{"id":127294,"date":"2020-09-18T09:32:14","date_gmt":"2020-09-18T19:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=127294"},"modified":"2020-09-18T09:34:29","modified_gmt":"2020-09-18T19:34:29","slug":"hawaiiloa-aa-online-degree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/09\/18\/hawaiiloa-aa-online-degree\/","title":{"rendered":"Windward <abbr title=\"Community College\">CC<\/abbr> starts 1st Hawaiian studies <abbr title=\"Associate in Arts\">AA<\/abbr> online degree"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><div class=\"responsive-video-wrap-post\"><figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_64948\"  width=\"620\" height=\"349\"  data-origwidth=\"620\" data-origheight=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FmhZctZtY10?enablejsapi=1&origin=https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu&rel=0&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"Hawaiian Studies at Windward Community College\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n<p>Living far from our island home has some feeling disconnected from <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>, and many <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> residents long to delve further into their culture. Starting on October 19, <a href=\"https:\/\/windward.hawaii.edu\/\">Windward Community College<\/a>\u2019s <span aria-label=\"Hawaiiloa\">Â鶹´«Ã½loa<\/span> program will take participants on an educational voyage to renew their ties to the islands while earning a Hawaiian studies associate in arts degree, the first of its kind in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Cohorts of 20 participants will go through the 100-percent online program together. By taking classes for eight weeks instead of the usual 16, students will focus on only two classes at a time. Read more details and how to apply at the <a href=\"https:\/\/windward.hawaii.edu\/programs-of-study\/hawaiiloa\/\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaiiloa\">Â鶹´«Ã½loa<\/span> website<\/a>. The deadline to apply is October 2.<\/p>\n<div style=\"float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 0 15px;\"><figure id=\"attachment_127293\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-127293\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/windward-hawaiiloa-aa-degree-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"voyaging canoe\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-127293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/windward-hawaiiloa-aa-degree-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/windward-hawaiiloa-aa-degree-1-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/windward-hawaiiloa-aa-degree-1.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-127293\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students in the <span aria-label=\"Hawaiiloa\">Â鶹´«Ã½loa<\/span> program study Hawaiian history, mythology, ocean voyaging and more.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<div style=\"float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 0 15px;\"><figure id=\"attachment_127291\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-127291\" style=\"width: 214px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/windward-hawaiiloa-aa-degree-3-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"Tuti Kanahele holding lei\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-127291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/windward-hawaiiloa-aa-degree-3-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/windward-hawaiiloa-aa-degree-3-93x130.jpg 93w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/windward-hawaiiloa-aa-degree-3.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-127291\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tuti Kanahele demonstrates Hawaiian language and culture through leimaking.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;The name <span aria-label=\"Hawaiiloa,\">Â鶹´«Ã½loa,<\/span> or <em>distant <span aria-label=\"Hawaii,\">Â鶹´«Ã½,<\/span><\/em> is applicable to the aspirations of this cohort&#8212;to pull in our Hawaiians who have voyaged near and far from home, and join them back into the fabric of our people, culture and history through this educational endeavor,&rdquo; said <strong>Keoki Faria<\/strong>, Hawaiian language instructor.<\/p>\n<p>The 2010 census recorded 45 percent of the Native Hawaiian population living on the continental <abbr title=\"United States\">U.S.<\/abbr> Windward <abbr title=\"Community College\">CC<\/abbr> Academic Affairs Dean <strong>Colette Higgins<\/strong> said, &ldquo;<abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> recognizes its kuleana to provide educational opportunities to Native Hawaiians who have moved away. Sometimes it is when they\u2019ve moved so far from home that it sparks a desire to learn more about their heritage.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Native Hawaiians living on the mainland will pay in-state, resident tuition for the <span aria-label=\"Hawaiiloa\">Â鶹´«Ã½loa<\/span> Hawaiian Studies degree program. &ldquo;Many Native Hawaiians living on the continent don&#8217;t realize they could get the resident tuition rate. This makes it clear,&rdquo; said Higgins.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more, attend a Zoom information session on Monday, September 28, 12 p.m. <abbr title=\"Hawaii Standard Time\">HST<\/abbr>. Email <strong><span aria-label=\"Kuulei\">Ku&#699;ulei<\/span> Miranda<\/strong>, Native Hawaiian counselor, at <a href=\"mailto:kuulei.miranda@hawaii.edu\">kuulei.miranda@hawaii.edu<\/a> for the Zoom link.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As a returning Hawaiian, enrolling in Hawaiian studies helped introduce me to traditional knowledge and the kumu (sources\/teachers) who are rooted in its use. What I\u2019ve learned filled in the gaps in a lot of family stories, and has allowed me to bring Hawaiian traditions and knowledge back into my <span aria-label=\"ohana\u2019s\">&#699;ohana\u2019s<\/span> daily life,&rdquo; said <strong><span aria-label=\"Kalawaia\">Kalawai&#699;a<\/span> Moore<\/strong>, associate professor of Hawaiian studies.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_127292\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-127292\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/windward-hawaiiloa-aa-degree-2.jpg\" alt=\"person planting taro\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-127292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/windward-hawaiiloa-aa-degree-2.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/windward-hawaiiloa-aa-degree-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/windward-hawaiiloa-aa-degree-2-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-127292\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The focus is on Hawaiian culture, including the <span aria-label=\"ahupuaa\">ahupua&#699;a<\/span> as part of the <span aria-label=\"Hawaiiloa\">Â鶹´«Ã½loa<\/span> program.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Through a series of eight-week online classes, Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr> is offering an experience of reconnecting with Hawaiian culture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[33,1435,71,66],"class_list":["post-127294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-hawaiian","tag-hawaiian-pacific-studies","tag-uh-community-colleges","tag-windward-community-college","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=127294"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127294\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":127436,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127294\/revisions\/127436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=127294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}