Think B.I.G.Keiki Zone
For Kids · Keiki Zone · Ages 5 to 12

Play. Learn.
Help our island thrive!

Seven quick games about clean power, growing food, water, waste and getting ready for storms. Win all seven badges to become a Resilience Ranger.

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Island fast facts

Did you know?

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2,400 miles

Hawaiʻi is about 2,400 miles from California. Most of what we eat and use comes here by ship.

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85–90%

of Hawaiʻi’s food is shipped in from far away. Growing more here keeps us safe if the ships are late.

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14 days

Hawaiʻi asks every family to keep food, water and supplies for at least 14 days.

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1 gallon

of water per person, every day. A family of 4 needs 56 gallons for 14 days!

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3 of 4

units of Big Island electricity come from clean sources: geothermal, wind, sun and water.

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4 hours

A closed fridge keeps food cold for about 4 hours when the power goes out. A full freezer stays frozen about 2 days.

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4,000+ sq mi

Hawaiʻi Island is bigger than all the other Hawaiian Islands put together!

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Up high

Medicine stays in its labeled bottle, in a cool, dry place out of reach of keiki. Only grown-ups handle it.

For teachers, parents & fair organizers

Bring the Keiki Zone to your event

Every game takes two or three minutes, runs in any web browser, and works best on a tablet. Nothing to install, and no names or personal information are collected.

Fair mode hides the website menus, adds a full-screen button, and resets itself for the next child after a couple of quiet minutes. Open this link on your booth tablet:

?fair=1

Ask us to bring a booth

What kids learn

  • Power the Island: why we need a mix of clean energy, how batteries save sunshine for night, and why saving energy matters.
  • Grow a Food Forest: forest layers, canoe plants, and how much food a backyard can grow.
  • Sort It Out!: compost, HI-5, recycling, and why there is no “away” on an island.
  • Water Wise: how much water a family needs for 14 days, and where to keep it.
  • Pantry & Medicine Shelf: cool, dry storage, oldest food first, and why only grown-ups handle medicine.
  • Pack a Ready Kit: what a family needs when the power goes out.
  • Island Smarts: food imports, geothermal, the ahupuaʻa, and mālama ʻāina.

Words to know

ʻāinaland, the earth that feeds us
mālamato care for, protect
ahupuaʻaland division from mountain to sea
ʻohanafamily
keikichildren
kalo · ʻulu · maiʻa · ʻualataro · breadfruit · banana · sweet potato