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Ms. Fisher from Waianae, HI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Aloha `Aina

My students need resources for Hawaiian history. They want to learn more but do not have access to books. Our school library has been closed over a year.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Fisher's classroom raised $634

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are very interested in Hawaiian history. Finding relevant resources, especially video, is very difficult. We are located in a rural community. Our school library has been closed for over a year.

We are the only school in the state situated on Hawaiian Homelands.

This is a Title I school. The student population is 75% Hawaiian or part Hawaiian. We have been discussing the overthrow of the Hawaiian Monarchy and Queen Liliuokalani. The students are very interested in finding additional information. However, information is hard to come by, especially without a school library. The books will help the students learn more about their history and culture.

My Project

The students will be able to read varying opinions and ideas about their history and culture. They want to learn more but we are very limited in resources at school. Our school library has been closed for over a year and Internet information is limited. Many of the students do not have internet access at home either. The students will be able to borrow the books and take them home to read and learn more about their past.

These books will make a huge difference for the students.

They know very little about their history. I have other books I purchased, this will be a great addition to my classroom library. The students are hungry for knowledge and many enjoy reading an actual book, not information off a computer. These books will be both educational and enjoyable for the the students to read, offering varying perspectives on Hawaiian history.

Ms. Fisher Nanakuli High & Intermediate School Grades 9-12

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

120 students impacted 8donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Once Were Warriors • Amazon $49.99 1 $49.99
The Hawaiian Kingdom, 1778 - 1854, Foundation and Transformation • Amazon $46.79 1 $46.79
Fornander collection of Hawaiian antiquities and folk-lore • Amazon $36.89 1 $36.89
Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen Liliuokalani • Amazon $31.50 1 $31.50
Island Queens and Mission Wives: How Gender and Empire Remade Hawai'i's Pacific World (Gender and American Culture) • Amazon $31.25 1 $31.25
RiteAV - SVGA Monitor Cable - 50 Ft. • Amazon $27.95 1 $27.95
The Queen and I: A Story of Dispossessions and Reconnections in Hawai'i • Amazon $24.62 1 $24.62
Timeline Hawaii: An Illustrated Chronological History of the Islands • Amazon $22.15 1 $22.15
Keepers of the Flame • Amazon $20.48 1 $20.48
Voyagers: The First Hawaiians- Special Edition • Amazon $19.95 1 $19.95
Cultural Kapolei • Amazon $19.80 1 $19.80
People and Cultures of Hawaii: The Evolution of Culture and Ethnicity • Amazon $18.95 1 $18.95
Molokai • Amazon $18.77 1 $18.77
Hawaiian Voices: Bridging Past to Present • Amazon $18.38 1 $18.38
Hawaiian Antiquities (Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum Special Publication) • Amazon $16.98 1 $16.98
Hell's Half Acre • Amazon $16.25 1 $16.25
American Experience: The Massie Affair • Amazon $15.99 1 $15.99
Tales and Traditions of the People of Old: Na Mo'Olelo a Ka Po'E Kahiko • Amazon $15.26 1 $15.26
Charlie Chan: The Untold Story of the Honorable Detective and His Rendezvous with American History • Amazon $11.32 1 $11.32
The Legends and Myths of Hawaii • Amazon $8.91 1 $8.91
The Betrayal of Liliuokalani: Last Queen of Hawaii 1838-1917 • Amazon $8.06 1 $8.06

Materials cost

$480.24

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $21.13

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.20

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$538.57

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$95.04

Total project goal

$633.61

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $633.61

6 Donors

-$583.61

Donations toward project cost

-$496.07

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$87.54

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

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 $0.00

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