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PEOPLES OF HAWAI’I [AN 340]

GEOGRAPHY OF HAWAI’I [GE 204]

EAST ASIAN SOCIETIES [AN 357]

In academia the move has been towards professional studies programs for several reasons: perceived marketability of the program (and getting a degree); changing student interest in an ‘instantly’ marketable degree leading directly towards a career; the not-too subtle pressure from accreditation groups, as almost all professional degree programs are linked to professional societies which have very clear (and rigid) accreditation standards, down to specifics of courses required and course content/competencies. As a result the “Liberal Arts” programs of the 1950-80’s have largely disappeared, or have morphed into support systems for professional degree programs.

Private universities (those without public funding) are even more sensitive to these changes, as they are much more dependent on a constant flow of students (and tuition monies) to stay in operation. The shrinking of the private sector in vanished colleges and universities is well documented, and sad to say many were high quality institutions, but they didn’t make the shifts the times demanded.

The Behavioral Sciences Program at Chaminade University is a good example-a program that existed in a tidy niche of the Liberal Arts tradition, combining Anthropology, Psychology and Sociology with the goal of preparing students with either graduate access (to Masters/Doctoral programs) or professional careers (largely in social work or counseling psychology). Unlike many other institutions Chaminade University had enough foresight and good management to see the trends in higher education evolve and adapt to them, not only surviving but CUH now has very good programs in Counseling Psychology (up to doctoral programs) and Education (again up to doctoral programs).

But these professional degree tracks are very constraining in course offerings, so a number of the courses that were popular “back in the day” of liberal arts education fell by the wayside. The Behavioral Sciences Program was terminated as a degree-awarding program several years ago, and most of the courses are no longer offered to students-and if they were, would not run as no one (or too few) would sign up to take the courses.

I am in the process of making access to much of the content for several of these courses available here, so that if anyone has an interest in the subject matter they can go through all or part of the material as it was presented a few years ago when Peoples of Hawai’i (AN 340), Geography of Hawai’i (GE 204) and East Asian Societies (AN 357) were still available.

These are not intended to provide all the material required to get academic credits for the courses, not least of which there is no assessment set up (assignments/papers/etc.) and the university no longer offers the courses. But feel free to go through all or part of the content that you might find interesting-my hope is that you will find it valuable, relevant and hopefully thought provoking. All academic material is only a from a particular point of view, and these courses reflect my take on the subjects covered. I hope that you find them useful and also that you don’t agree with some of my interpretations, as that will help you to develop your own thoughts on the subjects.

PEOPLES OF HAWAI’I [AN 340]

Peoples of Hawai’i was one of the most popular offerings in the Anthropology/Geography offerings as it examined the various ethnic groups that make up the current population in Hawai’i both in the context of their history and some aspects of the values and beliefs that underly that group’s ethnic identity. As it should be, the first portion of the course dealt with the historical shifts from traditional Polynesian-Hawaiian society into the forced adaptations to deal with European contact, ending up with the very complex modern variations of Hawaiian ethnic identity, which unlike most parts of the world, has become the mainstay of tourism stereotyping and marketability of the Hawaiian tourism industry.

GEOGRAPHY OF HAWAI’I [GE 204]

Geography of Hawaii was my interpretation on a traditional regional geography course taught at most universities, one based on the local identity of the institution. A version of this course is taught at most local (i.e. Hawaii) universities-in Nevada most universities here offer “Geography of Nevada” as their ‘local’ course. It was a popular course, especially with Environmental Studies majors (and some Education majors) as it tied directly into their studies and career paths. It focused first on the general geological nature of the Hawaiian Islands, then segued into the human geographical side of the various islands.

EAST ASIAN SOCIETIES [AN 357]

Some variation of this course is/was offered at most Hawaiian universities, which is only logical given both the proportion of the local population from an East Asian background, but also the very close social and economic ties between Hawai’i, Japan and the Chinas. Again this was a popular course, especially when Japanese and Chinese investment and tourism were major factors in our local economy. Again with the development of professional certification majors students had very limited ability to take ‘outside’ courses like this even though for many it was a logical enhancement to their training and resume.

BELOW IN SEQUENCE IS A COURSE MAP OF THE COURSES MENTIONED ABOVE. REMEMBER THAT THIS IS A ‘WORK IN PROGRESS’ AS AMONG OTHER ASPECTS I HAVE TO REBUILD THE VIDCASTS FOR THE EAST ASIAN COURSE.

I WOULD RECOMMEND LOOKING OVER THE COURSE MAP OF INTEREST FIRST, AND THEN FROM THAT START, LOOK OVER THE RELEVANT POWERPOINT PRESENTATION, AND THEN WATCH THE LINKED VIDCASTS TO THAT SUBJECT.

PEOPLES OF HAWAI’I [AN 340] COURSE MAP:

PEOPLES OF HAWAI’I COURSE MAP Download

PEOPLES OF HAWAII RELEVANT READINGS-ARTICLES:https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1pi0OgLiiMGtij21VlWtgcksajQ48GG5L?usp=sharing

PEOPLES OF HAWAII ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m40BHjC5FBEgdeMeVQBtfzG5lM4Ig_Hu/view?usp=sharing

PEOPLES OF HAWAII POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1NfA9nVuNTXfNvmmb1RyU58wMGQfw7kg9?usp=sharing

PEOPLES OF HAWAII PODCASTS: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1gJZZ3sgP5Qj9v5uj4RQsPfJxyG4XqbRa?usp=sharing

PEOPLES OF HAWAII VIDCASTS ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuyzd4XE9J7hWkL5f3KE9HnT0EKeZHdcv

PEOPLES OF HAWAI’I HAWAIIAN HISTORY TIMELINE:

AN 340HawHistTimeline Download

PEOPLES OF HAWAI’I AMERICAN-CALVINIST VALUE SYSTEM: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1o_Tzb9M_q6NfPQw9vo1BHZOlbBgN2-OF/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111261297568788642673&rtpof=true&sd=true

HAWAIIAN CONSTITUTION 1839-40: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u6fZb_wWUD47XRondwD1U_0MYxCJi2do/view?usp=sharing

GEOGRAPHY OF HAWAI’I COURSE MAP: