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The Hawaiian Studies major highlights Indigenous Hawaiian viewpoints. Graduates earning a B.A. in Hawaiian Studies will exhibit comprehension, analytical skills, and synthesis abilities regarding:
Recognizing our ancestral connections to Papahnaumoku, our earth mother, and ko Hawaii paeina as our native lands.
Learners can articulate how Kanaka Maoli form one nation united through our forebears Hloa and Haumea across the eight seas.
Learners can analyze historical, cultural, and political topics in both scholarly and community environments.
Learners can describe the holistic nature of knowledge, both modern and traditional, through a Kanaka Maoli lens.
Learners demonstrate proficiency in Kanaka Maoli methodologies, traditions, and practices.
Learners can engage with, implement, and contribute to Kanaka Maoli ways of being within global Indigenous contexts.