The study abroad program in Hainan, China was jointly established in 1998 by the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures and the Study Abroad Center at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa.
Students have the opportunity to study intensive Mandarin for nine weeks during the summer.
The program runs approximately from mid-May through the end of July. A completed Study Abroad Center application , two letters of recommendation, and official transcripts from each college attended must be received by the Study Abroad Center by February 20 in order to receive consideration.