Graduate Research Assistant, I Hoa Na Mo'olelo - Ke Panana Aloha

Graduate Research Assistant, I Hoa Na Mo'olelo - Ke Panana Aloha

Salary

See Position Description

Location

Honolulu, HI

Job Type

Part-Time Temporary

Job Number

2026-00798

Department

University of Hawaii at Manoa - School of Hawaiian Knowledge

Division

Kawaihuelani Center for Hawaiian Language

Opening Date

04/17/2026

Closing Date

4/23/2026 11:59 PM Hawaii

Position Number:

0000GA11

Description

Title: Graduate Research Assistant, I Hoa Na Mo'olelo - Ke Panana Aloha

Position Number: 0000GA11

Hiring Unit: Hawaiinuiakea School for Hawaiian Knowledge, Kawaihuelani, Center for Hawaiian Language

Location: University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu - HI

Date Posted: 4/17/26

Closing Date: 4/23/26

Salary Information: GA-11, step 17 - $2,627.00 monthly/ $31,524 yearly.

Monthly Type: 11-month

Full Time/ Part Time: Part-Time

Temporary/Permanent: Temporary

Funding: General

Other Conditions: Temporary, part-time position through June 30, 2026. Continuation dependent upon availability of funds, GA eligibility requirements and satisfactory performance.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Under supervision of the director of Ke Panana Aloha (KPA), assist with the writing, illustration, and preparation of the children's magazine Ke Panana.
• Collaborate with fellow writers and illustrators to create new content for publication in the magazine. Such content may include: stories and descriptions of famous places and events on Oahu, comic strips, word games, art projects, vocabulary building activities and more.
• Meet regularly with the KPA director and other writers and illustrators to plan and develop moolelo to be published in the magazine.
• Assist in scheduling, announcing, and documenting KPA meetings.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Full time Graduate Student in good standing.
• BA in Hawaiian language.
• Experience conducting research in Hawaiian language newspapers and other repositories of moolelo.
• Experience composing moolelo in Hawaiian.
• Comfortable using Google Docs, Google Sheets, Microsoft Word, Excel, and Zoom.

Desired Qualifications

• Current Graduate Student in Kawaihuelani.
• Abilities in visual art ssuch as drawing, painting, digital rendering, photography, etc.
• Has pilina to the community and organizations centered in a specific district of Oahu.
• Familiarity with kula kaiapuni and/or existing relationships with one or more kula or kumu.

To apply:

Click on the "Apply" button on the top right corner of the screen to complete an application and attach required documents to the online application. Applicants should submit:

• a letter expressing your interest in this position and your fulfillment of the qualifications listed above;
• Resume;
• Three references name, position, phone number, and email address; and
• a short writing sample in Hawaiian.

Inquires: Dr. Kahikina De Silva, kahikina.desilva@hawaii.edu:

EEO, Clery Act, ADA

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Employment is contingent on satisfying employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986; reference checks of previous employers; and for certain positions, criminal history record checks.

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Accommodation Request: The University of Hawaii complies with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the EEO coordinator directly. Determination on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. For further information, please refer to the following link: https://www.hawaii.edu/offices/eeo/accommodation-request/

Employer University of Hawaii

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