Mystery Skype with another Non-Contiguous State . . .

Tons of fun, and learning, today with our Mystery Skype! We have already Skyped with the other non-contiguous state, so after we asked the students if they were in a contiguous state, they said no. Well, that pretty much sealed the deal. We knew that whey were in Hawaii! We then took to the computers on a search to learn what island they were on! They soon guessed that we are in N.Carolina, and we soon guessed that they were on the island of Oahu. We learned so many great things from the students in Mrs. Saito's class!

They showed us how to make a common Hawaiian hand gesture called "shaka". The "shaka" sign is a common greeting in Hawaiian culture. They took their camera outside to show us the most famous landmark in Hawaii, Diamond Head! They can see it from their school window! Diamond Head is a lasting remnant of a volcanic explosion that happened a very long time ago.

Diamond Head was once an active volcano, but it hasn't spewed ashes for more than 150,000 years. 


                 
Their school, Punahou, has over 4,000 students in grades K-12th. One of the most famous men in the world went to school and graduated from Punahou School. He's in this picture!  

This picture was taken in 1979.

Do you know who it is? Look at the next picture, you may be able to figure it out a little easier!