Chaminade university of honolulu
Willis H A Moore, Instructor - - willis.moore@adjunct.chaminade.edu 

HI/POL 451 - Modern Hawai’i
syllabus
State and local history are concerns of most high schools and many universities.  The story of Hawai’i, however, is more than state and local history.  Hawai’i was an Island culture which emerged into the 19th Century as a unified Kingdom with a unitary ruler.  This sovereign Kingdom of Hawai’i earned recognition from several European nations, the U.S.A., and also of Japan.  However, the Islands of the Pacific were being taken over by European powers and only Tonga managed to avoid losing its “independence” by the end of the 19th Century.  A group of mostly U.S.A. businessmen, living in Hawai’i, felt the Islands’ people were diminishing in numbers and were incapable of governing themselves without help.  As early as 1850, there was a serious proposal to have Hawai’i become part of the U.S.A. and by 1893 the forces favoring annexation to the U.S.A. took an opportunity to use the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps to overthrow Queen Lili’uokalani and proclaim a Republic and then succeeded in getting the Islands annexed to the U.S.A. in 1898.  The 20th Century saw U.S.A. governance dominating the islands’ life, economy, and the continued decline of native Hawai’i people as a percentage of total population.  By the end of the 20th Century, Hawai’i had become a State of the U.S.A. an economy focused on the U.S.A. military and on tourism, and had devised some unique forms of governance and social interaction based on the fact the no particular racial group outnumbered all others: Everyone in Hawai’i belongs to a minority group!

CONTACT INSTRUCTOR AT: 808-538-3952, or
willis.moore@adjunct.chaminade.edu and a back up to profwillishamoore@gmail.com

“Office Hours” are usually before class meetings, or, by appointment.

COURSE OUTCOMES:
Students will demonstrate in written reports, verbally, and on examinations a grasp of trends, personalities, events, and related dates which have shaped Hawai’i in the last two+ centuries.

REQUIRED MATERIALS:
Obtain and read the text, SHOAL OF TIME,  by Dr Gavan Daws
and the small booklet provided by Instructor.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
Class attendance and participation is vital;  2 points for each class attended,
A personality research paper is worth up to 20 points,  (You may choose to read a book about your personality, do a book report, along with the personality report, and earn up to 30 points,)
A significant event research paper is worth up to 20 points,
A MIDTERM examination is worth up to 20 points,
A FINAL EXAMINATION is worth up to 20 points.
There will be 2-3 opportunities to visit places of historic relevance, museums, cultural sites, etc., in addition to class time....these will be worth up to 5 points each,

GRADING:
A grade of “A” requires class attendance, a successful personality (and book) review, a significant event paper, and at least 90 points;
A grade of “B” requires class attendance, a successful personality, a significant event paper, and at least 80 points;
A grade of “C” requires attendance, at least two required papers, and 70 points.

SCHEDULE:
Meeting # 1 - welcome, introductions, explain syllabus, required reports, review of Pre-Contact Hawai’i in terms of geology, geography, climate, and arrival of people,
Meeting # 2 - Lecture and film on early Hawai’i,
Meeting # 3 - Lecture from text.  Consider personality for REPORT (related book?),
Meeting # 4 - Lecture and discussion from text.  Consider event for REPORT,
Meeting # 5 - Lecture and discussion from text.  MIDTERM EXAMINATION,
Meeting # 6 - Lecture and discussion from text.  Personality reports for class?
Meeting # 7 - Lecture and discussion from text.  Personality/event reports for class?
Meeting # 8 - Lecture and discussion from text.  Perrsonality/event reports for class?
Meeting # 9 - Lecture and discussion from text.  Personality/event reports for class?
Meeting #10 - Wrap up and FINAL EXAMINATION.

Extra credit:
A VARIETY OF FILMS, MOVIES AND DOCUMENTARIES HAS BEEN MADE ABOUT Hawai’i - more than about any other of the 50 U.S.A. states!  For EACH such that you watch and write a one-page review and critique about, you may earn up to 3 points;
Visits to the MISSION HOUSES MUSEUM, a walking trek of Downtown Honolulu to point out various U.S.A. and Hawai’i historical connections and places, a visit to the HONOLULU ACADEMY of ARTS' John Dominis and Patches Damon Holt gallery of Hawai’i will be offered as “extra” credit opportunities.  Each activity, with your write up of the visit, will earn up to 3 points.