We are professors Mike Wilcox and Sam Connell, and we are just as excited as our students to get this program off and running in Hawaii. The idea here is to do research in a pono or Hawaiian way, meaning we will live and breathe local thinking as we learn about the life and history of these amazing islands.  The team of people from whom you will learn is going to be growing over the next months, but let us start by introducing our two main contributors, Ruth Aloua (MA Simon Fraser) and No'eau Peralto (PhD University of Hawaii-Manoa), both of whom are expert cultural practitioners who have thought long and hard about the best way to teach about Hawaii and also study their history and people.  We are so excited to be working with them and bringing you along for the ride. 

What does this all mean for you the student?  Well you get over 60 years of field experience working on field projects with over 500 students in Ecuador, Belize, Ireland, California and New Mexico.  The aloha spirit is truly special and we can't wait for you to come be a part of it. Come to the islands, earn credits, and begin helping us study the culture and society of Hawaii over time.  

We are taking as a model what we were doing in Ireland and Ecuador, so check the links at Foothill College Anthropology.