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Hawaiʻi History Day

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Registration Open for 2024 District Fairs!

Registration is now open for our 2025 District Fairs! Please refer to the project Guidelines and Checklist to make sure your History Day project has everything required. See you soon!

Click here for printable 2025 Hawaiʻi History Day Entry Guidelines
Click here for printable History Day Project Checklist

Online Registration For District Fairs OPENS: MONDAY, JAN. 6, 2025
Online Registration For District Fairs CLOSES: FRIDAY JAN. 31, 2025

***ESSAY AND WEBSITE PROJECT ENTRIES ARE DUE ELECTRONICALLY: FRIDAY JAN. 31, 2025

Documentaries, Exhibits, and Performances will be brought and judged the day of each district fair. All students must register by Friday, January 31, 2025.

*Please note:
● Judging will be virtual for Essay and Website categories.
● Judging for Documentaries, Exhibits, and Performances will be in person at the fairs. For Exhibit projects, students must submit physical exhibit boards.
● All student interviews will be in person at the fairs.
● Results will be announced at each district fair.
● All project evaluations will be returned on Tuesday, March 11th, 2025.

Registration Instructions: 
***TEACHERS MUST REGISTER FIRST BEFORE STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO REGISTER

***STUDENTS MUST USE A NON-SCHOOL EMAIL ADDRESS. OTHERWISE, EMAILS FROM ZFAIRS WILL BE BLOCKED, AND STUDENTS WILL BE UNABLE TO COMPLETE THEIR CONTEST REGISTRATION

CENTRAL DISTRICT FAIR
SAT, FEB 8, 2025, Mililani High School
Click the link below to register for the Central District Fair

https://hi-cdhdf.nhd.org/App?f=34158b6f-a1c4-4605-bb92-103a4498c2e0

LEEWARD DISTRICT FAIR
SAT, FEB 8, 2025, Mililani High School
Click the link below to register for the Leeward District Fair

https://hi-ldhdf.nhd.org/App?f=f74e686a-0277-4329-a895-28295186a1bf

MAUI DISTRICT FAIR
SAT, FEB 15, 2025, University of Hawaiʻi, Maui College
Click the link below to register for the Maui District Fair

https://hi-mdhdf.nhd.org/App?f=de3c61cb-1a3a-4bc6-b2fc-8742178270fa

KAUAʻI DISTRICT FAIR
SAT, FEB 22, 2025, Kauaʻi Community College
Click the link below to register for the Kauaʻi District Fair

https://hi-kdhdf.nhd.org/App?f=f0f5fe24-0f21-472f-af95-8882866b1fb7

WINDWARD DISTRICT FAIR
SAT, FEB 22, 2025, Windward Community College
Click the link below to register for the Windward District Fair

https://hi-wdhdf.nhd.org/App?f=cfae0d41-79ba-455b-acdd-5fa9a5cd6849

HAWAIʻI DISTRICT FAIR
SAT, FEB 22, 2025, University of Hawaiʻi, Hilo
Click the link below to register for the Hawaiʻi District Fair

https://hi-hdhdf1.nhd.org/App?f=9c235156-ab50-4756-993f-0e82e2fee945

HONOLULU DISTRICT FAIR
SAT, MAR 1, 2025, Chaminade University
Click the link below to register for the Honolulu District Fair

https://hi-hdhdf.nhd.org/App?f=e4761410-a41e-4ddf-a7a3-070362cc0434

MOLOKAʻI DISTRICT FAIR
WED, MAR. 10, 2025
Click the link below to register for the Molokaʻi District Fair

https://hi-mdhdf1.nhd.org/App?f=79ea0945-9b1f-4a03-b34b-8f651739b780

2024-2025 Kickoff Recordings and New Resource Padlets:

We are happy to share recordings of our 2024-2025 Virtual Kickoff. For your convenience, timestamps have been added so that you can easily navigate to specific sections you wish to see.

Hawaiʻi History Day 2024-2025 Kickoff: Introduction and Program Updates

Hawaiʻi History Day 2024-2025 Kickoff: What Makes a Great Project

Hawaiʻi History Day 2024-2025 Kickoff: What the Judges Are Looking for–How Projects Are Evaluated

New Resources for 2025

Also, check out our new teacher and student resource Padlets below. Happy History Day!

Launched on the day of our Kickoff, these 2025 resource Padlets for students and teachers are your one-stop shop for the resources you can use this season. Check these frequently for updates and new materials!

Click here to access our Student Resource Padlet

 

 

 

 

Click here to access our Teacher Resource Padlet

 

 

 

 

2024-2025 Hawaiʻi History Day Theme Resources

Please note that all resources below can be found and accessed through our resource Padlets, above.

This year, the theme for History Day is “Rights and Responsibilities in History.” For more details on the theme for this year, see the 2024–2025 theme description.

2025 Hawaiʻi–Specific Topics

Need topic ideas for your project? See this year’s list of project Hawai’i-specific project topics that connect to the theme Rights and Responsibilities in History. You are not required to do Hawai’i-specific topics, but it is great to explore the history in our backyard!

Click here to see our Hawai’i-specific topic list

AN EXPERIENCE TO REMEMBER AT NATIONAL HISTORY DAY

We are back from Nationals!

From June 7 to June 15, 2024, our Hawaiʻi History Day delegation traveled to the University of Maryland and Washington, D.C. to participate in National History Day. Our group of 60 students, 10 teacher-chaperones, 3 staff, and 26 parents and family members joined affiliates across the United States, along with students from affiliates in American Samoa, Guam, China, Korea, Singapore, and others, competing in National History Day. Our students also presented their projects in a variety of national institutions including Smithsonian Museums, the offices of the National Endowment for the Humanities, and even the White House.

In our second year back in person since the pandemic, we have seen an expanding Hawaiʻi History Day program. We also witnessed a growing ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi program, with new schools, students, and teachers coming in to share their knowledge and wisdom on the continent.

Pictured above: Students in our delegation bonded by teaching each other how to make ti-leaf lei.

This trip also saw new highlights, with activities such as lei-making, that provided opportunities for groups to bond and work together as teams. Throughout this trip, we emphasized the value of being good examples, as we all represented Hawaiʻi.

Pictured above: Students in our delegation posing on the front steps of Xfinity Center before the award ceremony (left). Students walk in the affiliate parade (right).

In coming back from Nationals this year, we are so grateful for those who hosted us while we were in Maryland and Washington, D.C., and for those who supported us in getting there. From judges, donors, consultants, teachers, and families, so many people have come together to make this trip a reality–it gave our future leaders an experience they will remember.

To read more about our trip, click here.

Pictured below: Our 2024 Hawaiʻi delegation poster featured aspirations from students who thought about things they wanted to put into action on the trip. Students wrote things like, “Make friends,” “Look for ways to help others,” “show gratitude, and “share aloha.”

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