Place Names
Kingdom
Facts
Facts
Food
Native plants/Animals
100
This island is home to Honolulu, Waikīkī, and the Koʻolau mountain range.
What is Oʻahu?
100
This traditional land division was spread from mauka (mountain) to makai (sea).
What is an ahupua'a?
100
This local cuisine includes rice, a hamburger patty, gravy, and a fried egg.
What is a loco moco?
100
This tree produces nuts used for lei-making and canoe-building.
What is kukui or candlenut? 
200
This island is named after a demi-god across Polynesia and is also known as the “Valley Isle”.
What is Maui?
200
She was the last reigning monarch of Hawaiʻi.
Who is Queen Liliʻuokalani?
200
This Hawaiian staple food is made from pounded kalo (Taro) root.
What is poi?
200
This plant is often pounded using a pōhaku kuʻiai (stone pounder) to make poi.
What is Kalo or Taro?
300
This place in downtown Honolulu was the official residence of Hawaiʻi’s monarchs. Known for having electricity before the White House.
What is ʻIolani palace?
300
This moʻi (Sovereign) unified the pae ʻāina (Hawaiian Islands) into a single kingdom.
Who is King Kamehameha I?
300
Niu, or coconut, is used for making this Hawaiian dessert item.
What is haupia? 
300
This plant has long, sword-shaped leaves and is used for lei and hula skirts.
What is laʻi or tī leaf?
400
This wahi pana (Storied place) on the east side of Oʻahu is famous for its loko iʻa (fishpond) and cultural restoration work.
What is Pae pae o Heʻeia?
400
This 1795 battle resulted in Kamehameha’s forces driving Oʻahu warriors off a cliff.
What is the battle of Nuʻuanu?
400
This traditional and ceremonial drink is made from its roots and is known for relaxing the body.
What is ʻawa?
400
This starchy canoe plant, also the staple crop in the Hawaiian origin story of Kū, can be cooked and eaten like potatoes.
What is ʻUlu or Breadfruit?
500
This neighborhood in the South Central area of Oʻahu is known by its english translation, salt pond or salt-encrusted. Moʻolelo connects Pele with the naming of Āliamanu and this sister crater.
What is Āliapaʻakai?
500
Over 21,000 Kānaka signed these petitions in 1897 to oppose U.S. annexation.
What are the Kūʻē Petitions?
500
This traditional Hawaiian oven uses hot stones and a dugout pit, layered with banana leaves to cook food.
What is an imu?
500
This native tree, threatened by a fungal disease, is central to mauka ecosystems and moʻolelo (Stories/history). Sometimes used in lei poʻo (head lei).
What is ʻōhiʻa lehua?
