The office is responsible for private fundraising efforts on behalf of the school and reports directly to the dean. It coordinates its fundraising activities with the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation. The purpose of the Hawaiʻinuiākea development office is three-fold: Advance the school’s mission of teaching, research, and service by identifying, cultivating, and securing financial investments for the school Serve as a responsible steward of our relationships and resources Raise an ever-increasing amount of private support to strengthen the quality of the school, in accordance with needs articulated by the school’s academic leadership and during a time of diminishing public support.​ For more information contact: Kamana Beamer, Director Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies 2645 Dole Street, Room 209A Main Office Phone: (808) 956-0555 E-mail: beamer@hawaii.edu

Please join us in supporting Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies by making an online gift today. Your contribution will be made safely and quickly through UH Foundation. ​​​​

An outright gift is one that has an immediate benefit to Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies and its programs. Cash, real estate, securities, and other assets can be given outright. Your donation will directly support the students, faculty, programs, and campus grounds here at Kamakakūokalani. Cash Cash gifts are an excellent way of supporting Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies. Cash gifts include checks, drafts, and money orders. If your gift is mailed before the end of the calendar year and you itemize deductions for taxes, you’re eligible for an income tax deduction for that year. ​ Real Estate Almost any marketable real estate may be contributed to Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies, provided the property is unencumbered. Real estate accepted outright by the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation is immediately sold so the proceeds can benefit Kamakakūokalani's students, faculty, and programs. A gift of real estate may entitle you to a charitable deduction of the full fair market value of the property. For gifts of long-term appreciated real estate the deduction limit is 30% of adjusted gross income with a five-year carry-over period for the excess. You can also bypass capital gains tax on the property. Securities You may donate stocks and bonds to Kamakakūokalani: Long-term, appreciated securities are those you’ve owned for more than one year and have increased in value. Such a gift would entitle you to a federal income tax deduction for the full fair market value of the securities on the date of the gift, up to a maximum deduction of 30% of your adjusted gross income for the year if you itemize deductions. ​ Short-term securities are those you’ve held for less than one year. If you itemize, you will be entitled to a federal income tax deduction for only the purchase price of the securities. ​ Depreciated securities are those that have declined in value since you bought them. To gain maximum tax benefits from the gift, it is normally recommended that the donor sell these, take the tax loss, and donate the cash proceeds. Stocks To make a gift of stock to the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation to benefit Kamakakūokalani, please instruct your broker to transfer the stock to: Merrill Lynch Attn: Carolyn Lee Pauahi Tower Penthouse 1001 Bishop Street Honolulu, Hawaiʻi 96813 DTC 5198 Account name: University of Hawaiʻi Foundation (Account #120-5420-4) In the instructions to Merrill Lynch, please have your broker provide the following: The name of the stock The number of shares being transferred Any special instructions for the use of the gift (program/unit, unrestricted gift, scholarship, etc.) Please send a copy of these instructions to our Director of Development, Alice Taum (alice.taum@uhfoundation.org), so that your gift can be properly credited and acknowledged. Mahalo!

In addition to completing major requirements, all undergraduate majors of Hawaiʻinuiākea (HAW, HWST, double and concurrent majors) must complete the following 15 credits of school required coursework from both Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies and Kawaihuelani Center for Hawaiian Language that represent the foundation of our field of Hawaiian knowledge and also fulfill the General Education Requirements of UH Mānoa. These requirements do not apply to students pursuing a minor or certificate in Hawaiian. HWST 107, 270 and HAW 100, 301, 302, with a GPA of 3.0 or better

Before beginning work on the major, students should complete the following courses: HAW 101, 102, 201, and 202 HWST 107 or 107A HWST 270 Course enrollment should be determined through consultation with the Academic Advisor, Lehua Nishimura. Majors should be interview by the Academic Advisor by end of the sophomore year.

Students design their program around a selected Area of Concentration. Third-year fluency in Hawaiian language and a Senior capstone project are required, as well as familiarity with Hawaiian history and literature, culture and creative expression, politics and integral components of governance, resource management and sustainability, and comparative indigenous studies. To declare your major in Hawaiian studies, please contact the Academic Advisor, Lehua Nishimura.

Students must earn a grade of C or better in all Hawaiian Studies courses that serve as prerequisites for other Hawaiian Studies courses. Those who do not meet this requirement will not be permitted to register for the next level of Hawaiian Studies courses. Click here for more information on a Bachelor's Degree Program Sheet. Click here for more information on a Bachelor's Degree Plan Template.

Completion of 120 credit hours, including the General Education Requirements, Hawai‘inuiākea undergraduate school requirements and the following Hawaiian Studies major requirements: GPA of 2.0 in all UH Mānoa registered credit hours A GPA of 3.0 in all courses for the major Total of 29 credit hours: 17 credit hours in the following required courses: (3 credits) - HWST 207 or 285 or 307 or 356 (3 credits) - HWST 222 or 224 or 372 or 478 (3 credits) - HWST 341 (3 credits) - HWST 342 (3 credits) - HWST 343 or 390 or 490 (2 credits) - Senior Capstone 12 credit hours of approved courses in ONE of these areas of concentration: Hālau o Laka: Native Hawaiian Creative Expression Kūkulu Aupuni: Envisioning the Nation Kumu Kahiki: Comparative Hawai’inuiākea and Indigenous Studies Mālama ‘Āina: Hawaiian Perspectives on Resource Management Mo‘olelo ‘Ōiwi: Native History and Literature

Students must complete a total of 33 credits (not to include prerequisites) of which 18 credits must be at the 600 level or higher and have completed or tested out of HAW 402. (12 credits) - four Hawaiian Studies core courses (6 credits) - two Hawaiian Studies Area of Concentration courses (6 credits) - a Hawaiian Studies thesis research or practicum research course (9 credits) - made up of elective coursework Students must receive a grade of B- or better in ALL courses counted toward their M.A. in Hawaiian Studies degree.

There are four core classes that all M.A. students are required to take. They form the foundation of the M.A. program. HWST 601 Indigenous Research Methodologies HWST 602 Hawaiian Archival Research HWST 603 Review of Hawaiian Literature HWST 604 Thesis Research Methods Areas of Concentration M.A. candidates will choose two of the five Areas of Concentration to focus their research. Candidates will be required to integrate the two Areas of Concentration into a Master’s Plan A or a Master’s Plan B. Hālau o Laka: Native Hawaiian Visual Culture
 HWST 620 ‘Ike Pono-Visual/Cultural Knowledge HWST 621 ‘Ike Maka-Visual/Cultural Knowledge Kūkulu Aupuni: Envisioning the Nation HWST 690 Kūkulu Aupuni: Envisioning the Nation HWST 691 Kūkulu Aupuni: Sovereign Hawaiian State, Domestic Kingdom Law, Governance and Politics Kumu Kahiki: Comparative Polynesian and Indigenous Studies HWST 670 Kumu Kahiki: Comparative Hawaiian and Tahitian Cosmogonies HWST 671 Kumu Kahiki: Life Narratives in Mixed Media & Literature HWST 675 Huakaʻi Hele Heiau Hawaiʻinuiākea: Study Abroad on Polynesian Temples Mālama ʻĀina: Hawaiian Perspectives on Resource Management HWST 631 Pono Science: Ethical Implications of Science in Hawaiʻi HWST 650 Hawaiian Geography and Resource Management HWST 651 ʻĀina Waiwai: Water, Food Sovereignty, and Ancestral Abundance HWST 652 Kānāwai Lawaiʻa: Hawaiʻi’s Ocean and Fisheries Laws Moʻolelo ʻŌiwi: Native History and Literature HWST 640 Mo‘olelo ‘Ōiwi: Historical Perspectives

The following 15 credits of prerequisite coursework are required for applicants who are not Hawaiian Studies B.A. degree recipients from UH Mānoa. These courses represent the educational foundations of our field and are required prerequisite courses to enroll in upper division undergraduate and graduate level courses. Although students taking these prerequisites may enroll concurrently in graduate level Hawaiian studies courses, enrollment is only allowed by the consent of the instructor: (3 credit) - HWST 107 Hawai’i: Center of the Pacific (3 credit) - HWST 270 Hawaiian Mythology (3 credit) - HWST 341 Hawaiian Genealogies (3 credit) - HWST 342 Chiefs of Post-Contact Hawai’i (3 credit) - HWST 343 Myths of Hawaiian History or HWST 390 Issues in Modern Hawai’i or HWST 490 Senior Seminar in Hawaiian Studies Applicants to the M.A. program must have satisfactorily completed HAW 302 or the equivalent at the time of entry. Any remaining prerequisite coursework that was not completed prior to admission must be completed within the first year. Courses in directed research/reading (e.g. HWST 499/699) are not to be used to make up any prerequisite courses.

Plan A Thesis (HWST 700) Plan A candidates take six credits of HWST 700 Thesis Research from their Plan A Committee Chairs as they write their master's thesis and complete the following requirements for graduation: Submit a completed master's thesis (a substantial piece of original research that is a scholarly contribution to the field of Hawaiian Studies) to their committee Successfully defend thesis in a private thesis defense with thesis committee Public presentation on thesis research Submit final approved thesis to Graduate Division and Hawaiian Studies program Plan B non-Thesis (HWST 695) Plan B candidates take six credits of HWST 695 Practicum Research Plan B for their Plan B Committee Chair as they work on their original project-driven research with accompanying documentation/artifact and complete the following requirements for graduation: Submit research documentation/artifact to committee Successfully defend project in a private defense with project committee Public presentation on project Submit project documentation/artifact to Hawaiian Studies program

Students may pursue a Master’s in Hawaiian Studies and a second master’s concurrently in Library and Information Science. Students enrolled in either program may apply for admission in the other degree program. The dual master’s option allows sharing of many elective courses. For more information, contact the Hawaiian Studies Graduate Chair (Leilani Basham) or a Library and Information Science Advisor.

Admission to the Hawaiian Studies program is only for the fall semester. Students must meet the requirements set by Graduate Division. In addition to the requirements of Graduate Division, prospective students must also submit the following application materials directly to the Hawaiian Studies department via the Graduate Application Supplemental Documents Upload site. Letters of recommendation can be mailed or emailed (with signatures) by the deadline. Hawaiian Studies Graduate Application Information Form. Writing sample: a five to ten page research paper done for a class and for which the applicant received a grade and credit as an undergraduate (any course, any topic). The paper must be a clean copy with no comments from professor. In lieu of such a document, applicants may write an original essay five to ten pages in length as an overview that conveys the nature of the applicants’ undergraduate major field of study. A two-page statement of intent describing the applicant’s proposed thesis topic and its basic relationship to the field of Hawaiian Studies. Three current letters of recommendation from the applicant’s former professors of which at least one must be from either a Hawaiian Studies faculty member (not to include GTAs, lecturers or academic advisors) or from the Hawaiian Studies graduate chair after an interview (if applicant is unable to obtain a recommendation from a Hawaiian Studies faculty member). For more information, please contact the Graduate Chair, Leilani Basham: jbasham@hawaii.edu Note: Application materials are available on the department website or from the Native Hawaiian Student Services Office in KAMA 211.

[DA] - Arts [DH] - Humanities [DL] - Literatures [DS] - Social Sciences [DP] - Physical Sciences [DY] - Laboratory (science)

Consult your college advisor for a list of updated General Education courses. Additional courses may have been approved after the publication of this Catalog. Some programs specify which courses their students must take to fulfill the Core requirements or to fulfill lower division school or college requirements. For these programs, students should consult an advisor from their intended college, school, or department prior to selecting courses.