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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This class is taught as a companion class to Hawaiian Mythology I (ENG 479). The class further introduces students to the range of traditional Hawaiian oral literature. These include stories and prayers involving major and local gods, family 'aumakua (focusing on sharks), the Pele and Hi'iaka story, Kamapua'a (the 1860s Fornander Collectionversion), the Maui stories, accounts of voyaging to Kahiki, and the late period dynastic accounts of the rulers of the Kingdom of O'ahu. The cultural setting of these stories is discussed in the context of where they took place, and of Hawaiian culture and its changes. How these stories were recorded in the 1800s and changes in them, since then, are analyzed. The background of key collectors of oral stories is also reviewed. (Cross-list HPST 478). (DH)
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3.00 Credits
This class is taught as a companion class to Hawaiian Mythology II (ENG 479). The class introduces students to the range of traditional Hawaiian oral literature. These include tales and prayers involving the gods, the creation of the islands and man, stories of menehune, Pele (her arrival, and the local stories of Hawai'i Island), Kamapua'a (the1891 version), Ku'ula and 'Ai'ai, and the late period dynastioral accounts of rulers of the Kingdom of Hawai'i. The cultural setting of these stories is discussed in the context of where they took place, and of Hawaiian culture and its changes. How these stories were recorded in the 1800s and changes in them, since then, are analyzed. The background of key collectors of oral stories is also reviewed. (Cross-list HPST 479) (DH)
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3.00 Credits
This course surveys the new emerging English literature by native South Pacific Islanders from 1960-1995. Emphasis on contemporary themes and issues in the novels, poetry, short stories, and essays from New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Fiji and other areas. (Cross-list HPST 480) (DL)
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3.00 Credits
Literary and cinematic treatments of the American plantation experience in Hawai'i and the continental United States. Including works by writers such as Mark Twain, Charles Chesnutt, Toni Morrison, and Milton Murayama. (DL)
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3.00 Credits
Topics selected will be based on program relevancy and student interest. Course content will vary. May be repeated for credit.
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3.00 Credits
Individual projects in various subjects. To be arranged with the instructor. Reserved for advanced students who have completed at least three literature courses.
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3.00 Credits
This course will familiarize students with the major regions of the world and their physical, cultural, economic, historical and political characteristics. A brief introduction to physical geography terms and concepts will be followed by an in-depth investigation of each of the earth's regions and the complex web of relationships among them. Pre: Placement into ENG 100 or concurrent enrollment in ENG 22. (FGB)
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3.00 Credits
In this course, we will study the geography of the Pacific Islands or Oceania, a geographic realm that encompasses the regions of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Within this geographic realm, Hawai'i is an integral part being strategically located at the crossroads of cultural, social, economic, and political exchanges between the East and West and its Pacific Island neighbors. (Cross-list HPST 365). (HAP)
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4.00 Credits
This class is the introductory class in Hawaiian language. Students will begin to develop basic skills in speaking, writing, reading, and listening. Pronunciation, basic grammar, and increasing vocabulary are important elements of the class. Students will learn to have basic conversations, and they will learn how to write and read simple descriptive sentences. This will be done through reading chapters in the book linked with classroom lectures, activities, drills, and reviews. The class will be taught within the context of Hawaiian culture and history. Pre: Placement into ENG 100 or concurrent enrollment in ENG 22.
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4.00 Credits
This class is the continuation of HAW 101 Elementary Hawaiian I. Students will continue to devleop basic skills in speaking, writing, reading, and listening comprehension. Pronunciation, basic grammar, and increasing vocabulary are important elements of the class. Students will continue to learn basic conversation skills, and they will learn how to write and read more complex descriptive sentences. This will be done through reading chapters in the book linked with classroom lectures, activities, drills and reviews. The class will be taught within the context of Hawaiian culture and history. Pre: HAW 101.
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