夏威夷人在跨文化交流和互动中作为活着的研究而享誉盛名。尽管在夏威夷附近的家庭和工作场所可能会说数十种不同的语言，但英语是通用语言。夏威夷语中的语言通常是媒体，政治领域乃至各级学校中讨论和关注的话题。“文化和语言学习证书”不仅考察了语言和文化之间的关系，而且还努力提高希望更多地了解英语作为世界上最常用的语言之一的学生的知识和教学技能。特别与人类学，社会工作，交流（语音，戏剧，视觉传达），人类服务，新闻，文学，心理学，公共关系，社会科学以及英语作为第二语言的教学专业有关。
Hawai‘i has gained a reputation as a living study in cross-cultural communication and interaction. Though dozens of different languages may be spoken in homes and workplaces around Hawai‘i, English is the lingua franca. Language in Hawai‘i is often the topic of discussion and concern in the media, in political arenas, and certainly in schools at all levels. The Certificate in Culture and Language Learning not only examines the relationship between language and culture but also strives to augment the knowledge and teaching skills of the student seeking to know more about English as one of the languages most spoken around the world. Particularly relevant to majors in anthropology, social work, communication (speech, theater, visual communication), human services, journalism, literature, psychology, public relations, social science, and teaching English as a second language.