Kūʻokoʻa ʻĀina Based Leadership, Graduate Certificate

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The Kūʻokoʻa ʻĀina Based Leadership graduate certificate is a 16-credit program designed to cultivate aloha ʻāina leaders connected to and caring for Hawaiʻi’s ʻāina (land and resources) using interdisciplinary skills grounded in a strong foundation of ʻike kūpuna (ancestral knowledge). This certificate is designed for individuals interested in or professionals already working in mālama ʻāina fields.

Requirements

A 3.0 GPA in all required and related courses in the minor
A grade of C or better is required for continuation, unless otherwise noted.

16 Credit Hours of Required Coursework

Core Courses (6 credits)

HWST 458 - Natural Resource Issues and Ethics Credits: 3
NREM 458 - Natural Resource Issues and Ethics Credits: 3
OR
SUST 456 - Natural Resource Issues and Ethics Credits: 3
HWST 650 - Hawaiian Geography and Resource Management Credits: 3

Field Courses (3 credits)

HWST 456 - Kiaʻi Kanaloa-Guarding Our Ocean Resources Credits: 4
HWST 467 - Mālama ʻĀina Field Methods Course Credits: V
NREM 620 - Kaiaulu: Care and Collaborative Management of Natural Resources Credits: 3
NREM 625 - ʻImi ʻIke: Social Science Field Methods for Environmental Research Credits: 4
ANTH 493 - Oral History: Theory and Practice Credits: 3
OR
ES 493 - Oral History: Theory and Practice Credits: 3
ANTH 682 - Applied Cultural Anthropology Practicum Credits: 3

Electives (6 credits)

Elective courses are highly recommended due to availability and relevance. Substitutions are accepted with pre-approval by advisor.

HWST 440 - Māhele Land Awards Credits: 3
HWST 457 - ʻĀina Mauliola: Hawaiian Ecosystems Credits: 3
HWST 485 - Mahi Lāʻau Lapaʻau: Hawaiian Medicinal Horticulture Credits: 4
HWST 487 - Hawaiian Aquatic Medicine Credits: 4
HWST 602 - Hawaiian Archival Research Credits: 3
HWST 640 - Moʻolelo ʻŌiwi: Historical Perspectives Credits: 3
HWST 651 - ʻĀina Waiwai: Water, Food Sovereignty, and Ancestral Abundance Credits: 3
HWST 652 - Kānāwai Lawaiʻa: Hawaiʻi’s Ocean and Fisheries Laws Credits: 3
HWST 653 - Historic Preservation Law Credits: V
OR
LAW 503 - Historic Preservation Law Credits: V
HWST 659 - He Aliʻi Ka ʻĀina; Land, Resources, and Leadership Credits: 3
HWST 690 - Kūkulu Aupuni: Envisioning the Nation Credits: 3
HAW 601 - Kālaimanaʻo Credits: 3
NREM 420 - Community and Natural Resource Management Credits: 3
NREM 467 - Natural Resources Conservation Planning Credits: 3
NREM 610 - Advanced Methods in Wildlife Management & Conservation Credits: 4
NREM 611 - Resource and Environmental Policy Analysis Credits: 3
NREM 612 - Predicting and Controlling Degradation in Human-Dominated Terrestrial Ecosystems Credits: 3
NREM 640 - Land Systems Science Credits: 3
NREM 658 - Advanced Environmental Benefit Cost Analysis Credits: 3
NREM 682 - Restoration Ecology Credits: 3
TPSS 670 - Sustainability of Food Systems Credits: 3
OCN 457 - Ridge to Reef: Coastal Ecosystem Ecology and Connectivity Credits: 3
OCN 750 - Topics in Biological Oceanography Credits: V
ES 493 - Oral History: Theory and Practice Credits: 3
POLS 684 - Contemporary Native Hawaiian Politics Credits: 3
CEE 440 - Vulnerability & Adaptation on Coastal Infrastructure Credits: 3
EDCS 640P - Seminar: place-based education Credits: 3
EDCS 670 - Indigenous and Postcolonial Perspectives in Education Credits: 3
EDCS 671 - Contemporary Native Hawaiian Education Credits: 3
ENG 773 - Seminar in Hawaiian Literature Credits: 3

Capstone (1 credit)

A required course for students to present a synthesized project at a culminating end of program hō’ike.

HWST 631 - Pono Science: Ethical Implications of Science in Hawaiʻi Credits: V