Position, Department
Instructor, Hawaiian Programs
Contact Information
Email address: jelarco@hawaii.edu
Phone: 808-845-9121
Courses Taught
HAW 100: Language in Hawaii: A Microcosm of Global Language Issues
HAW 101: Elementary Hawaiian I
HAW 102: Elementary Hawaiian II
HAW 110: Evolution of Hawai?i’s Languages
HAW 201 Intermediate Hawaiian I
HAW 202: Elementary Hawaiian II
HAW 261: Hawaiian Literature in English
Research
Native Hawaiian Intellectual History, Hawaiian Language Newspapers, Hawaiian Literature, Hawaiian Worldview
Service
– Assessment Committee, member [2020-present]
– Health & Wellness Subcommittee, member [2020-present]
– Ho?olaule?a Planning Committee, member [2017-present]
– K?mike Kumu ??lelo Hawai?i o ka ??naehana Kula Nui o Hawai?i (Committee of Hawaiian Language Educators of the University of Hawai?i System to meet the goal of Hawaiian Language and Cultural Parity) [Spring 2019-present]
– Kupu Ka Wai, member [2017-present]
– Phi Theta Kappa Honors Committee, member [2020-present]
– Sustainability Committee, member [2020-present]
Professional Activities
Presentations:
– Panelist on Comparative Look at the Decline and Revitalization of Shimakutuba and Hawaiian, with Eric Kal?huluwiliikalani Wad, Student of Ka Haka ?Ula o Ke?elik?lani (03.30.2020)
– Pilina: Continuing to Cultivate and Preserve Class Relationships, Teaching Online Summer Workshop Series (07.14.2020)
– Aloha Kaho?olawe: Living Hawaiian Place-Based Education Through Aloha ??ina, Hawai?i Student Success Institute 2020 (HSSI)
Publications:
– K??? Petitions: A Mau Loa Aku N?: A National Declaration: The L?hui Against Annexation, Kaiao Press, 2020 (Editor)