Hawaii State Standards for Social Studies: Grade 7

HI.1. History of the Hawaiian Kingdom: Historical Understanding: Change, Continuity, and Causality: Understand change and/or continuity and cause and/or effect in history

SS.7HHK.1.1. Historical Change and Continuity: Analyze both change and continuity during unification and the monarchy period 3
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.7HHK.1.1.

HI.2. History of the Hawaiian Kingdom: Historical Understanding: Inquiry, Empathy and Perspective: Use the tools and methods of inquiry, perspective, and empathy to explain historical events with multiple interpretations and judge the past on its own terms 3
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard HI.2.

HI.3. History of the Hawaiian Kingdom: History: Understand important historical events in the history of the Hawaii Kingdom

SS.7HHK.3.1. Unification: Explain the events (including warfare and land control), people (including Kamehameha, Kekuhaupio, Kalaniopuu, Kiwalao, Keoua, Keawemauhili, Kahekili, Kalanikupule, Davies, and Young), and ideas (including foreign advisors, weaponry, and strategies) that led to the unification of the Hawaiian Islands 3
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.7HHK.3.1.

SS.7HHK.3.2. Unification: Describe the effects of unification on the Hawaiian Islands (including establishment of monarchy, peaceful rule of Kamehameha, Mamala Hoe Kanawai, organization of government, and rebuilding of resources) 3
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.7HHK.3.2.

SS.7HHK.3.3. Foreigners and Missionaries: Explain reasons foreigners (including explorers, whalers, traders, and missionaries) came to Hawaii and explain the political (including change in government and roles/power of leaders), social (including the decline of Hawaiian population, Christianity, the establishment of churches/schools, and end of kapu system) and economic (including the rise of mercantilism) impact on Hawaii 3
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.7HHK.3.3.

SS.7HHK.3.4. Sugar and Plantations: Describe the development of the sugar industry in Hawaii (including the fall of whaling, demand/production of sugar, and plantations) and the economic, social, and political effects it had on Hawaii (including the interest of American businessmen, establishment of Big 5, 1848 Mahele, and immigration of contract laborers). 3
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.7HHK.3.4.

SS.7HHK.3.5. Sugar and Plantations: Describe the coming of early immigrant groups (including Chinese, Portuguese, and Japanese) to Hawaii as contract laborers, their experience in the plantation system, aspects of their culture that was brought with them (including beliefs, knowledge, and/or practices), and the relationships that developed between themselves as well as others (including inequities on the job, cultural diffusion, and/or assimilation) 3
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.7HHK.3.5.

SS.7HHK.3.6. Mahele: Describe the Mahele of 1848, why it came about, and the social, political, economic effect it had on native Hawaiians and others 3
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.7HHK.3.6.

SS.7HHK.3.7. Overthrow: Analyze the roles of significant individuals (including King David Kalakaua, Robert Wilcox, Queen Liliuokalani, Sanford B. Dole, Lorrin A. Thurston, and Minister Stevens) and groups (including Annexationist/Committee of Public Safety, Aloha Aina, and American businessmen) and their involvement in the Overthrow 3
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.7HHK.3.7.

HI.4. History of the Hawaiian Kingdom: Political Science/Civics: Governance, Democracy, and Interaction: Understand the purpose and historical impact of political institutions, the principles and values of American constitutional democracy, and the similarities and differences in government across cultural perspectives 3
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard HI.4.

HI.5. History of the Hawaiian Kingdom: Political Science/Civics: Participation and Citizenship: Understand roles, rights (personal, economic, political), and responsibilities of American citizens and exercise them in civic action 3
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard HI.5.

HI.6. History of the Hawaiian Kingdom: Cultural Anthropology: Systems, Dynamics, and Inquiry: Understand culture as a system of beliefs, knowledge, and practices shared by a group and understand how cultural systems change over time 3
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard HI.6.

HI.7. History of the Hawaiian Kingdom: Geography: World In Spatial Terms: Use geographic representations to organize, analyze, and present information on people, places, and environments and understand the nature and interaction of geographic regions and societies around the world

SS.7HHK.7.1. Human and Physical Characteristics in Spatial Terms: Analyze the relationship between economic activities, their location, and the physical characteristics of a given place (including businesses, plantations, and trading) 3
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.7HHK.7.1.

HI.8. History of the Hawaiian Kingdom: Economics: Resources, Markets, and Government: Understand economic concepts and the characteristics of various economic systems

SS.7HHK.8.1. Role and Function of markets: Explain how prices and products (including sandalwood, whales, and sugar) were affected by the interactions between producers in Hawaii and global buyers in this era 3
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.7HHK.8.1.

SS.7HHK.8.2. International Economics: Describe how trade between Hawaii and other countries is affected by regulations 3
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.7HHK.8.2.

HI.1. Pacific Islands: Historical Understanding: Change, Continuity, and Causality: Understand change and/or continuity and cause and/or effect in history 3
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard HI.1.

HI.2. Pacific Islands: Historical Understanding: Inquiry, Empathy and Perspective: Use the tools and methods of inquiry, perspective, and empathy to explain historical events with multiple interpretations and judge the past on its own terms 6
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard HI.2.

HI.3. Pacific Islands: History: Understand important historical events in the Pacific region

SS.7PI.3.1. European Contact and Colonization: Explain why foreigners (including explorers, traders, whalers, and missionaries) came to Oceania and examine the resultant political (including colonization), social (including decline of population and demise of culture), and economic (including trade and diminishing resources) impact on the indigenous people 5
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.7PI.3.1.

SS.7PI.3.2. European Contact and Colonization: Analyze conflicting beliefs, values, and norms of the indigenous populations and the European explorers/settlers and explain the impact of those differences 5
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SS.7PI.3.3. Government: Trace the development/evolution of government systems in Oceania from pre-contact to present (including colonization, protectorate, trust territory, territory, commonwealth, self-governing, free-association, and independent) and explain the effects of the changes 5
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.7PI.3.3.

SS.7PI.3.4. Government: Analyze the roles and responsibilities of contemporary governments (including monarchy, free association, trust territory and independence) in the Pacific Islands and how they are similar or different 5
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.7PI.3.4.

SS.7PI.3.5. United States and The Pacific Islands: Describe the cultural and political relationship between the United States and one of the Pacific Islands, including interactions between the two 5
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.7PI.3.5.

SS.7PI.3.6. Contemporary Issues in The Pacific Islands: Examine current issues or problems facing contemporary Polynesia, Micronesia, and Melanesia and propose solutions to them based on research 4
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.7PI.3.6.

HI.4. Pacific Islands: Political Science/Civics: Governance, Democracy, and Interaction: Understand the purpose and historical impact of political institutions, the principles and values of American constitutional democracy, and the similarities and differences in government across cultural perspectives 8
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard HI.4.

HI.5. Pacific Islands: Political Science/Civics: Participation and Citizenship: Understand roles, rights (personal, economic, political), and responsibilities of American citizens and exercise them in civic action 17
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard HI.5.

HI.6. Pacific Islands: Cultural Anthropology: Systems, Dynamics, and Inquiry: Understand culture as a system of beliefs, knowledge, and practices shared by a group and understand how cultural systems change over time 4
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard HI.6.

SS.7PI.6.1. Cultural Diversity and Unity: Compare conditions and motivations that contribute to conflict, cooperation, or interdependence among the islands of Polynesia, Micronesia, and Melanesia or between the islands and the United States

HI.7. Pacific Islands: Geography: World In Spatial Terms: Use geographic representations to organize, analyze, and present information on people, places, and environments and understand the nature and interaction of geographic regions and societies around the world

SS.7PI.7.1. World in Spatial Terms: Use geographic representations such as maps or models to explain population distribution and the physical and human characteristics of places in Oceania, including landforms, natural resources, climate, river, lakes, bridges, dams, roads, and buildings 4
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.7PI.7.1.

SS.7PI.7.2. Human and Physical Characteristics in Spatial Terms: Describe demographic patterns and how they affect places 7
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.7PI.7.2.

SS.7PI.7.3. Human and Physical Characteristics in Spatial Terms: Analyze important economic activities and explain the relationship between these activities and the physical (including natural resources, land forms, and waterways) and human (including bridges, canals, and roads) characteristics of places in Oceania 4
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.7PI.7.3.

HI.8. Pacific Islands: Economics: Resources, Markets, and Government: Understand economic concepts and the characteristics of various economic systems 5
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard HI.8.