| Overall Rating | Bronze |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 29.24 |
| Liaison | Laurel Pikcunas |
| Submission Date | March 3, 2022 |
University of Hawaii Windward Community College
AC-5: Immersive Experience
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Christian
Palmer Assistant Professor Anthropology |
Does the institution offer at least one immersive, sustainability-focused educational study program that is one week or more in length?:
A brief description of the sustainability-focused immersive program(s) offered by the institution:
Interdisciplinary Studies 201, The Ahupua‘a is a for-credit course in which students go to a different site every class to conduct field work and learn from Kupuna(Elders) and site managers.
Course Description:
Study of the traditional Hawaiian approaches to natural resource development, utilization, exploitation, and management. The ahupua‘a, as the traditional Hawaiian unit of land and sea subdivision, beginning in the upland forests, stretching across lower elevations, past the shoreline to the edge of the reef, will be evaluated as a microcosm of an integrated ecosystem and as a model for natural resource management and sustainability. (2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory, fieldwork)
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
-Describe how the Hawai‘i's unique geological formation affects its sustainable natural resources.
-Describe how the ancient migration begins to affect the management of its natural resources and the socio-political fabric of the "new land."
-Describe the agri-spiritual relationship between plant and mahi‘ai; and the fish and the lawai‘a.
-Discuss the ancient and present management value of water.
-Describe and assist in the reconstruction of lo‘i kalo and loko i‘a.
-Describe and discuss the current resources management practices, which augment or negate ancient practices.
-Research and replicate an artifact of his or her choice.
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