1. University of Hawaii Manoa
  2. Program
  3. Bachelors
  4. BA Hawaiian Studies

BA Hawaiian Studies

4 Years On Campus Bachelors Program

University of Hawaii Manoa

Program Overview

Students design their program around a selected area of concentration. Third-year fluency in Hawaiian language is required, as well as familiarity with Hawaiian history and literature, culture and creative expression, politics and integral components of governance, resource management and sustainability, and comparative indigenous studies.A Native Hawaiian perspective is emphasized in the major. Students design their program around a selected area of concentration.

Program Key Stats

$33786 (Annual cost)



72.8 %

Eligibility Criteria

2.8
30
85

1100
7
100

Additional Information & Requirements

Official High School Transcripts, Average GPA 3.50, Typical SAT scores-Critical reading-510, Math-510, Writing-510, ACT-English-22, Math-22, Composite-22, Writing-22, TOEFL: IBT-100, PBT-600, IELTS-7.0

Career Options

  • Advertising
  • Civil service
  • Communications
  • Editing
  • Journalism
  • Law
  • Library science
  • Literary criticism
  • Literary research
  • Professional writing
  • Publishing
  • Teaching
  • Translation

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