Buckle your seatbelts and prepare to rack up some mileage in this uka-to-kai exploration of Hawaiʻi's habitats! It's a who-lives-where and who-eats-whom of Hawaiʻi's diverse environments and their unique inhabitants. You and your young adventurers will cover a lot of ground, reading about energy, food chains, and the dependent and interdependent relationships of organisms in the rainforest, salt marsh, and coral reef.

While versatile enough to be a stand-alone resource, this Big Ideas Science Book is part of the kāheka-themed set of Pāhana ʻĀina Lupalupa (PAL).

Target Grade Level: 2 (but readers of all ages may enjoy and learn something new!)

Pāhana ʻĀina Lupalupa (PAL) is a series of Hawaiian culture-based science readers. PAL integrates Hawaiian language, culture, and place-based content with literacy and science concepts that meet national standards. Developed in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi and translated into English, this exciting series was created through partnerships among a group of Hawaiʻi educators, literacy specialists, and Hawaiian-language resource developers in consultation with scientists and cultural practitioners.