Fourth graders held their annual Hawaiian Project Museum under the guidance of Hawaiian Studies teacher, Michelle Tuzon.

Tuzon said, “Students selected a topic from a list to research and found out more about ancient Hawaiians and how they did things. Some topics included canoes, kapa, hale (houses), classes of people and fish hooks. Students researched, created outlines, designed poster boards and found or made 3-D models.”

Completed by the end of January, projects were displayed and explained to parents and lower school classes on Feb.4 and to high school classes on Feb. 12.

Tuzon said, “This project is very beneficial because students receive feedback on how to present. However, the girls surpassed my expectations particularly when they created their own 3-D models and presented them beautifully.”

For students this was a project to learn about the Hawaiian culture.

Fourth grader, Mahina Ah Sam, said, “My project was on wars that took place in Hawaiian history. I learned about the cause of war for land growth and power. Overall, my project taught me how violent our culture used to be and how it has grown more peaceful.”

Tuzon said, “The girls did wonderfully and learned a lot about our culture. Best of all, they enjoyed learning and doing.”