Aloha all,
The Go Bake class will be selling their baked goods on July 15th from 10 am to 1 pm or till we sell out. The sale will be held at the Bake shop (formerly known as the 2nd Cup Cafe). Come early as we will surely sell out quickly. See you there!
Marshallese Reference Grammar, a newly published book co-authored by Byron W. Bender, Alfred Capelle and our very own Interim Chancellor Louise Pagotto, covers the phonology, morphology, and syntax of the language of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The book is more than a Marshallese-English Dictionary as it places the islands and its people in the cultural and historical context of Micronesia. Readers will appreciate the examination of the sound system of the Marshallese, and more. In fact, the book includes Pagotto’s dissertation research on Marshallese verbs which was based on original field work in the Marshall Islands.
Susan Inouye, a professor in Kapi`olani’s Languages, Linguistics and Literature department and a fellow linguist with Pagotto said, “For a linguist’s research to be published many years after the dissertation was written shows how important the original research was. This book is the seminal work on Marshallese grammar.”
Marshallese, a Malayo-Polynesian language, is spoken by approximately 44,000 inhabitants of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, a Micronesian island nation in the Northern Pacific Ocean. Although English is being taught in schools, Marshallese remains an integral part of the culture and life of the people.
The largest group of Pacific Islanders attending Kapi`olani CC is the Micronesians. In fact, Micronesians are the largest group of Pacific Islanders enrolled in the UHCC System.
The vacancy announcements listed below are available for viewing via the OHR Home Page. The deadline to apply for these positions is 7/11/2016.
#900642 AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH TECHNICIAN IV, SR-14,BU-03 – HILO, HAWAII
#900806 JANITOR II, BC-02,BU-01 – WAIKIKI, OAHU
#19022 OFFICE ASSISTANT III, SR-08,BU-03 – MANOA CAMPUS
#12626 STORES CLERK II, SR 08,BU-03 – MANOA CAMPUS
#900780 UNIVERSITY SECURITY OFFICER I, SR-14,BU-03 – KALIHI, OAHU
#36661 & 900566 UNIVERSITY SECURITY OFFICER I, SR-14,BU-03 – MANOA CAMPUS
The Web page address is:
Thanks to the over 30 people who attended the first Lauhala Saturday. It was a perfect day: cool breezes and much conversation under the shady trees behind Koki‘o. A special thanks to Andrew Pak for first suggesting the idea. Be watching for the next Lauhala Saturday announcement. Next time will be a BBQ!
Many hands and hearts are working together to reconnect people who have been part of Kapi`olani CC’s history. Using recently discovered photographs, a group of committed volunteers, mostly retired, have gone down memory lane to identify faces in these photographs. The stories told around the table are funny, heartfelt, and phenomenal! We plan to create a slide presentation/videotape using these early photos.
We are reaching out to ask for any College-related photos you might like to share to help enhance our story. We will scan your photo and return the photo safely to you.
The title of this photo project is, “Honoring Our Kūpuna,” and we plan to show the completed project at a luncheon in the ʻŌhiʻa Cafeteria on Saturday, November 19 from 11:00am – 2:00pm. He hope you will plan to attend this event so you can meet the retirees who are attending.
To share your photos, please contact Louise at yamamotl@hawaii.edu, or call 734-9513.
Mahalo for your interest and your kōkua.
OSA will be closed on June 28 and 30 due to OSA Staff Training.
The Kapiʻolani Community College Library and CELTT are pleased to offer Open Kapiʻolani 2016, a 4-day training in Open Educational Resources (OER) August 8-11, 8:30 am to 3 pm each day. We will cover the basics of what you need to know about the worldwide OER movement, what open licensing is about, how to look for and assess open materials, how to adapt and create materials, and how to share your work with your students and colleagues.
Seating is limited, so hurry over to our registration form and sign up*. A small fee of $25.00 is requested (personal check preferred, made out to Kapiʻolani Community College Library). The registration and payment deadline is July 18. Payment should be mailed to or dropped off at
Lama Library
Attention: Sunny Pai
Kapiʻolani Community College
4303 Diamond Head Road
Honolulu, HI 96816
The workshop will be held in Naio 203 (to the right of The Great Lawn in the campus map). Light breakfast and lunch for all four days are included!
*If we run out of seats we will return your check.
For more information about OER at Kapiʻolani CC, please visit http://oerkapiolani.weebly.com. For questions, please contact Sunny Pai at sunyeen@hawaii.edu.
Aloha all,
Due to repairs happening in the Ohi`a Building, the cafeteria will be closed on July 1, 2016. We will reopen July 5th after the Independence Day Holiday. Have a great weekend!
Aloha Kapiolani ohana,
On June 24th, the Bookstore will be closed to conduct our annual Inventory. We will resume normal business hours on Monday, June 27th. Our hours are 8:00 am to 3:3 pm, Monday through Friday, except holidays.
Congratulations to KCC’s Sheldon Tawata and Indrajit Gunasekara. They have been selected to participate in the 2016-2017 President’s Emerging Leaders program. They will be joining other faculty and staff from all the UH campuses and system offices in a one-year professional development program.