A　hydrophilic　monolithic　column　was　prepared　by　in　-s　itu　polymerization　of　2-　hydroxyethyl　methacrylate　(　HEMA)　as　a　functional　monomer　and　ethylene　glycol　dimethacrylate　(　EDMA)　as　a　cross-linking　agent　in　the　fused-silica　capillary.　The　monolithic　column　was　evaluated　as　a　hydrophilic　interaction　capillary　electrochromatography　(　HI-CEC)　stationary　phase　for　polar　solutes.　The　polar　sites　on　the　surface　of　the　monolithic　stationary　phase　responsible　for　hydrophilic　interactions　were　provided　from　the　hydroxy　groups　on　the　surface　of　the　monolithic　stationary　phase.　These　polar　functionalities　also　attract　ions　from　the　mobile　phase　and　impart　the　monolithic　stationary　phase　with　a　given　zeta　potential　to　generate　electroosmotic　flow　(　EOF).　The　characterization　and　the　performance　of　the　poly(　HEMA-co-EDMA)　monolithic　column　were　carried　out.　The　electrochromatographic　retention　behaviors　of　polar　solutes　were　investigated　and　the　retention　mechanism　was　also　studied.　Hydrophilic　interaction　was　observed　at　high　acetonitrile　content　(　＞　62%,v　/v　).　The　results　also　show　that　the　monolithic　column　can　effectively　separate　polar　solutes　including　phenols,　benzoic　acids,　anilines,　nucleosides　and　nucleic　acid　bases　under　HI-CEC　mode.