The Native Hawaiian Initiative is a focused effort to be a Native Hawaiian place of learning under the University’s commitment to Native Hawaiians and Native Hawaiian knowledge. This initiative is comprised of current College programs developed by CSS faculty as they work to expand the network of cooperating faculty across disciplines.
Participating CSS Faculty
Hawaiian/Indigenous/Pacific Courses
View a listing of courses with Hawaiian, Indigenous, and /or Pacific content or themes.
Give a Gift
Donations to the Social Sciences Native Hawaiian Initiative fund support the Initiative through activities such as a visiting speaker series, student recruitment, retention and matriculation efforts, and broader community engagement.
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Graduate Research Assistants
- Kaʻiminaʻauao Kahikina
- Outreach and Engagement
- PhD candidate, Political Science
- Tiare Sabellano-Tsutsui
- Research, Evaluation, and Assessment
- PhD candidate, Educational Foundations
- Jonathan “JV” Vuylsteke
- Indigenous Planning
- MURP candidate, Urban and Regional Planning