Overview

It addresses crucial issues such as the sustainability and resource management of the environment that is consistent with the geography and history of Hawai‘i, indigenous pedagogy and epistemology, and a political and governmental infrastructure for a Hawaiian nation.

The Hawaiian Studies also provides professionals in government, law, criminal justice, education, social work, and various health fields, the specialized knowledge in Hawaiian history and culture needed to adequately serve an array of communities.

Multicultural Global Experience

Committed to being the leading indigenous serving university in the country, University of Hawaii at Manoa proudly delivers a unique multicultural global experience in a Hawaiian place of learning, with a long history of adherence to the principles of sustainability and the essence of aloha—truly like nowhere else on earth.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Indigenous Research Methodologies

Hawaiian Archival Research

Review of Hawaiian Literature

Thesis Research Methods

Visual/Cultural Knowledge

Envisioning the Nation

Sovereign Hawaiian State, Domestic Kingdom Law, Governance and Politics

Comparative Hawaiian and Tahitian Cosmogonies

Life Narratives in Mixed Media & Literature

Hawaiian Geography and Resource Management

Historical Perspectives

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Honolulu, United States

Disciplines

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Other requirements

General requirements

Hold or expect to hold prior to matriculation a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited U.S. college or university, or an equivalent degree from a recognized non-U.S. institution of higher education.

Submit a copy of the passport identification pages, or a copy of the national identification card if a passport is not available.

Submit one transcript or academic record from each institution of higher education attended, including any study abroad or exchange programs, summer programs, and non-degree work and extension programs.

Applicants whose native language is not English are required to take English Language Proficiency.

Show proof of sufficient funding to cover all educational and living expenses, including expenses for any accompanying spouse or children.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

44864 USD / year

≈ 44864 USD / year
Out-of-State

44864 USD / year

≈ 44864 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

20800 USD / year

≈ 20800 USD / year

Living costs

Honolulu

United States

1640 - 2500 USD / month

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Overview

Multicultural Global Experience

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Credits

Delivered

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English requirements

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Living costs

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Financing

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