Waihe’e Beach Project – $5,000 Grant
Maui Waena Intermediate School

The grant funded the application of lessons on weather/beach erosion to hands-on experiences in monitoring beach erosion, capturing data and presenting results for 12-14 year old students.

GPS Technology – $5,000 Grant
King Kekaulike High School

The People Self & Society Course covers a broad spectrum of environmental science and the use of technology to help with environmental challenges in the community. Funding enhanced the program, creating an in-house GPS station to serve as a core to service-based learning on campus.

Botball Team – $3,360 Grant
King Kekaulike High School

The Fund provided professional development for teachers in robotics and assisted the team of 16 high school students with competing in the state tournament.

Maui Malama Kahakai – $2,000 Grant
Pomaikai Elementary School

The Fund provided a hands-on dimension and understanding of the watershed system by bringing students to the Waihee Preserve for hands-on engagement in marine debris monitoring activities and learning about impacts of debris on beach ecosystems.

Water, It Does the Aina Good – $2,500 Grant
Kalama Intermediate School

In the Water Does the Aina Good interdisciplinary course, students study the water cycle, watershed areas, and the construction of watershed models. Funding enhanced the unit by bringing students and teachers to the East Maui Watershed Partnership for field visits and activities. Funding also provided teachers the opportunity to take the professional development course Ho’ike o Haleakala as preparation for the course.

Waihe’e Watershed Investigation and Restoration: Global Warming – $4,100 Grant
Kalama Intermediate School

The Fund provided equipment and tools to incorporate GPS, GIS and other technology to study, document and present activities on the environment, particularly at Waihe’e.
 

Iao School Robotics – $3,800 Grant
Iao Intermediate School

The Fund provided professional development for teachers engaged in robotics, equipment for students designing robotic solutions to given problems and travel support to the state tournament.
 

Maui 4-H First Lego League – $2,600 Grant
Maui Girls 4-H Club

The Fund equipped student teams of 8 year olds with the kits and supplies to build robotic solutions and participate in the statewide tournament.

Maui 4-H First Lego League – $2,450 Grant
Bunnies 4-H Club

The Fund equipped student teams of 10 and 11 year olds with the kits and supplies to build robotic solutions and participate in the statewide tournament.

Beach Formation Change Research and Inquire Science – $800 Grant
Haiku Elementary School

The Fund provided hands-on activities for 2nd graders at Baldwin Beach where they measured and recorded changes in a sandbank over time.

Huli Au Ola – $3,100 Grant
Maui County Area Health Education Center (Molokai)

Since 2005, the Summer Leadership Program nurtures interest in high school students to continue on to higher education, with particular emphasis on native Hawaiian students. The program utilizes lecture, hands on activities and project development and will add biology as a focus. The Fund enabled Hana, Lanai, and Maui students to participate.

Summer Math Classes – $5,000 Grant
Kihei Charter School

For the second year, funding provided a 6-week summer math program for 6th and 7th grade students aimed to assist lower-performing students to achieve grade level in math.

Digital Media Production – $4,828 Grant
Kalama Intermediate School

The Fund provided equipment and tools to enhance student skill-building in digital media and production projects such as Public Service Announcements, school community presentations and yearbook applications.

Ho’okuleana Molokai – $5,000 Grant
Papini Innovations

The Fund provided funding for the 3-day Ho’okuleana professional development program. Grade K-6 educators learn how to cultivate environmental stewardship in their students through field-based, technology-rich scientific inquiry.

Hydroponics in Space – $4,999.66 Grant
Kaunakakai Elementary School

The Fund will provide supplies for students to explore NASA’s technology of Advanced Life Support program: food, water, oxygen, light, soil, and nutrients. The project simulates a journey in space for approximately one school year. During this “journey” the students will learn how to grow real plants through hydroponics to maintain an adequate food supply. Made possible by our Signature Sponsor, A&B Foundation, to promote agriculture and/or alternative energy, land planning/development, and the maritime industry.
 
 

Countdown to Launch – $4,996.36 Grant
Kaunakakai Elementary School

The Fund will provide equipment and supplies to build a multi-function greenhouse/butterfly house. The project is centered on the study of flight of insect (butterflies, dragonflies) and machine (hot air balloons, rockets, planes, and kites) groups.
 
 
 
 

Measures for Life – $2,008.80 Grant
Molokai Middle School

The Fund will equip students with drafting supplies to design their dream home. After the design of their dream home, each student will complete a plot plan, floor plan, elevations, and electrical/plumbing plan.

Science, Math, Engineering and Technology to Second Grade
Kilohana Elementary School – $1,462.26 Grant

Funding will supply science kits for the second grade students. With these kits students will be able to discover, invent and investigate using tools and skills necessary to engage in the scientific process. They will learn the interrelationships of science, technology and society.

Community Partners for Science Fair and the Environment – $3,570.00 Grant
Molokai Middle School

The Fund will enable students to go on a field trip to Mahana Produce to learn about hydroponic farming. The students will make connections with and be mentored by professional scientists in the community on their scientific studies. The project will also provide computer equipment to set up in the science lab that will enable students to research topics, develop reports, and produce high quality visuals for their display boards.

Roots and Branches of Water – $4,090 Grant
Molokai Middle School

Funding for this teacher- and student-written grant will allow 80 middle school students to do a complete scientific analysis of the water supply on Molokai. They will create an I-movie to share the results with the community and inform residents and leaders as they address the serious issues related to water needs on Molokai.

LIS First Robotics Team – $3,640 Grant
Lahaina Intermediate School

The Fund will allow 24 Lahaina Intermediate School students to enter the extracurricular robotics team enrichment program, and prepare for competitions.

Apiary Management Program (bees) – $3,000 Grant
Lahainaluna High School

Funding will start a beekeeping program on Maui at Lahainaluna High School. Students will be creating a self-supporting business based on agricultural and science activities related to apiaries.

Robotics Curriculum and Vex Robotics Competition 2008 – 2009 – $4,000 Grant
Maui High School

The Fund will add a VEX competition to the Robotics Curriculum at Maui High School. This is an excellent introduction into the designing, building and programming for a robotics project.

MEDB Ke Alahele Education Fund Internship Program 2007-2008

As founding members of MEDB’s Ke Alahele Education Fund, our academic and non-profit partners contributed paid internship positions for summer 2008. Maui High Performance Computing Center and Pacific Disaster Center are providing critical opportunities for students to apply an emerging interest in science to real world problems and issues that will give them valuable insights into determining their future education and career paths.