{"id":144764,"date":"2021-07-07T11:52:45","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T21:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=144764"},"modified":"2021-07-07T11:56:02","modified_gmt":"2021-07-07T21:56:02","slug":"hawaiian-music-online-certificate-windward-cc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/07\/07\/hawaiian-music-online-certificate-windward-cc\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawaiian music online certificate offered at Windward <abbr title=\"Community College\">CC<\/abbr>"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><div class=\"responsive-video-wrap-post\"><figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_59480\"  width=\"620\" height=\"349\"  data-origwidth=\"620\" data-origheight=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Tjek_kHET2A?enablejsapi=1&origin=https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu&rel=0&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"Hawaiian Music Certificate at WCC\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/windward.hawaii.edu\/programs-of-study\/kaohekani\/\"><span aria-label=\"Kaohekani\">Ka&#699;ohekani<\/span><\/a>, a groundbreaking one-year online certificate in Hawaiian music, will give participants a deeper understanding of the connection and balance between Hawaiian music and hula. The latest academic offering from <a href=\"https:\/\/windward.hawaii.edu\/\">Windward Community College<\/a> is immersive, accelerated and cohort based. The series of eight-week online classes are taught by <strong>Kamuela Kimokeo<\/strong> (music) and <strong>Kawaikapuokalani Frank Hewett<\/strong> (Hawaiian language, hula).<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The <span aria-label=\"Kaohekani\">Ka&#699;ohekani<\/span> Hawaiian music online certificate is beneficial to those who play Hawaiian music, hula dancers, and those who just enjoy Hawaiian music and hula. The program not only provides balance in Hawaiian music knowledge but creates understanding, synergy and appreciation for their relationships to one another,&rdquo; said Kimokeo.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/windward-hawaiian-music-certificate-students.jpg\" alt=\"five students playing instruments\" width=\"300\" height=\"286\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-144773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/windward-hawaiian-music-certificate-students.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/windward-hawaiian-music-certificate-students-130x124.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kimokeo is director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/windward.hawaii.edu\/campus-life\/arts-entertainment\/hawaii-music-institute\/\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Music Institute<\/a> at Windward <abbr title=\"Community College\">CC<\/abbr>, where he teaches &#699;ukulele and slack key guitar. He also performs with Jerry Santos and the group Hi\u2018ikua. Hewett is a legendary kumu hula, songwriter and recent judge in the Merrie Monarch hula competition.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For those who have moved away from their homes in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span>, it is an opportunity for them to stay connected to their culture, histories and communities through music,&rdquo; said Kimokeo. &ldquo;The freedom of this program allows students to continue to work at their jobs, live in different time zones, and care for family obligations, while taking college courses that are not only informative but enriching.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <span aria-label=\"Kaohekani\">Ka&#699;ohekani<\/span> Hawaiian music online certificate can be applied to an associate of arts degree in liberal arts.<\/p>\n<h2>Learn more<\/h2>\n<p>Kimokeo and Hewett will hold a talk story session about <span aria-label=\"Kaohekani\">Ka&#699;ohekani<\/span> on July 9, at 3 p.m. <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSefya5xIJw3buwgjld-95Zjijx4XRNjUZy9GTUY-EtZ0_LKmQ\/viewform\">Register for the Zoom info session<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/windward.hawaii.edu\/programs-of-study\/kaohekani\/\">For information about <span aria-label=\"Kaohekani\">Ka&#699;ohekani<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Money for college<\/p>\n<p>Financial support worth 50% of tuition is now available to Windward <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span> high school students enrolling at Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/windward.hawaii.edu\/paying-for-college\/scholarships\/hoolei-scholarship\/\"><span aria-label=\"Hoolei\">Ho&#699;olei<\/span> Scholarship<\/a> will provide the equivalent of half-tuition for the first year at Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr> to 2021 graduates of public and charter schools in Windward <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr>\u2019s <span aria-label=\"Hoolei\">Ho&#699;olei<\/span> Scholarship program, email <a href=\"mailto:hoolei@hawaii.edu\">hoolei@hawaii.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Native Hawaiian participants living on the mainland may be eligible for in-state tuition.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_144772\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-144772\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/windward-hawaiian-music-certificate-hewett.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-144772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/windward-hawaiian-music-certificate-hewett.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/windward-hawaiian-music-certificate-hewett-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/windward-hawaiian-music-certificate-hewett-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-144772\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kawaikapuokalani Frank Hewett<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new certificate combines Hawaiian music, language and hula.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[299,33,1057,1041,133,71,56,66],"class_list":["post-144764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-hawaii-music-institute","tag-hawaiian","tag-hawaiian-language","tag-hula","tag-music","tag-uh-community-colleges","tag-video-2","tag-windward-community-college","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144764","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=144764"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144764\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":144780,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144764\/revisions\/144780"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=144764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=144764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=144764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}