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A Day at the Polynesian Cultural Center – From the Journal of Anesu Makufa ‘20

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Today we headed off to the Polynesian Cultural Center. The bus ride there was interesting, the bus presenter was humorous but also very informative

Hawai’i Photographs by Julia Corey ’19

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This is a gallery of photographs taken on O’ahu and the Big Island of Hawai’i during the fall semester 2018 by Julia Corey ’19.

Next Stop: Hilo and Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park

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Don’t worry – This is not where we will be going! This picture, taken in the early 1890s on the site of what is now…

A Wheaton Lunch in Honolulu

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On Thursday November 1st the Wheaton group rode the bus downtown to the harbor-side campus of Hawai’i Pacific University for lunch at the invitation of…

“I Get Around”

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How do we get around town? When we’re lucky, in a convertible Austin Mini Cooper, as when Wheaton’s Manager for Arts Events and Publicity Jessica…

14 Intrepid Scholars Head off Across the Pacific

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In this post we honor the 14 intrepid Wheaton students who responded last spring to the call for a semester-long study trip to Hawai’i.

Integrative Learning with Expert Consultants

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In this post we would like to introduce, and to thank, some of the tremendously generous and talented people who have been a great help…

“No Lying Down”

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One thing never far away spatially from the idyllic environment of sun and sand in Honolulu, a terribly brutal and unjust counterpoint, is the presence…

Seminars, Siamese, and Surf

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The vocabulary of the Hawaiian language is soaking in to our consciousness and in doing so, giving us conceptual insights into how people think and…

Hawaiian Expressivity in Socio-Cultural Context

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Professors Julie Searles and Matthew Allen are currently leading a class of 14 Wheaton College students in studies of Hawaiian history and culture. We are…