Hawaiian (HAW)

This course is an introduction to the basic structures of the Hawaiian language emphasizing listening, speaking, reading, writing, and cultural understanding.

This course is the second half of the elementary Hawaiian that teaches basic listening, speaking, reading, writing, and cultural understanding.

This course is a continuation of HAW 102, focusing on further development of the five recognized skills of language acquisition: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and cultural understanding in the Hawaiian language. Students will gain these five skills, attaining the Intermediate Low level of the ACTFL proficiency scale.

HAW 202 is a continuation of HAW 201 for further development of the five recognized skills of language acquisition: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and cultural understanding in the Hawaiian language. Students will gain the five skills, attaining the Intermediate Mid level on the ACTFL proficiency scale.

This course emphasizes vocabulary development for greater accuracy, more mature expressions, and fluency of conversational Hawaiian language.

This class provides systematic practice for control of written Hawaiian. A variety of situations will be introduced in which the student will use written Hawaiian as the medium of communication, providing for further development of vocabulary and grammatical elements for accurate, mature expression.

This course is a survey of traditional Hawaiian narratives and poetry. The emphasis will be on the various modes of native Hawaiian literature from pre-contact to the present. Readings will be presented in English translation, with selected Hawaiian texts provided upon request.

This course offers a sampling of different styles and modes of native Hawaiian literature, primarily from the 19th and 20th centuries. The readings are presented in the original Hawaiian language.