Hawaii Winter Program

Hawaii: Island Paradise Where East and West
Queens College Winter Intersession

Professor: Janet Hulstrand - janet.hulstrand@gmail.com
Required Texts
1. Growing Up Local (GUL) ed. Eric Chock (Bamboo Ridge Press, 1998)
2. Set of photocopied stories, poems, letters, and excerpts from longer
works by Liliuokalani, David Kalakaua, Robert Louis Stevenson, Jack
London, John Dominis Holt, O.E. Bushnell, Bill Holm, Barack Obama, and
others. (PC)
Course Requirements
Attendance at two 2-3 hours course orientations: one pre departure at
Queens College, and one in Honolulu.
Prompt attendance in class and at all scheduled field trips and events; and
active participation in class discussions.
5-minute oral intro to be given to the class on an assigned topic, to be
assigned at New York orientation.
Journal—consisting of assigned entries and in-class writing exercises.
2 short (3-5 page) essays, second one delivered orally and turned in as a
written work
5-7 pg. final paper
Final Exam
Grading
Because this course is on a compressed schedule, attendance in each and
every class session is of even greater importance than it is in other college
courses. Any unexcused absence will adversely affect your grade.
Similarly, prompt arrival in class is extremely important: tardy arrivals are
noted, and detract from your grade. Promptness in turning in written work
counts as well: late papers will be marked down.
Your grade for the course will be determined as follows: 10% Attendance
and participation
10% Oral presentations (Assigned topic intros, and oral presentation of
Paper #3)
30% Two Short Essays and a Journal
25 % Final Paper
25 % Final Exam
*The journal will not be assigned a letter grade, but will be a factor in
determining your final grade, especially in borderline cases. Quality and
depth of observations and thought, amount and quality of effort, and
evidence of honest inquiry are the elements that will be looked for in journal
writing, not finished thoughts, well-organized structure, or polished prose.
(Save that for your papers.)
JOURNAL ENTRY ASSIGNMENT #1 (DUE AT Hawaii’s

ORIENTATION )
Hopes/Fears/Expectations.
Sometime before your plane lands in Honolulu, write about your

hopes/fears/expectations for this trip. (If you have never been to Hawaii, you
should write a bit about what you imagine it will be like. If you’ve already
been there, write a bit about what sort of new things you’d like to do or new
discoveries you’d like to make.) What are your personal and academic goals
for this trip? How will you know if you have achieved them?
WEEK ONE: Intro to Hawaii and Historical Background
• On-Site Orientation (Where to go, how to get there, and other

practical and cultural details.) and Walking Tour of Waikiki
JOURNAL ENTRY #1 DUE.
• Reading assignments from PC: “Infernal Paradise,” (Kingsolver),

“Paradox in the Sun,” (Morris), “Hawaii,” (T.B. Smith), “The Other
Oahu,” (Theroux). Oral Presentation: Captain James Cook
• “The Discovery of the Hawaiian Islands,” from the journals of Captain

Cook; “The Last Days of Captain Cook,” excerpt from Burney’s
journals; excerpt from The Floating Islands and the Return of Lono
(Kamakau); excerpt from The Return of Lono: A Novel of Captain
Cook’s Last Voyage (Bushnell). (PC) Oral Presentations: King David
Kalakaua, Princess Victoria Kaiulani JOURNAL ENTRY #2
• Visit to the Bishop Museum

WEEK TWO: From Island Kingdom to U.S. Statehood
• “Destruction of the Temples”(from Legends and Myths of Hawaii),

David Kalakaua; “Marchers of the Night,” Mary Kawena Pukui
(PC); “Princess of the Night Rides,” (JD Holt) Oral Presentations:
Arrival of the Missionaries in Hawaii, Jack London
• “House of Pride” by J. London; excerpt from “A Missionary’s

Diary,” Laura Fisher Judd. Oral Presentation: Queen Liliuokalani
• “Hawaiian Autonomy,” (from Hawaii’s Story by Hawaii’s

Queen), Liliuokalani; “Hawai’i Pono’i” Puanini Burgess FILM
Hawaii’s Last Queen Oral Presentation: Robert Louis Stevenson
•
• Excerpt from Molokai (Brenner); R. L. Stevenson, “The Damien
Letter” “Molokai, Island of Lepers,” by Bill Holm, (PC) JOURNAL
ENTRY #3 ESSAY #1 DUE. Oral Presentations: John Dominis
Holt, W.S. Merwin JOURNAL ENTRY #4 DUE.
• Visit to Iolani Palace
WEEK THREE: A Cultural Renaissance
• “On Being Hawaiian,” and “What is a Hawaiian?” (JD Holt)

“Conqueror,” “Strangers from the Horizon,” (W. S. Merwin) Oral
Presentation: George Helm
• Chapter Four, Dreams from My Father (B. Obama); “Confessions of

a Stupid Haole,” (Y. Kearns); Eric Chock, “Poem for George Helm”
/ “Pele’s Own” by Charles M. Kong/ “A Small Rebuttal,” (B
Robinson)/ “On Being Local” (W Stafford) (PC) JOURNAL
ENTRY #5 DUE.
• Oral Presentations: Eric Chock and Darrell H. Y. Lum, Makia
Malo
• Readings from Growing Up Local. (“Giving Tanks,” Darrell H.

Y. Lum; “The Rooster,” Makia Malo; “Rainbows Under Water,” J.D. Holt;
“Puka Kinkini” Elizabeth Wight, “Hawai’i Pono’i” and “Choosing My
Name,” Puanini Burgess; “Mixing Poi” and “Jade Heart,” by Kathleen Tyau;
“Childhood Memories,” Wing Tek Lum; “I Was Hea,” Eric Chock;
“Listening With an Outsider’s Ear,” Bill Teter JOURNAL ENTRY #6
DUE
• FINAL EXAM
• Students present their papers (#3) orally
• Final paper is due by February 15. Email to:
janet.hulstrand@gmail.com

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Queens College Winter Intersession

JOURNAL ENTRY ASSIGNMENT #1 (DUE AT Hawaii’s

Sometime before your plane lands in Honolulu, write about your

WEEK ONE: Intro to Hawaii and Historical Background

• On-Site Orientation (Where to go, how to get there, and other

• Reading assignments from PC: “Infernal Paradise,” (Kingsolver),

• “The Discovery of the Hawaiian Islands,” from the journals of Captain

• Visit to the Bishop Museum

• “Destruction of the Temples”(from Legends and Myths of Hawaii),

• “House of Pride” by J. London; excerpt from “A Missionary’s

• “Hawaiian Autonomy,” (from Hawaii’s Story by Hawaii’s

• Visit to Iolani Palace

WEEK THREE: A Cultural Renaissance

• “On Being Hawaiian,” and “What is a Hawaiian?” (JD Holt)

• Chapter Four, Dreams from My Father (B. Obama); “Confessions of

• Readings from Growing Up Local. (“Giving Tanks,” Darrell H.

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