Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 1, Number 4, 1 Mei 1984 — Hawaiian Studies Institute Has Something for Everyone [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Hawaiian Studies Institute Has Something for Everyone

The College ol Continuing Education and Community Service (CCECS) and the Hawaiian Studies Discipline of the University of Hawai'iat Hilo will be holding a Hawaiian Studies lnstitute June 13 30 on the Hilo campus. Accomodations for those outside the Hilo area are available on campus. The I nstitute will emphasize traditional Hawaiian culture and the environment of the lsland of Hawai'i with a wide range of courses tailored to a variety of interests. There will be courses in Hawaiian medieine, mythology, poetry, ethnozoology, ancient chant and hula, and the Hawaiian 'Ohana. A course on current trends in the Hawaiian population and a history course will provide a context in whieh to view the continuity of Hawaiian culture and values. Language courses will be oflered for individuals from diverse backgrounds. There will be a course for host teachers in the Kupuna Program, a eourse for native speakers, and a pepeke grammar' course for Hawaiian language teachers and students. Those who are interested in a general introduction to Hawaiian will beable to choose between a course taught lrom

the perspective of a Pidgin-speaking background and one taught from the perspective of standard English. Special features of the institute will be a hands-on course on tapa and tapa printing and field trips utilizing the natural classroom afforded by the Hawai'i lsland environment. There will also be introductory courses in hula and 'ukulele forthose who have always wanted to learn something of these basic skills, but who have never had the opportunity to take courses. Ideal for teachers. members of cultural groups, serious high school and university students, and the general loeal public, courses will be one university credit at $30 eaeh. lnstructors will be university faculty and community members from the Island of Hawai'i, including Pualani Kanahele, Nalani Kanaka'ole, Sen. Malama Solomon, William Wilson, Kana'e Keawe, Kau'i Billups, Larry Kimura, and Hana Pau. For more information. eall 961-9555 or write to: The College of Continuing Education and Community Service, attention: Mrs. C. Tamashiro, 1175 Manono St. Hilo. Hawai'i. 96720.

Ohana member busy thatching lauhala leaves to halau.