College of Hawaiian Language

This article has multiple issues. Please help or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these template messages) This article includes a list of general references, but it remains largely unverified because it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (February 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's notability guideline for geographic features. Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention. If notability cannot be shown, the article is likely to be merged, redirected, or deleted. Find sources:  –  ·  ·  · scholar · JSTOR (February 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) This article relies too much on references to primary sources. Please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources. (February 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Some of this article's listed sources may not be reliable. Please help this article by looking for better, more reliable sources. Unreliable citations may be challenged or deleted. (February 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

Coordinates: 19°42′00″N 155°05′15″W / 19.7000537°N 155.0875377°W / 19.7000537; -155.0875377Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani (KHUOK) College of Hawaiian Language is one of nine colleges and programs at the University of Hawaii at Hilo.^[1] KHUOK offers BA, MA and PhD programs in Hawaiian language and related topics including linguistics, literature, language acquisition, and indigenous cultural revitalization.^[2]

KHUOK was founded in 1997 and was named after Ruth Keʻelikōlani.^[3] Its motto is Language is the fiber that binds us to our cultural identity (in Hawaiian: ʻO ka ʻŌlelo ke Kaʻā o ka Mauli).^[4]

Academic Programs[]

The academic programs at KHUOK include degrees at the BA, MA, and PhD levels.

Bachelor of Arts[]

The BA in Hawaiian Studies at KHUOK offers two specializations: Continuing the Culture and Monitoring the Culture.^[5]

Master of Arts[]

The MA in Hawaiian Language and Literature prepares scholars to carry out research on Hawaiian literary resources from the 19th and 20th century.^[6]

PhD[]

The PhD in Hawaiian and Indigenous Language and Culture Revitalization trains students to take leadership positions in language revitalization programs in Indigenous communities around the world.^[7]

Facilities[]

KHUOK is housed in Haleʻōlelo, a $21 million facility in the campus of UH Hilo, designed by WCIT Architects in Honolulu. Haleʻōlelo opened in spring of 2014.^[8]

Notable faculty[]

Notable faculty^[9] include

• Keiki Kawaiʻaeʻa, Director
• Glenn Kalena Silva, Professor
• William Pila Wilson, Professor
• Kauanoe Kamanā, Associate Professor
• Larry Kimura, Associate Professor

References[]

External links[]

• "Hawaiian Language Revitalization a Model for Alaska." KCAW website, posted June 9, 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
• "Opening Held for College of Hawaiian Language Building." BigIslandNow website, posted January 13, 2014. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
• "New Haleʻolelo at UH College of Hawaiian Language." BigIslandVideoNews website, posted January 12, 2012. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
• "Kualono." Retrieved February 26, 2017.