Instructor, CC (Hawaiian Language, 0085957)

Posting number: 2026-01378

Department: Kaua'i Community College - Academic Affairs

Job classification: INSTRUCTOR, CC, 9-MO

Posting type: Open

Categories: Higher Education

Summary

  Title: Instructor, CC (Hawaiian Language, 0085957)
  Position Number: 0085957
  Hiring Unit: Language, Arts, and Humanities Division 
  Location: Kaua'i Community College
  Date Posted: June 29, 2026
  Closing Date: Continuous
  Salary Information: C2A, minimum $5,537/month
  Monthly Type: 9 Month
  Tenure Track: Tenure
  Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
  Temporary/Permanent: Permanent
  
Other Conditions: Full time, tenure track, 9-month, general funded position, to begin approximately Spring 2026, pending position clearance, availability of funds, and actual staffing requirements. Renewal of appointment contingent on satisfactory performance and availability of funds. Position may be converted from 9 to 11 months or 11 to 9 months based on operational needs. Please note this is a continuous recruitment and may be filled at anytime. 

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Under general supervision, teach introductory and intermediate transfer-level courses in Hawaiian language for Kaua`i Community College students. These courses may include, but are not limited to, instruction in introductory and intermediate-level `Olelo Hawai`i (speaking, reading, and composition) and college-level `Olelo Hawai`i literature courses. Day, evening, weekend, on- and off-campus, and/or distance education classes may be assigned as part of the regular workload. Early College `Olelo Hawai`i courses offered at different high school campuses on the island of Kaua`i may also be included as part of or the majority of the position’s workload. Changes to modalities and approaches in teaching assignments may be needed to address emerging needs.
• Identify students' learning needs, and implement effective teaching strategies to address them.
• Independently plan, organize, and carry out instructional and non-instructional assignments.
• Revise or create new curricula and student learning outcomes when necessary, and regularly revise course syllabi in accordance with campus policies.
• Perform regular course assessments and participate in ongoing discipline-, program-, and institutional-level assessment. 
• Implement adjustments to course content and professional practice to improve student learning in classes taught.
• Participate in discipline-, division-, campus-, and system-wide committees, as well as relevant partnership initiatives between Kaua'i Community College/University of Hawai`i and the Hawai`i Department of Education.
• Maintain appropriate office hours for each course taught.
• Work collaboratively with other Kaua`i Community College faculty and staff.
• Develop and maintain a personal professional development program.
• Demonstrate commitment to Kaua`i Community College's mission, principles, and philosophy.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Functionally native oral and written fluency in Hawaiian, the ability to communicate in English, and one of the following: a) Master's in Hawaiian language or literature; or b) Master's in Hawaiian as a Second Language; or c) Master's in the study of the culture or history of the people who speak Hawaiian; or d) Master's in Linguistics, ESL, Education or another language with at least twelve (12) credits of advanced coursework in second language methodology, Hawaiian literature, Hawaiian culture, or any combination thereof; or e) Bachelor's in Hawaiian language or literature with three (3) years of related work experience; or f) Bachelor's in Hawaiian as a Second Language with three (3) years of related work experience; or g) Bachelor's in the study of the culture or history of the people who speak Hawaiian with three (3) years of related work experience; or h) Bachelor's in Linguistics, ESL, Education or another language with at least twelve (12) credits of advanced coursework in second language methodology, Hawaiian literature, Hawaiian culture, or any combination thereof, and three (3) years of related work experience.

All minimum qualifications must be from an accredited institution and met by the effective date of appointment.  If qualified applicants are not available, others may be considered on an Acting Instructor basis.

Desirable Qualifications: 

• Master’s degree in Hawaiian Language and/or Hawaiian Studies.
• One to three (1-3) years