Contact Information

General inquiries

For general informational requests, please contact our main office:

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Department of Linguistics
1890 East-West Road, Moore Hall 569
Honolulu, HI 96822
Office Hours M-F 8 AM – 4:30 PM
(808) 956-8602 / linguist@hawaii.edu

Admissions to the MA or PhD programs

For information about graduate admissions, please contact the Graduate Chair:

Professor Shin Fukuda, fukudash@hawaii.edu

Academic Advising for Undergraduate Students

For general information for incoming students, registration assistance, and other general advising, please contact the CALL Advising Center.

For linguistics-specific questions, please contact the Undergraduate Chair:

Fall 2026 (interim Undergraduate Chair): Professor Andrew Cheng, andrew.cheng@hawaii.edu

Spring 2027: Professor Shelece Easterday, shelece@hawaii.edu

Specialized requests

For specialized information, such as inquiries about our plans to develop an Interpretation Training Program for American Sign Language, please contact the Chair of the Department:

Professor Amy Schafer, aschafer@hawaii.edu