Hawai‘inuiākea
School of Hawaiian Knowledge
Hawai‘inuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge is the newest school at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. In approving its establishment on May 16, 2007, the Board of Regents created one of the largest schools of indigenous knowledge in the nation.
Our mission is to pursue, perpetuate, research, and revitalize all areas and forms of Hawaiian knowledge, including its language, origins, history, arts, sciences, literature, religion, and education; its law and society; its political, medicinal, and cultural practices; as well as all other forms of knowledge. We recognize the unique status of the Native Hawaiian people and recognize their unique connection to these forms of knowledge by encouraging, supporting, facilitating, and ensuring the incorporation of Native Hawaiians at all levels of the university. We seek to accomplish this mission with a Native Hawaiian perspective that recognizes the holistic aspects of this knowledge, its diversities, and the importance of practical applications. Our mission is to apply this knowledge to provide service and support to the Hawaiian community, as well as extending this knowledge outward from the academy and the community, into the Pacific and other international domains.
Hawai‘inuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge is comprised of three centers: Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies, Kawaihuelani Center for Hawaiian Language, and Ka Papa Lo‘i o Kānewai. We offer a certificate in Hawaiian Language and bachelors and masters degrees in Hawaiian Language and Hawaiian Studies.
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