The ASC in Hawaiian Studies prepares students for careers in education, the visitor industry, or in fields requiring expertise in Hawaiian subject matter.
Program Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this certificate, students will be able to:
- Access sources of Information about Hawai'i and Hawaiian Studies.
- Critically analyze information about Hawai'i and Hawaiian Studies.
- Communicate, applying correct Hawaiian pronunciation, spelling, basic phrase and sentence patterns.
- Apply a firm foundation to continued Hawaiian language acquisition.
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of Hawai'i, its natural and social history, and its Hawaiian heritage.
- Identify Hawaiian environmental and community issues and ways to contribute to Hawai'i by applying information and understanding gained from the ASC in Hawaiian Studies.
- Understand, appreciate, articulate, and safeguard Hawai'i, its unique heritage and identity through having attained the ASC in Hawaiian Studies.
This certificate consists of a minimum of 25 total credits with three different areas of emphasis: Language, History/Culture, and Science. See course descriptions for prerequisites.
Required Core Courses for all Areas of Emphasis (11 credits)
- HAW 101 Elementary Hawaiian I (4)
- HAW 102 Elementary Hawaiian II (4)
- HWST 107 Hawai‘i: Center of the Pacific (3)
Required Courses for Area of Emphasis - choose one of the three areas
Area of Emphasis 1: Language (8 credits)
Recommended Electives
Area of Emphasis 2: History/Culture (6 credits)
- HIST 224 History of Hawai‘i (3)
- HWST 270 Hawaiian Mythology (3) or REL 205 Understanding Hawaiian Religion (3)
Recommended Electives:
- HWST 130 Hula ‘Ōlapa
- HWST 131 Hula ‘Ōlapa ‘Elua
- IS 160 Polynesian Voyaging & Seamanship (3)
- IS 260 Polynesian Voyaging & Stewardship (3)
- HWST 115 Mo‘okū ‘auhau Hawaiian Genealogies
- HWST 130 Hula ‘Ōlapa
- HWST 131 Hula ‘Ōlapa ‘Elua
- HWST 135 Kālai La‘au Hawaiian Woodwork and Woodcarving
- HWST 222 Ma‘awe No‘eau Hawaiian Fiber Work
- HWST 255 Introduction to the Hawaiian Kingdom
- HWST 275 Wahi Pana: Mythology of the Hawaiian Landscape
- HWST 285 La‘au Lap‘au Hawaiian Medicinal Herbs
Area of Emphasis 3: Science (9 credits)
- BOT 105 Ethnobotany (3)
- IS 160A Polynesian Voyaging & Seamanship (3)
- IS 260 Polynesian Voyaging & Stewardship (3)
Recommended Electives:
- ASTR 110 Introduction to Astronomy (3)
- BIOL 200 Coral Reefs (3)
- BOT 130 Plants in the Hawaiian Environment (4)
- GG 103 Geology of the Hawaiian Islands (3)
- HWST 285 La‘au Lap‘au Hawaiian Medicinal Herbs
- OCN 201 Science of the Sea (3)
- ZOOL 107 Identification of Hawaiian Fishes (3)
Electives (5-8 credits)
Any one course can be used only once in each Academic Subject Certificate.
- ANTH 175 Polynesian Surf Culture
- ANTH 175L Polynesian Surf Culture Field Lab
- AQUA 201 The Hawaiian Fishpond (3)
- AQUA 201L The Hawaiian Fishpond Lab (1)
- ART 189 Ka Unu Pa‘a–Introduction to Hawaiian Art & Design (3)
- ASTR 110 Introduction to Astronomy (3)
- BIOL 200 Coral Reefs (3)
- BOT 105 Ethnobotany (3)
- BOT 130 Plants in the Hawaiian Environment (4)
- GEOG 122 Geography of Hawai‘i (3)
- GG 103 Geology of the Hawaiian Islands (3)
- GG 210 O‘ahu Field Geology (1)
- GG 211 Big Island Field Geology (1)
- GG 212 Maui Field Geology (1)
- GG 213 Moloka‘i, Lana‘i, and Kaho‘olawe Field Geology (1)
- GG 214 Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau Field Geology (1)
- HAW 201 Intermediate Hawaiian I (4)
- HAW 202 Intermediate Hawaiian II (4)
- HWST 115 Mo‘okū ‘auhau Hawaiian Genealogies
- HWST 130 Hula ‘Ōlapa
- HWST 131 Hula ‘Ōlapa ‘Elua
- HWST 135 Kālai La‘au Hawaiian Woodwork and Woodcarving
- HWST 222 Ma‘awe No‘eau Hawaiian Fiber Work
- HWST 255 Introduction to the Hawaiian Kingdom
- HWST 270 Hawaiian Mythology (3)
- HWST 275 Wahi Pana: Mythology of the Hawaiian Landscape
- HWST 275L Wahi Pana: Mythology of the Hawaiian Landscape Field Lab
- HWST 285 La‘au Lap‘au Hawaiian Medicinal Herbs
- HIST 224 History of Hawai‘i (3)
- IS 160A/B Polynesian Voyaging and Seamanship (3)
- IS 160L Polynesian Voyaging and Seamanship Lab (1)
- IS 201 The Ahupua‘a (3)
- IS 260A/B Polynesian Voyaging and Stewardship (3)
- IS 260L Polynesian Voyaging and Stewardship Lab (1)
- MUS 121F Beginning Slack Key Guitar (1)
- MUS 121Z Beginning ‘Ukulele (1)
- MUS 122F Intermediate Slack Key Guitar I (1)
- MUS 130F Slack Key Guitar Ensemble (1)
- MUS 177 Introduction to Hawaiian Music (3)
- OCN 201 Science of the Sea (3)
- OCN 260 Pacific Surf Science and Technology (3)
- OCN 260L O‘ahu Surf Science and Technology Lab (1)
- POLS 180 Introduction to Hawaiian Politics (3)
- REL 205 Understanding Hawaiian Religion (3)
- SOC 250 Community Forces in Hawai‘i (3)
- ZOOL 105 Hawaiian Use of Fish and Aquatic Invertebrates (3)
- ZOOL 107 Identification of Hawaiian Fishes (3)