang, Aiko Yamashiro, and editor Susan Yim.
Hawai‘i Council for the Humanities Awards Grants Totaling $25,000
January 11, 2013
The Hawai‘i Council for the Humanities (HCH) recently awarded seven grants totaling $25,000 for development and production of public humanities projects throughout the state.
Mililani High School Student Volunteers Earn Money for Nonprofit Organization
December 26, 2012
Students from Mililani High School’s National History Club presented the Hawai‘i Council for the Humanities (HCH) with a check for $5,000 from the Weinberg Foundation on Wednesday, December 12, 2012, after completing more than 100 hours of volunteer work benefitting Hawai‘i History Day, a signature program of the HCH.
Mililani High School Students and Teachers Recognized for History Day Accomplishments
August 6, 2012
HCH made a special appearance at Mililani High School’s Welcome Back Assembly on Friday, August 3, 2012, to acknowledge Mililani High’s participation in Hawai‘i History Day, and recognize nine students who qualified and traveled to the National contest in College Park, Maryland, as well as two Mililani High’s social studies teachers who won the Patricia E. Behring National History Day Teacher of the Year, and the Hawai‘i History Day Teacher of the Year.
Amy Perruso Named Hawai‘i History Teacher of the Year
July 23, 2012
Amy Perruso, a teacher at Mililani High School, has been named the 2012 Hawai‘i History Teacher of the Year. The award is co-sponsored by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, HISTORY® and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation on behalf of its Preserve America program, and administered locally by the Hawai‘i Council for the Humanities.
Volunteer Efforts Help Make History Come Alive
July 6, 2012
Mililani High School’s National History Club completed more than 100 hours of volunteer work last semester to benefit Hawai‘i History Day and in the process earned a $5,000 donation to the Hawai‘i Council for the Humanities (HCH)—which has conducted the Hawai‘i History Day program for 22 years—from The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation.
Hawai‘i Teacher Wins National Teaching Award
June 22, 2012
Mililani High School teacher Cynthia Tong was named the 2012 Patricia Behring Teacher of the Year, Senior Division, at the National History Day Awards Ceremony held on June 14, 2012, at the University of Maryland at College Park. Hawai‘i History Day, an affiliate of National History Day, is a program of the Hawai‘i Council for the Humanities.
Hawai‘i Students Win Special Award and Medals at National History Day
June 22, 2012
Five Hawai‘i public school students were honored for their outstanding work at this year’s National History Day (NHD) competition held June 10-14, 2012, at the University of Maryland at College Park.
Office of Hawaiian Affairs Awards $5,000 to Hawaiʻi Council for the Humanities
June 15, 2012
The Hawaiʻi Council for the Humanities (HCH) received a $5,000 grant on behalf of its Distinctive Women in Hawaiian History partnership program from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to support the 2012 conference celebrating women’s history in Hawai‘i.
Hawai‘i Council for the Humanities Elects New Board Chair and Officers
January 13, 2012
The Hawaiʻi Council for the Humanities (HCH) has recently elected Henry Halenani Gomes as chair of the board of directors for 2012.
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