There is currently no way for students on Maui, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, and Kauaʻi to continue learning Hawaiian and earn a BA in Hawaiian language. Unfortunately not everyone has the option to move to another island to attend either UH Mānoa or UH Hilo to complete their degree in Hawaiian Language. So, if the other language courses (e.g. HAW 331, HAW 332, etc) were offered using the ITV system through UH Mānoa it would allow those of us on the neighbor islands to achieve the BA in Hawaiian Language from UH Mānoa, i.e. we would become UH Mānoa students after completing the AA HWST as UH Maui (or UH Kauaʻi) students. This would also have the benefit of boosting overall enrollment in these classes, the BA in Hawaiian Language program in general, while providing an avenue for students of Maui and Kauaʻi counties to continue learning Hawaiian and achieve the BA. Even if only 1 or 2 of these courses were offered through ITV per semester it would allow us to make progress toward our degree every semester. There is a large demand in our schools for teachers who speak Hawaiian. Offering the BA in Hawaiian would help to meet that need.
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April 20, 2018
The administration at the University of Hawaii is still forcing students to move across the ocean just to finish a degree. I am tired of the silence from officials who claim to care about Hawaiian language revitalization while actively blocking access for students on our neighbor islands.
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continuing classes on Maui for degrees and continuing education to perpetuate the language
it makes no sense that we have to move to oahu just to finish the degree when the tech is already there. let us learn on our own islands.
I am interested in getting a BA in Hawaiian language. I would like to get it on Maui. I have 2 children I raise by myself and I would need to go to school on Maui because it takes many years to get into affordable housing. My family only lives on Maui and it would be selfish for me to split my children up to live away from their family on Maui who they are very close to. Please if you could allow students from neighbor islands to take the courses to get a BA in Hawaiian language. My daughter is in Hawaiian Immersion and two years, she has been short a teacher to teach her in Hawaiian language. Hawaiian Immersion is growing fast and there is a shortage of teachers, especially on the neighbor islands and rural areas like Lahaina. So many children want to learn their culture and language, but the UH system is not supporting the community enough. Maui has the most students interested in Hawaiian Studies than any other island, and yet the highest the students can go is an associate degree in Hawaiian Studies. At least our our students to get a BA in Hawaiian language. Hawaii is so expensive. Why must me leave our island and get in massive student loan debt to earn a degree? Please work with us.
Bring Hawaiian language to Maui
I am in full support of extending these services to outer island communities.
Kū i ka pono !!
continuing olelo
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There is currently no way for students on Maui, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, and Kauaʻi to continue learning Hawaiian and earn a BA in Hawaiian language. Unfortunately not everyone has the option to move to another island to attend either UH Mānoa or UH Hilo to complete their degree in Hawaiian Language. So, if the other language courses (e.g. HAW 331, HAW 332, etc) were offered using the ITV system through UH Mānoa it would allow those of us on the neighbor islands to achieve the BA in Hawaiian Language from UH Mānoa, i.e. we would become UH Mānoa students after completing the AA HWST as UH Maui (or UH Kauaʻi) students. This would also have the benefit of boosting overall enrollment in these classes, the BA in Hawaiian Language program in general, while providing an avenue for students of Maui and Kauaʻi counties to continue learning Hawaiian and achieve the BA. Even if only 1 or 2 of these courses were offered through ITV per semester it would allow us to make progress toward our degree every semester. There is a large demand in our schools for teachers who speak Hawaiian. Offering the BA in Hawaiian would help to meet that need.
Updates
April 20, 2018
The administration at the University of Hawaii is still forcing students to move across the ocean just to finish a degree. I am tired of the silence from officials who claim to care about Hawaiian language revitalization while actively blocking access for students on our neighbor islands.
15 Comments
ʻAe, ʻo kēia ka wā a kākou e hoʻoulu aʻe ai ma Maui, Kauaʻi a me ko Lanaʻi! E ola!
continuing classes on Maui for degrees and continuing education to perpetuate the language
it makes no sense that we have to move to oahu just to finish the degree when the tech is already there. let us learn on our own islands.
I am interested in getting a BA in Hawaiian language. I would like to get it on Maui. I have 2 children I raise by myself and I would need to go to school on Maui because it takes many years to get into affordable housing. My family only lives on Maui and it would be selfish for me to split my children up to live away from their family on Maui who they are very close to. Please if you could allow students from neighbor islands to take the courses to get a BA in Hawaiian language. My daughter is in Hawaiian Immersion and two years, she has been short a teacher to teach her in Hawaiian language. Hawaiian Immersion is growing fast and there is a shortage of teachers, especially on the neighbor islands and rural areas like Lahaina. So many children want to learn their culture and language, but the UH system is not supporting the community enough. Maui has the most students interested in Hawaiian Studies than any other island, and yet the highest the students can go is an associate degree in Hawaiian Studies. At least our our students to get a BA in Hawaiian language. Hawaii is so expensive. Why must me leave our island and get in massive student loan debt to earn a degree? Please work with us.
Bring Hawaiian language to Maui
I am in full support of extending these services to outer island communities.
Kū i ka pono !!
continuing olelo
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ʻAe, ʻo kēia ka wā a kākou e hoʻoulu aʻe ai ma Maui, Kauaʻi a me ko Lanaʻi! E ola!