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Hui Kū ‘Ōpio o ke Ko‘olau project has commisioned a work entitled "Tales of Our Hawaii." It is currently a third installment volume authored by project kupuna, David "Kawaika" Parker. These volumes seek to educate young Hawaiians on their rich cultural heritage and the history of their forebearers. The current third volume details the history of Mauna‘Ala, the Royal Mausoleum and the people interred there, the history of our Hawaiian flag, coat of arms and seals, and the story behind our Hawaii state anthem. It is now available here in electronic pdf format. Click on the graphic cover at the left to download it. It is fairly large (18mb). It will take about 3 to 4 minutes over a standard broadband connection. Right-click the link and "save link as" to save directly to your computer and for a better download result. You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this e-book.

The Youth Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs Prevention Project provide services to youths ages 10-17 and parents. Project staff utilize Best Practice or Evidence Based prevention curriculums and educate youths and parents on the dangers of substance abuse/use and provides on-going substance free activities planned, organized and implemented by youths.

Ke Ala Ho‘olōkahi
Project provide services to Nanakuli youths ages 10-17 and parents. Project staff utilize Evidence Based prevention curriculums and educate youths and parents on the dangers of substance abuse/use and provides on-going substance free activities planned, organized and implemented by youths.

The Project also works to improve the educational outcomes and career potential of Nanakuli youths grades 9 th and 10 th, through the designing of a high school science curriculum that aligns Hawaii Department Of Education (DOE) Content and Performance Standards and Hawaiian cultural standards

Hui Ho`ona auao i na `Opio Project
The Hui Ho`ona auao i na `Opio Project works to improve the educational outcomes and career potential of Hilo youths ages 14-18 through the designing of a high school health curriculum that aligns Hawaii DOE Content and Performance Standards and Hawaiian cultural standards. The Project also works with adult ex-offenders, residing in East Hawaii, by providing Life Skills workshops, Pre-Employment workshops and Job Placement assistance.

The Kahua Ola Hou Project provides a three-week early intervention retreat to Maui County youths 14-21 years of age who have tried illicit/addictive substance. The youths will demonstrate increased knowledge of the detrimental effects of substance use/abuse and an increased knowledge in positive social behaviors. During the non-retreat periods, the project will provide substance abuse/use and violence prevention curriculums to other youths.

The project also provides the Pono curriculum to Molokai children in the 5 th and 6 th grades. The curriculum draws upon personal and group experiences in the application and integration of traditional cultural values, as guiding principles to making positive choices.