Hawaii State Standards for Social Studies: Grade 9
HI.1. Modern Hawaiian History: Historical Understanding: Change, Continuity, and Causality: Understand change and/or continuity and cause and/or effect in history
SS.9MHH.1.1. Cause and Effect in History: Describe the multiple social, political, and economic causes and effects of change in modern Hawaii
HI.2. Modern Hawaiian History: 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
HI.3. Modern Hawaiian History: History: Understand important historical events in Modern Hawaiian History
SS.9MHH.3.1. The Overthrow: Explain the political, social, and economic causes of the Overthrow, including the Mahele, Reciprocity Treaty, and the Bayonet Constitution
SS.9MHH.3.2. The Overthrow: Describe the role of the United States government in the Overthrow, including the various United States administrations and Minister John Stevens
SS.9MHH.3.3. The Overthrow: Explain the events and turning points of the Overthrow, beginning with the foreign movement against Kalakaua, Liliuokalani's attempts to change the Bayonet Constitution, and her abdication from the throne
SS.9MHH.3.4. The Overthrow: Explain the political, social, and economic effects of the Overthrow, including U.S. military presence, the Organic Act, the Territorial government, and Statehood
SS.9MHH.3.5. Plantations: 1900-1970: Describe the political, social and economic effects of the plantation system on life in Hawaii, including ethnic tension, the evolution of Hawaii pidgin English, the school system, and the establishment of labor unions
SS.9MHH.3.6. Plantations: 1900-1970: Examine and explain features of plantation life in Hawaii in the 20th century, including contract labor and the perquisite system
SS.9MHH.3.7. World War II: Pearl Harbor: Identify events leading to the bombing of Pearl Harbor and describe its effects in Hawaii, such as the role of the U.S. military and anti-Japanese sentiments (including the internment camps and 442nd)
SS.9MHH.3.8. Contemporary People, Issues, and Events: Trace the development of the platforms of political parties after World War II to the present
SS.9MHH.3.9. Contemporary People, Issues, and Events: Analyze significant contemporary issues that influence present day Hawaii, such as the Hawaiian Renaissance, the sovereignty movement, current land issues, and the influx of new immigrant groups
HI.4. Modern Hawaiian History: 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
SS.9MHH.4.1. Governance, Power and Authority: Explain how governments acquire, use, and justify power, including how limited governments differ from unlimited ones
HI.5. Modern Hawaiian History: Political Science/Civics: Participation and Citizenship: Understand roles, rights (personal, economic, political), and responsibilities of American citizens and exercise them in civic action
HI.6. Modern Hawaiian History: 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
HI.7. Modern Hawaiian History: 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
HI.8. Modern Hawaiian History: Economics: Resources, Markets, and Government: Understand economic concepts and the characteristics of various economic systems
HI.1. Participation in a Democracy: Historical Understanding: Change, Continuity, and Causality: Understand change and/or continuity and cause and/or effect in history
HI.2. Participation in a Democracy: 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
HI.3. History: Participation In a Democracy: Understand important historical events and ideas related to the development of civics and political science
SS.9PD.3.1. Enlightenment: Describe how ideas of the Enlightenment influenced the American political system
SS.9PD.3.2. Early Historical Events: Describe how historical events and ideas have influenced American constitutional democracy
SS.9PD.3.3. Historical Challenges to the Constitution: Describe how historical challenges to the Constitution over time have resulted in new interpretations of free speech, free press, privacy, civil rights, and voting rights
HI.4. Participation in a Democracy: 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
SS.9PD.4.1. Political Institutions: Governance, Power, and Authority: Explain how governments derive authority
SS.9PD.4.2. Political Institutions: Governance, Power, and Authority: Describe how the American Constitution embodies the principles of rule of law, popular sovereignty, separation of powers, checks and balances, and limited government
SS.9PD.3. Political Institutions: Governance, Power, and Authority: Assess the extent to which the American values of common good, equality of opportunity, and individual rights have been realized
HI.5. Participation in a Democracy: Political Science/Civics: Participation and Citizenship: Understand roles, rights (personal, economic, political), and responsibilities of American citizens and exercise them in civic action
SS.9PD.5.1. Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens: Explain the rights, duties, and responsibilities of citizens in a democracy and the relationship between them
SS.9PD.5.2. Citizenship Participation: Investigate how citizens can monitor and advocate for a local, state, or national issue
SS.9PD.5.3. Citizenship Participation: Compare the characteristics of major political parties based upon the philosophy, platform, and support base
SS.9PD.5.4. Citizenship Participation: Explain the role of a citizen in the electoral process
SS.9PD.5.5. Citizenship Participation: Demonstrate the role of a citizen in civic action by selecting a problem, gathering information, proposing a solution, creating an action plan, and showing evidence of implementation
HI.6. Participation in a Democracy: 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
HI.7. Participation in a Democracy: 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
HI.8. Participation in a Democracy: Economics: Resources, Markets, and Government: Understand economic concepts and the characteristics of various economic systems
SS.9PD.8.1. Economic Role of Government: Describe the economic functions of government, including providing public goods and services, maintaining competition, redistributing income, correcting for externalities, and stabilizing the economy
SS.9PD.8.2. Economic Role of Government: Explain how people, individually and collectively, participate in the U.S. economy
SS.9PD.8.3. United States in the World Economy: Evaluate the degree to which the United States affects and is affected by international economic policies