Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani College of Hawaiian Language Undergraduate Programs

This is content from the Catalog 2016–2017 back issue. Please visit the current catalog for current information.

Director: Keiki Kawaiʻaeʻa, Ph.D.
Email: keiki@hawaii.edu

Website: www.olelo.hawaii.edu/khuok/

Professors:

• Glenn Kalena Silva, Ph.D.
• William Pila Wilson, Ph.D.

Associate Professors:

• Makalapua Alencastre, Ed.D.
• Jason Iota Cabral, M.A.
• Betty-Joann Noelani Iokepa-Guerrero, Ph.D.
• Kauanoe Kamanā, Ph.D.
• Keiki Kawaiʻaeʻa, Ph.D.
• Larry Kimura, Ph.D.
• Hiapo K. Perreira, Ph.D.
• Yumiko Ohara, Ph.D.
• Scott Saft, Ph.D.

Assistant Professors:

• Kekoa Harman, M.A.

Vision and Mission of the College

ʻO ka ʻōlelo ke kaʻāo ka mauli.
Language is the fiber that binds us to our cultural identity.

UH Hilo's College of Hawaiian Language, Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani, was established in 1998 as the world's first college through the medium of Hawaiian. The College is named in honor of Ruth Keʻelikōlani Keanolani Kanāhoahoa, the 19th century high chiefess known for her strong advocacy of Hawaiian language and culture.

The mission of the college is first to seek the revitalization of the Hawaiian language and culture, endangered by the dominance of Western culture in the twentieth century, so that both language and culture once again become commonplace in both educational and non-educational contexts in Hawaiʻi. Secondly, the college seeks to aid other indigenous peoples who wish to revitalize their own endangered languages and cultures.

Academic Division

Division Chair: Hiapo K. Perreira, Ph.D.
Email: hiapokei@hawaii.edu

Website: www.olelo.hawaii.edu/khuok/

The academic programs division of Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani College of Hawaiian Language emphasizes Hawaiian language, traditional Hawaiian culture, indigenous language and culture revitalization, linguistics and education in a Hawaiian language medium school environment. It also includes a P-12 laboratory school program.  The college currently oversees the following degree and certificate programs:

• B.A. in Hawaiian Studies
  • Minor in Hawaiian Studies
  • Hawaiian Culture Certificate
  • Hawaiian Language Certificate
  • Multidisciplinary Hawaiian Studies Certificate
• B.A. in Linguistics
  • Minor in Linguistics
  • Contemporary Indigenous Multilingualism Certificate

For information on the College's graduate programs, including the Kahuawaiola Indigenous Teacher Education Program, please see the graduate section of this catalog.