Mokuna Ha‘awina Hawai‘i
Hawaiian Studies Division
Ke Kikowaena Hoʻonaʻauao
The Atmosphere
ʻO ka Mokuna Haʻawina Hawaiʻi, he māhele ia i hoʻokumu ʻia mai nei e ke koleke ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi ʻo Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani. Mai nā mokupuni nui a pau mai nā haumāna o ka Māhele Haʻawina Hawaiʻi o ke Kulanui nei, a he mea nui nā haumāna i ka holomua o ka papahana nei. Ma loko o ka papa Māhele Hawaiʻi, kaulele nui ʻia ka naʻauao ma ka moʻomeheu Hawaiʻi a me ka hoʻohana pū ʻana ma ka nohona -- ʻoi aku hoʻi ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi. Aʻo ʻia nā papa helukiʻe o ka Māhele ma o ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi. Kaulele ʻia nō hoʻi ka puka ʻana i waho i ke kaiāulu, a koi ʻia ke komo ʻana i loko o ka papa i aʻo ʻia e kekahi kanaka noʻeau o ke kaiāulu. Ua ʻike ʻia ka ʻauamo pū o nā kumu a me nā haumāna o ka Māhele i nā kuleana o ka hoʻoikaika nohona Hawaiʻi. ʻO ka poʻe e kau nui ana ka maka i kēia mua aku, e uluhia a e nanea ana hoʻi lākou i ka noho a me ka ʻimi naʻauao ʻana ma Hilo nei.
The Hawaiian Studies Program is a Division of Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani College of Hawaiian Language. Students in the Program come from several islands and play a key part in its direction. The classroom atmosphere stresses mastery of Hawaiian culture and its active use, particularly the Hawaiian language. All upper division Hawaiian culture, linguistics and music courses are taught in Hawaiian. The program also emphasizes the importance of contact with the community. Toward this end, the program requires majors to take at least one course taught by a community expert and to complete the exiting seminar class which focuses on community involvement. Permeating Hawaiian Studies at Hilo is a sense of responsibility for Hawaiian culture, a commitment which is shared by faculty and students alike. Those interested and concerned with Hawaiʻi's future will find Hilo to be a stimulating and enjoyable place to live and study.
Kēia Mua Aku
The Future
He māhele kālaiʻike hou ka Haʻawina Hawaiʻi e māhuahua a komo nui aʻe nei i loko o ka nohona o ko Hawaiʻi nei. Ma muli o nā hoʻololi ʻōlelo pākuʻi o ko Hawaiʻi Kumukānāwai, ke hoʻomohala aʻe nei nā kula a me nā keʻena aupuni i nā papahana no ka pai ʻana aʻe i ka ʻōlelo, ka moʻomeheu a me ka mōʻaukala Hawaiʻi me ka hoʻokumu pū ʻana aku i nā papahana hou no ka poʻe koko Hawaiʻi.
Hawaiian Studies is a new field which is already playing an important role in the direction of life in Hawaiʻi. In response to amendments to the Hawaiʻi State Constitution, public schools and government departments are presently developing programs to promote Hawaiian culture, language, and history for the general public in addition to implementing new programs for people of Hawaiian ancestry.
Aia he mau ʻoihana ma ke kahunapule, ka lōio, ke ana ʻāina, ka hoʻokani pila, ka hoʻonaʻauao, ka mahiʻai, ke kākau kōlamulamu, ka pāpaho, ka hoʻomalu lawaiʻa me ka hahai holoholona a me ka lawelawe pono ola kanaka e koi ana i ka ʻike Haʻawina Hawaiʻi. Ma luna o ia kahua Haʻawina Hawaiʻi, ke kūkulu pū aku nei kekahi poʻe i kā lākou mau pāʻoihana iho nō ma ka meaʻai a meainu, ka paikini, ke paʻi puke a me ke kelekaʻaʻike. He nui ʻiʻo nō nā pōmaikaʻi e kau ana ma luna o ka poʻe hoʻoikaika ma ka Haʻawina Hawaiʻi.
There are jobs in the ministry, law, land surveying, the entertainment industry, education, agriculture, journalism, media, fish and game management and social services that require a background in various aspects of Hawaiian Studies. In the private sector, individuals are establishing businesses in food and beverage, fashion, publishing and telecommunications with a Hawaiian Studies foundation. There are many exciting opportunities now and in the future for those dedicated to the goal of Hawaiian Studies: meeting the rapidly increasing demand for Hawaiian language knowledge, skills and expertise in all areas of social, economic and political life in Hawaiʻi.
ʻĀnō, aia ka māhuahua nui loa ʻana aʻe ma nā kula Hawaiʻi e mālama ʻia nei ma o ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi wale nō e ka ʻAha Pūnana Leo a me ka Papa Hoʻonaʻauao o Hawaiʻi Mokuʻāina. No ka nui o ka nele o nā kumu aʻo a me nā haʻawina no ia mau papahana, ua nui pū ka hana na ka poʻe hoʻoikaika ma ka ʻōlelo a moʻomeheu Hawaiʻi.
Currently, the area of greatest expansion is found in schools taught entirely through Hawaiian. These Hawaiian medium/immersion programs are conducted by the Pūnana Leo and the State of Hawaiʻi Department of Education. The great need for teachers and materials for these programs provides fine employment opportunities for those committed to Hawaiian cultural continuity.
ʻO ka Hale Kuamoʻo -- ke Kikowaena no ka ʻŌlelo a Moʻomeheu Hawaiʻi ma o ka ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi -- ʻo ia ka Mokuna o Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani e kākoʻo nei i ua mau papahana lā ma ka lawelawe kākoʻo kūikawā. Ma muli o ka māhuahua ʻana aʻe o ka Hale Kuamoʻo a me ka hoʻoikaika ʻana o ko ka ʻōnaehana Kulanui o Hawaiʻi a puni, ua nui ka makemake ʻia o nā kumu me nā limahana hou i loaʻa ka ʻike Haʻawina Hawaiʻi.
The Hale Kuamoʻo Center for Hawaiian Language and Culture Through the Medium of Hawaiian provides special support services for Hawaiian education programs. The creation and expansion of the Center, together with Hawaiian language and culture efforts throughout the UH system, have created a demand for new faculty and staff with Hawaiian Studies credentials.
He ʻoiaʻiʻo nō, ua nui palena ʻole nā ʻano hana like ʻole e komo ai ke kanaka ʻike Haʻawina Hawaiʻi, a he hōʻike nō hoʻi ia i ka loli nui o ka manaʻo o ka poʻe o kēia au no ia ʻano ʻike. Ke hoʻāla mai nei ka poʻe i nā mea Hawaiʻi, ʻaʻole ma kahi hana wale nō, akā, ma ka hale a me ke kaiāulu kekahi. Na ka ʻike Haʻawina Hawaiʻi ʻoe e hoʻomākaukau mai no ka nohona Hawaiʻi o kēia mua aku. A no ka laha nui ʻana aʻe o kēia kūanaʻike ao a puni ka Pākīpika me ka honua, e ʻoi aku ana kou mākaukau ma ka launa ʻana me ko nā ʻāina ʻē. E lau ka hoe a pae i ke one o Nōlaʻelaʻe!
Clearly, opportunities in the field of Hawaiian Studies are both broad and limitless, because Hawaiian Studies is part of a major change in modern Hawaiian society. Today, people are actively cultivating that which is Hawaiian, not only on the job, but at home and in the community as well. Hawaiian Studies will help you to fit into the Hawaiʻi of the future. And because this change of attitude is not limited to Hawaiʻi, but is found throughout the Pacific and the world, Hawaiian Studies will help you better to relate to others on a global level. Hawaiian Studies is a field with a bright future!