Instructor (Music); Hawai‘i Music Institute Director

Contact Information

Department of Humanities

Hale Pālanakila, 130
Windward Community College
45-720 Keaʻahala Rd.
Kaneohe, HI 96744

Email: kamuelam@hawaii.edu

Phone: 808-236-9131

Committee Membership

  • Curriculum Committee
  • Ke Kumu Pali

Classes Taught

    IS 105B – Career Decision Making

    • Summer 2020 – MW, 11:00am to 12:00pm, WWW – CRN: 64110

    MUS 106 – Music Appreciation

    • Spring 2018 – MW, 11:30am to 12:45pm, Hale Pālanakila 211 – CRN: 62298 – view syllabus (pdf)

    MUS 108 – Fundamentals of Western Music

    • Spring 2022 – TBA, WWW – CRN: 61388 – view syllabus (pdf)
    • Fall 2021 – TBA, WWW – CRN: 60361 – view syllabus (pdf)
    • Fall 2019 – TR, 11:30am to 12:45pm, Hale Pālanakila 104 – CRN: 62414

    MUS 121F – Beginning Slack Key Guitar

    • Fall 2020 – MW, 1:00pm to 2:15pm, WWW – CRN: 60441
    • Spring 2020 – MW, 10:00am to 11:15am, Hale Pālanakila 104 – CRN: 63244
    • Fall 2019 – MW, 2:30pm to 3:45pm, Hale Pālanakila 104 – CRN: 62060
    • Spring 2019 – MW, 1:00pm to 2:15pm, Hale Pālanakila 104 – CRN: 60384 – view syllabus (pdf)
    • Fall 2018 – MW, 1:00pm to 2:15pm, Hale Pālanakila 211 – CRN: 64070 – view syllabus (pdf)
    • Fall 2017 – MW, 11:30am to 12:45pm, Hale A‘o 101 – CRN: 61075 – view syllabus (pdf)
    • Spring 2017 – MW, 11:30am to 12:45pm, Hale A‘o 101 – CRN: 64141 – view syllabus (pdf)
    • Fall 2016 – MW, 11:30am to 12:45pm, Hale A‘o 101 – CRN: 63090
    • Spring 2016 – MW, 11:30am to 12:45pm, Hale A‘o 101 – CRN: 61159
    • Fall 2015 – MW, 11:30am to 12:45pm, Hale A‘o 101 – CRN: 60123
    • Spring 2015 – MW, 11:30am to 12:45pm, Hale A‘o 101 – CRN: 63179
    • Fall 2014 – MW, 11:30am to 12:45pm, Hale A‘o 101 – CRN: 62152
    • Spring 2014 – MW, 2:30pm to 3:45pm, Hale A‘o 101 – CRN: 60291
    • Fall 2013 – MW, 11:30am to 12:45pm, Hale Pālanakila 211 – CRN: 64237
    • Spring 2013 – TR, 11:30am to 12:45pm, Hale Pālanakila 213 – CRN: 62406
    • Spring 2012 – TR, 11:30am to 12:45pm, Hale Pālanakila 211 – CRN: 64433

    MUS 121Z – Beginning Ukulele

    • Fall 2022 – TBA, WWW – CRN: 63402
    • Fall 2022 – TBA, WWW – CRN: 63276
    • Fall 2021 – TBA, WWW – CRN: 60433 – view syllabus (pdf)
    • Spring 2021 – TBA, WWW – CRN: 61468
    • Spring 2021 – MW, 11:30am to 12:45pm, WWW – CRN: 61042
    • Fall 2020 – TR, 11:30am to 12:45pm, WWW – CRN: 60066
    • Fall 2020 – MW, 10:00am to 11:15am, WWW – CRN: 60468
    • Spring 2020 – MW, 11:30am to 12:45pm, Hale Pālanakila 104 – CRN: 63073
    • Fall 2019 – MW, 11:30am to 12:45pm, Hale Pālanakila 104 – CRN: 62083
    • Spring 2019 – MW, 11:30am to 12:45pm, Hale Pālanakila 104 – CRN: 60082 – view syllabus (pdf)
    • Fall 2018 – MW, 2:30pm to 3:45pm, Hale Pālanakila 211 – CRN: 64097 – view syllabus (pdf)
    • Spring 2018 – MW, 1:00pm to 2:15pm, Hale Pālanakila 211 – CRN: 62108 – view syllabus (pdf)
    • Fall 2017 – MW, 1:00pm to 2:15pm, Hale A‘o 101 – CRN: 61107 – view syllabus (pdf)
    • Spring 2017 – MW, 1:00pm to 2:15pm, Hale A‘o 101 – CRN: 64140 – view syllabus (pdf)
    • Fall 2016 – MW, 1:00pm to 2:15pm, Hale A‘o 101 – CRN: 63127
    • Spring 2016 – MW, 1:00pm to 2:15pm, Hale A‘o 101 – CRN: 61158
    • Fall 2015 – MW, 1:00pm to 2:15pm, Hale A‘o 101 – CRN: 60181
    • Spring 2015 – MW, 1:00pm to 2:15pm, Hale A‘o 101 – CRN: 63178
    • Fall 2014 – MW, 2:30pm to 3:45pm, Hale A‘o 101 – CRN: 62260
    • Spring 2014 – MW, 11:30am to 12:45pm, Hale A‘o 101 – CRN: 60290
    • Fall 2013 – MW, 1:00pm to 2:15pm, Hale Pālanakila 104 – CRN: 64451
    • Spring 2013 – MW, 11:30am to 12:45pm, Hale Pālanakila 104 – CRN: 62404
    • Fall 2012 – MW, 11:30am to 12:45pm, Hale Pālanakila 104 – CRN: 61427
    • Spring 2012 – MW, 11:30am to 12:45pm, Hale Pālanakila 211 – CRN: 64434

    MUS 122F – Intermediate Slack Key Guitar I

    • Fall 2020 – MW, 1:00pm to 2:15pm, WWW – CRN: 60442
    • Spring 2020 – MW, 10:00am to 11:15am, Hale Pālanakila 104 – CRN: 63245
    • Spring 2019 – MW, 1:00pm to 2:15pm, Hale Pālanakila 104 – CRN: 60385 – view syllabus (pdf)
    • Fall 2018 – MW, 1:00pm to 2:15pm, Hale Pālanakila 211 – CRN: 64110 – view syllabus (pdf)
    • Fall 2017 – MW, 10:00am to 11:15am, Hale A‘o 101 – CRN: 61127 – view syllabus (pdf)
    • Spring 2017 – MW, 10:00am to 11:15am, Hale A‘o 101 – CRN: 64211 – view syllabus (pdf)
    • Fall 2016 – MW, 10:00am to 11:15am, Hale A‘o 101 – CRN: 63177
    • Spring 2016 – MW, 10:00am to 11:15am, Hale A‘o 101 – CRN: 61253
    • Fall 2015 – MW, 10:00am to 11:15am, Hale A‘o 101 – CRN: 60244
    • Spring 2015 – MW, 10:00am to 11:15am, Hale A‘o 101 – CRN: 63328
    • Fall 2014 – MW, 10:00am to 11:15am, Hale A‘o 101 – CRN: 62398
    • Spring 2014 – MW, 8:30am to 9:45am, Hale A‘o 101 – CRN: 60687
    • Fall 2013 – MW, 10:00am to 11:15am, Hale Pālanakila 224 – CRN: 64610

    MUS 122Z – Intermediate Ukulele

    • Fall 2022 – TBA, WWW – CRN: 63403
    • Spring 2021 – MW, 11:30am to 12:45pm, WWW – CRN: 61073
    • Fall 2020 – TR, 11:30am to 12:45pm, WWW – CRN: 60105
    • Spring 2020 – MW, 11:30am to 12:45pm, Hale Pālanakila 104 – CRN: 63074
    • Fall 2019 – MW, 11:30am to 12:45pm, Hale Pālanakila 104 – CRN: 62137
    • Spring 2019 – MW, 11:30am to 12:45pm, Hale Pālanakila 104 – CRN: 60083 – view syllabus (pdf)
    • Fall 2018 – MW, 2:30pm to 3:45pm, Hale Pālanakila 211 – CRN: 64167 – view syllabus (pdf)
    • Spring 2018 – MW, 1:00pm to 2:15pm, Hale Pālanakila 211 – CRN: 62110 – view syllabus (pdf)
    • Fall 2017 – MW, 2:30pm to 3:45pm, Hale A‘o 101 – CRN: 61200 – view syllabus (pdf)
    • Spring 2017 – MW, 2:30pm to 3:45pm, Hale A‘o 101 – CRN: 64142 – view syllabus (pdf)
    • Fall 2016 – MW, 2:30pm to 3:45pm, Hale A‘o 101 – CRN: 63346
    • Spring 2016 – MW, 2:30pm to 3:45pm, Hale A‘o 101 – CRN: 61160
    • Fall 2015 – MW, 2:30pm to 3:45pm, Hale A‘o 101 – CRN: 60502
    • Spring 2015 – MW, 2:30pm to 3:45pm, Hale A‘o 101 – CRN: 63180
    • Spring 2014 – MW, 10:00am to 11:15am, Hale A‘o 101 – CRN: 60292
    • Fall 2013 – MW, 2:30pm to 3:45pm, Hale Pālanakila 104 – CRN: 64609
    • Spring 2013 – TR, 10:00am to 11:15am, Hale Pālanakila 224 – CRN: 62407

    MUS 130F – Slack Key Guitar Ensemble

    • Fall 2022 – TBA, WWW – CRN: 63404

    MUS 177 – Introduction to Hawaiian Music

    • Spring 2022 – TBA, WWW – CRN: 61194 – view syllabus (pdf)
    • Fall 2021 – TBA, WWW – CRN: 60364 – view syllabus (pdf)
    • Spring 2021 – TR, 11:30am to 12:45pm, WWW – CRN: 61351
    • Spring 2020 – TR, 11:30am to 12:45pm, Hale Pālanakila 104 – CRN: 63393
    • Fall 2018 – TR, 11:30am to 12:45pm, Hale A‘o 101 – CRN: 64098 – view syllabus (pdf)

    MUS 211 – Intro to Hawaiian Ensemble

    • Fall 2022 – TBA, WWW – CRN: 63281
    • Spring 2022 – TBA, WWW – CRN: 61095 – view syllabus (pdf)
    • Spring 2022 – TBA, WWW – CRN: 61394 – view syllabus (pdf)
    • Fall 2021 – TBA, WWW – CRN: 60152 – view syllabus (pdf)
    • Fall 2021 – TBA, WWW – CRN: 60440 – view syllabus (pdf)
    • Spring 2021 – MW, 1:00pm to 2:15pm, WWW – CRN: 61151
    • Fall 2020 – MW, 2:30pm to 3:45pm, WWW – CRN: 60255
    • Spring 2020 – MW, 1:00pm to 2:30pm, Hale Pālanakila 104 – CRN: 63253
    • Fall 2019 – MW, 10:00am to 11:15am, Hale Pālanakila 104 – CRN: 62417
    • Spring 2019 – MW, 10:00am to 11:15am, Hale Pālanakila 104 – CRN: 60394 – view syllabus (pdf)

    MUS 296 – Special Topics in Music