LEARN ALOHA
Global Aloha offers free and low-cost creative activities, project-based learning and classroom curriculum that empower students, educators and communities to learn, practice and put aloha into action.
Make a Shaka
A free one-page creative challenge that turns everyday reusable materials into a Shaka-inspired work of art. Participants collect simple objects, build their design using the Shaka arch pattern, give it a title and story, then give or sell the finished piece to support a school, nonprofit or community cause.
Get Junks → Create → Express → Give/Sell
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Make a Garden Shaka
A free one-page creative activity that turns the Shaka values into a colorful garden marker. Color the Shaka, cut it out, attach it to a stick and plant it as a fun reminder to connect, nurture, serve, express aloha and live pono.
Color → Cut → Create → Plant Aloha
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Acts of Aloha
A free collection of one-page challenges that turn aloha into action. Inspired by Global Aloha films, participants choose something they care about, take action and reflect on the results using a simple Care → Act → Grow method.
Designed for grades 6–12 and adaptable for adults, challenges range from 10-minute activities to larger community projects on family, friendship, community, leadership, stewardship, peace, gratitude, courage, resilience & legacy.
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Aloha Project Workbooks
Design-thinking and project-based learning workbooks for middle school through adult learners, using aloha to strengthen teamwork, leadership, communication and service.
ADD ALOHA — Apply aloha to existing teams and projects to improve relationships, morale, leadership, service, communication and storytelling. Buy at Amazon »
CREATE WITH ALOHA — Use aloha and design thinking to create new projects from the ground up, helping teams turn ideas into meaningful action and positive impact. Buy at Amazon »
Shaka Maker Markets
Everything you need to run a Shaka Maker Market Day—hands-on project-based learning experiences where students design, make, market and sell their own products. Each program includes a Student Workbook and Teacher Guide.
STICKER MARKET — Students design, produce and sell their own stickers while learning creativity, entrepreneurship and teamwork. Buy at Amazon: Student Workbook » | Teacher Guide »
T-SHIRT MARKET — Students create, brand and sell original T-shirts while gaining real-world experience in design, marketing and business. Buy at Amazon: Student Workbook » | Teacher Guide »
JEWELRY MARKET — Students design, make and sell their own jewelry while developing creative, entrepreneurial and customer-service skills. Buy at Amazon: Student Workbook » | Teacher Guide »
Choose Love SHAKA Curriculum
SHAKA, A Story of Aloha comes to the classroom in partnership with the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement through a free social-emotional learning (SEL) curriculum for elementary and secondary schools.
Lessons, slide decks and engaging film clips help students explore aloha through courage, gratitude, forgiveness and action hands-on exercises.
Legacy2Action with THE 100TH, Seeds of Aloha
Legacy2Action brings the history and values of Hawaiʻi’s 100th Infantry Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat Team into today’s classrooms. Paired with THE 100TH, Seeds of Aloha, the curriculum explores the Nisei soldiers’ WWII experiences and enduring values such as courage, perseverance, service and civic responsibility.
Through project-based learning, students turn legacy into action—applying lessons from the 100th/442nd to real challenges in their schools and communities. Developed with the 100th Infantry Battalion Veterans – Club 100 and being piloted in Hawaiʻi public high schools, the program is designed for future statewide use.
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Entrepreneur Workbook – Story-based design thinking for grades 6-12. Supports both individual students and team-based projects.
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App-preneur Workbook – Story-based design thinking for grades 6-12. Supports both individual students and team-based projects.
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