EDUCATION
- Ph.D., Cultural Anthropology, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
- M.A., Cultural Anthropology, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
- B.A., Political Science, Brigham Young University - Provo
COURSES TAUGHT
- PAIS 200 - Place, Purpose and Positionality on Native Lands **
- TONG 102 - Elementary Tongan Conversation and Grammar II
- TONG 201 - Intermediate Tongan Conversation and Grammar I
- TONG 202 - Intermediate Tongan Conversation and Grammar II **
- ANTH 105: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
- ANTH 270: Language in Culture and Society - A Survey of the Role of Language in Life
- ANTH 310: Anthropology Theory
- ANTH 385: Archaeology and Oceania
- ANTH 460: Anthropology of Globalization
- HIST 365 - Hawaiian History I: Pre-Western Contact to Kamehameha V
- HIST 366 - Hawaiian History II: Elected Monarchs, Overthrow, Restoration **
** – Courses being taught (Winter 2026)
PUBLICATIONS
Funaki, S. M. 'U. H. (2024). Historical and Contemporary Representation of Kava by Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Pacific Studies, 47(1), 1–26. https://digitalcollections.byuh.edu/pacific-studies-journal/vol47/iss1/1