Trees, trails, culture, and history of the p?lamanui preserve: using experiential learning and storytelling to connect to the place [in keeping with the national endowment for the humanities?…

Hawaii Community College will utilize a $147,157 National Endowment for the Humanities Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program to engage in cultural heritage preservation and education efforts centered around the newly established Palamanui Forest Preserve from June 2023 through May 2026. Key deliverables include developing digital archives and maps of ancient and modern trails within the preserve, establishing a community speaker series and workdays focused on the region's indigenous Hawaiian cultural history, and providing professional development for faculty to incorporate the preserve into curricula. These products and services aim to recognize the forest area as a cultural heritage site and connect students, educators and the local community to the rich cultural traditions and endangered ecosystem it contains.

Trees, trails, culture, and history of the p?lamanui preserve: using experiential learning and storytelling to connect to the place [in keeping with the national endowment for the humanities? ?protecting our cultural heritage? And ?providing access to NEH-funded products? Priority areas, hawai?i community college will engage students, faculty, and the community in a project that utilize a wide array of humanities-based activities in a newly formed palamanui forest preserve adjacent to our campus. Combining experiential learning, we plan to study, teach, and share the rich cultural heritage of indigenous hawaiian people in a region containing an important remnant of the world?s most endangered ecosystem, the lowland tropical dry forest. The project includes creating a map and digital archives of the ancient and modern trails and rich cultural heritage of the forest, establishing a cultural speaker series and workday for the community, and faculty professional development opportunities to develop curriculum that recognizes the region as a cultural heritage.]