Instructor, CC; Hawaiian Language

Title: Instructor, CC (Hawaiian Language)

Position Number:85930

Hiring Unit:Arts & Sciences

Location:Honolulu Community College

Date Posted:February 24, 2026

Closing Date:March 22, 2026

Salary:Commensurate with Education and Experience

Monthly Type:9-Month

Tenure Track:Tenure

Full Time/Part Time:Full Time

Temporary/Permanent:Permanent

Funding:General

Other conditions: General funds, to begin approximately August 2026, contingent on satisfactory performance, operational and program needs, actual staffing requirements, and availability of funds. Position may be converted from 9-month to 11-month or 11-month to 9-month, as operational needs are required. This is a non-remote position; on-site presence is required.

• Under general supervision, teach a range of transfer-level HAW courses and perform other teaching-related duties that include but are not limited to planning, organizing, and independently carrying out instructional and non-instructional assignments. Duties may also include teaching HWST courses.
• Develop curriculum and support courses to meet student needs and college objectives, including but not limited to courses that contextualize HAW (and HWST) for transfer and CTE programs.
• Instructional assignments may involve in-person, distance education, and other instructional formats.
• Develops and updates curriculum, teaching methods, materials, and assessment strategies to improve learning based on assessment results.
• May involve developing and teaching noncredit and off-campus courses for targeted groups in support of allied programs.
• Participates in division, campus, institution-related service activities as well as community-service.
• Maintains disciplinary expertise through professional development to and enhance curriculum quality.
• Must be available for evening and weekend teaching assignments, teaching on campus, off-campus at military bases, and/or at secondary education sites (high schools). To teach on a military base, Department of Defense security clearance will be required. To teach Early College courses for DOE schools, background checks will be required.
• Commitment to community college principles and philosophy is essential. The College emphasizes the “open door” concept and serves all student and community populations.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Functionally native oral and written fluency in Hawaiian, the ability to communicate in English, AND one of the following:

• Master’s degree in Hawaiian Language; OR
• Master's degree in Hawaiian as a Second Language; OR
• Master's degree in the study of the culture or history of the people who speak Hawaiian; OR
• Master's degree in Linguistics, ESL, Education or another language. At least 12 credits of advanced coursework in second language methodology, Hawaiian literature, Hawaiian culture, or any combination thereof; OR
• Bachelor’s degree in Hawaiian with 3 years related work experience; OR
• Bachelor's degree in Hawaiian as a Second Language with 3 years related work experience; OR
• Bachelor's degree in the study of the culture or history of the people who speak Hawaiian with 3 years related work experience; OR
• Bachelor's degree in Linguistics, ESL, Education or another language with 3 years related work experience. At least 12 credits of advanced coursework in second language methodology, Hawaiian literature, Hawaiian culture, or any combination thereof.

Note:

“Advanced coursework