Students are responsible for paying for their own food. Students also are responsible for their round trip transportation to and from Kahului airport on Maui. Students accepted for the field school should make reservations as soon as possible to ensure low rates and should inform NIU of flight times. All scuba diving, snorkeling, whale watching trips, or other recreational excursions during students' free time on the weekends are considered personal expenses of the student. Students engage in these activities at their own risk, and are responsible for their own health insurance while in Maui.
Health insurance is required.
A light jacket and a couple of sweatshirts or sweaters are recommended. Also required are sunscreen, towel, hat, notebook, pencils or pens, and rain gear. Recommended items include a small backpack, flashlight and batteries, swim suit, sleeping bag and pillow, camera and film, a driver's license, and binoculars for optional weekend excursions. For students who are not used to interacting in social settings with individuals of diverse ethnic and linguistic background, the key words are 'flexibility and friendliness'. Making new acquaintances in fieldwork is both rewarding and challenging.