The Certificate in Hawaiian Language

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24 semester hours

Required Courses (8 semester hours)
- HAW 303–304 Third-Level Hawaiian (8) (requires background in elementary and intermediate Hawaiian)
Electives (16 semester hours)
- 16 semester hours taken from:
  - HAW 403–404 Fourth Level Hawaiian (8) (2 semesters)
  - HAW 453 Hawaiian Phonetics and Phonology (3)
  - HAW 454 Hawaiian Morphology and Syntax (3)
  - HAW 455 Hawaiian: A Polynesian Language (3)
  - HAW 494 Special Advanced Topics in Hawaiian (3)
  - HAW 499 Directed Studies (1–3)
  - HWST 405 Hana Noʻeau (1)
  - HWST 461 Pana Hawaiʻi (3)
  - HWST 462 Haku Mele (3)
  - HWST 471 Mele ʻAuana (3)
  - HWST 472 Hula ʻAuana (3)
  - HWST 473 Oli/Mele Kahiko (3)
  - HWST 474 Hula Kahiko (3)
  - HWST 494 Special Advanced Topics in Hawaiian Studies (3)
  - HWST 496 Hawaiian Studies Seminar (3)
  - HWST 499 Directed Studies (1–3)
  - LING 102 Introduction to Linguistics (3)
  - ANTH 121 Introduction to Language (3)
  - LING 351 Methodology of Foreign Language Teaching (3)

Note: All HAW- and HWST-related elective courses are conducted in Hawaiian.

Conditions: No more than two courses may be counted in the fulfillment of all three of the following: (1) Hawaiian Studies minor, (2) the Certificate in Hawaiian Language, (3) the Certificate in Basic Hawaiian Culture. No more than three courses may be counted in the fulfillment of two of the above. Students in the B.A. in Hawaiian Studies program are not eligible to pursue the above certificates nor the minor, since these programs are designed for students in other degree programs.