Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 10, Number 6, 1 June 1993 — WCC's summer: the best of the best in Polynesia [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

WCC's summer: the best of the best in Polynesia

This summer Windward Community College offers innovative courses in Hawaiian and Polynesian culture, language and

performing arts as part of its summer institute (June 14 to July 3). Early enrollment is encouraged for this

first of a planned annual series. Visiting faculty from Hawai'i, Tonga, Easter Island, New Zealand, Samoa and the mainland will teach daily classes in: — C o s m o s , Stars and Gods: The Legacy of H a w a i i a n Thought( R u b e 1 1 i t e K a w e n a Johnson); — T h e

Hawaiian Masculine Mystique (Sam Kaha'i Ka'ai, Kalani Meineeke, Pomaika'i Gaui); — Introduction to Hawaiian chant and hula (Edith Kawelohea McKinzie); — Traditions of the ali'i in history, chant, hula and the great epics (John Keola Lake); — The ethnochoreology of the hula: Hawaiian dance in panhuman perspective (Dr. Joann Keali ' inohomoku) ; — New Zealand Maori language and culture: challenge and response to change (Wiremu Mangai Kaa and staff); — Rapa Nui (Easter Island): past, present and future (Sergio A. Rapu); — Samoa: an ethnographic introduction (Loia Fiaui); — The cultural heritage of Tonga (Dr. 'Inoke Funaki, Emil Wolfgramm, Nolini Mateaki

Funaki). The summer institute is open to adult students of Hawaiian and Polynesian studies, educators, performing arts specialists and the public. Course fee is $130 (special fee of $95 for registra-

tion before June 1). Phone registration using VISA or MasterCard is accepted. For a brochure or further information, contact the WCC Office of Community Services, 235-7433.

John Keola Lake