Ka HakaʻUla Ō Keʻelikolani College of Hawaiian Language (KHʻUOK)
What does a degree from UH Hilo/KHʻUOK mean?
A degree from The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo’s College of Hawaiian Language, Ka Haka ʻUla Ō Keʻelikōlani (KHʻUOK) signifies students have obtained Hawaiian language proficiency and Hawaiian culture knowledge. All students exiting with degrees from this college have the potential to actively engage and contribute to the revitalization and continued advancement and growth of the Hawaiian language and mauli ola Hawaiʻi. KHʻUOK also offers a pathway that produces students with the fundamental skills to analyze the structure of language, its place in the mind, and its role in society to then support language revitalization in general, multilingual education, and Indigenous languages.
KHʻUOK was established in 1998 as the world’s first college through the medium of Hawaiian emphasizing Hawaiian language, traditional Hawaiian culture, indigenous language and culture revitalization, linguistics and education in a Hawaiian language medium environment including Na Kula Mauli Ola, the P-12 laboratory school program.
Mandated by state law (Act 315) to “serve as a focal point for the State’s efforts to revitalize the Hawaiian language through teacher training, undergraduate and graduate study of Hawaiian, community outreach, research and testing, use of technology, national and international cooperation, and the development of liberal education in Hawaiian for future generations of Hawaiian speakers.” KHʻUOK implements outreach to other indigenous peoples on a national and international basis, and is thus recognized as the leader in indigenous language revitalization in the United States and the North Pacific Basin.
| Program |
Last Review |
Next Review |
Current Self Study |
External Review |
Assessment |
| Linguistics (B.A.) |
2006-2007 Linguistics Self Study (remediation available upon request)
2007 External Reviewer Report for Linguistics (remediation available upon request)
|
2025-2026 |
2019 Self Study B. A. LING(PDF) |
2019 External Review for LING(PDF) |
LING SLOs, Curriculum Matrix, and Rubrics
2019 Assessment Data B.A. Ling(PDF)
Core Competency Data
Programmatic Assessment Data |
| Hawaiian Studies (B.A.) |
2009-2010
2009 KHʻUOK Self-Study for the BA
2010 External Reviewer Report for BA Hawaiian Studies
|
2025-2026 |
2020-2021 Self Study Hawaiian Studies (all degrees) |
2021 ALO Review for Hawaiian Language Self Study
2020-2021 Sallanbank, External Report |
Hawaiian SLOs, Curriculum Matrix, and Rubrics
2009 KHʻUOK Assessment Data
Core Competency Data
Programmatic Assessment Data |
| Hawaiian Language and Literature (M.A.) |
2009-2010
2009 KHʻUOK Self Study for the M.A.(PDF)
2010 External Review for the M.A. Hawaiian Lang and Lit(PDF)
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2025-2026 |
2020-2021 KHʻUOK Self Study (all degrees) |
2021 ALO Review for Hawaiian Language Self Study |
MA Hawaiian SLOs, Curriculum Matrix, and Rubrics
2017-present Graduate Core Competency Data (please click on links for each year to see data for the Hawaiian & Indigenous Language & Culture Ph.D. in comparison to other programs)
Programmatic Assessment Data |
| Indigenous Language and Culture Education (M.A.) |
2013-2015
Provisional to Established 09/2013 (PDF)^
2018 Self-Study for the M.A. Kahuawaiola (PDF)
2018 Self-Study Appendices (PDF)
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2025-2026 |
2020-2021 KHʻUOK Self Review (all degrees) |
See documents above |
Indigenous Language SLOs, Curriculum Matrix, and Rubrics
2017-present Graduate Core Competency Data (please click on links for each year to see data for the Hawaiian & Indigenous Language & Culture Ph.D. in comparison to other programs)
Programmatic Assessment Data
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| Hawaiian and Indigenous Language and Culture (Ph.D.) |
2015-2016
2008 External Review Report for the Ph.D.(PDF)
Provisional to Established 08/2015 (PDF) |
2025-2026 |
2020-2021 KHʻUOK Self Study (all degrees) |
See documents above |
PhD Hawaiian SLOs, Curriculum Matrix, and Rubrics
2008 Assessment Data (PDF)
2017-present Graduate Core Competency Data (please click on links for each year to see data for the Hawaiian & Indigenous Language & Culture Ph.D. in comparison to other programs)
Programmatic Assessment Data |
