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Graduate Research Assistant, I Hoa Na Mo’olelo – Ke Panana Aloha
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:
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
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.
In accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, annual campus crime statistics for the University of Hawai'i may be viewed at: https://www.hawaii.edu/titleix/help/campus-security/, or a paper copy may be obtained upon request from the respective UH Campus Security or Administrative Services Office.
Accommodation Request: The University of Hawai'i 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/
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