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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 GEOG 365). (HAP)
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3.00 Credits
Students will learn the techniques of archaeological survey, excavation, mapping, and photography. Hands-on experience will be gained through fieldwork investigations of sites. May be repeated for credit. (Cross-list ANTH 380) (DS)
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3.00 Credits
What are Hawai'i's most urgent problems? What aretheir roots? What are the solutions? Pre-contact Native Hawaiian "island politics" is used as a baseline for evaluatingthe last 200 years of Americanization. This course offers an in-depth understanding of the basic values, institutions, and practices of government in Hawai'i, setting up a conversation between indigenous (Native) Hawaiian, European, Asian and other Polynesian voices. The course focuses on economic policy, environmental issues, and democratic participation in decision-making. (Cross-list POLS 381)
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Survey of the social, economic, and political history of the Islands from European contact to the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawai'i. Emphasis is on the elements of change and continuity that have shaped the culture and history of the Islands. The contributions of the diverse ethnic groups will be stressed. (Cross-list HIST 384) (DH)
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3.00 Credits
This course investigates the origins of Pacific peoples and their settlement and adaptation to the islands in Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Evidence will be drawn from archaeological sites, artifacts, languages, and oral traditions. (Cross-list ANTH/HIST 437) (DH)
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3.00 Credits
This interdisciplinary course is an overview of today's Pacific from the perspective of its native peoples and explores the complexities of Pacific Islander American experiences. We will examine the historical relationships between the USA and Pacific Island nations, Pacific Islander migrations to the Pacific Rim countries mainly the United States including Australia and New Zealand, as other important nations in the diaspora experience of Pacific Islanders.
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3.00 Credits
An interdisciplinary course utilizing a variety of theoretical perspectives for examining the creation of Hawai'i's multiethnicculture and society. Topics include the foundation provided by the indigenous culture, changes wrought by cultural contacts, demographic changes, and social movements. (Cross-list SOC 456) (DS)
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3.00 Credits
This class introduces students to different kinds of traditional arts in Hawai'i - kapa (bark cloth), mats, feather work, three-dimensional images, neck pendants, etc. For each type of art, lectures will review traditional examples with pictures and a discussion of manufacturing and styles. Current artists will visit the class and present basic information on art form manufacture and styles. Museum collections will also be visited. The goals of this class are: 1) to introduce students to different types of traditional arts in Hawai'i; 2) to introduce students to some of the current artists still practicing these arts; 3) to introduce students to some of the more public collections of traditional arts; and 4) to enable the student to research and learn more details about one type of art through a class research paper. (DH)
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3.00 Credits
This class looks at different kinds of arts in the regions of Polynesia and Micronesia within the Pacific. The focus is on traditional times - just prior to European contact into early post-contact times, roughly the 1700's to mid-1800's.Arts reviewed will include clothing (tapa bark-cloth, woven banana-fiber cloth, flax cloth); headdresses and ornaments of higher ranking people; house architecture, mats and containers (carved wooden boxes, plaited baskets) found within houses; three-dimensional carved religious and ancestral images; and weapons (carved spears, long clubs, hand clubs). For each type of art, lectures will discuss how they were used and made, and describe different styles of art form. Current artists may visit the class and present basic information on art form manufacture and styles. Museum collections will also be visited. The goals of this class are: 1) to introduce students to different types of traditional art forms in Polynesia and Micronesia; 2) to introduce public collections of traditional arts; and 3) to enable the student to research and learn more details about one type of art through a class research paper. (DH)
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3.00 Credits
This course is a detailed overview of Polynesian history from initial settlement to European contact, covering the spread of settlement through Polynesia and the histories of selected island groups. A multi-disciplinary approach to history is used, looking at oral historic, early historic, historical linguistic, and archaeological information. Among the islands usually studied are Tonga, Samoa, the Marquesas, the Tuamotus, Mangareva, Easter Island, the Society Islands (Tahiti), the Southern Cooks, Aotearoa (New Zealand), and the little known Chatham Islands. Among the subjects covered are the rise of the Tongan kingdom, the initial settlement of Eastern Polynesia from Samoa, the formation of stratified countries in Tahiti, Aotearoa's smaller societies with raiding and fortifications, and Easter Island's history with its large statues. The student will also get a more detailed knowledge of one island group through a research paper, learning basic research and writing methods. (Crosslist HIST 471) (DH)
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