{"id":165037,"date":"2022-09-13T11:27:23","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T21:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=165037"},"modified":"2022-09-13T11:42:51","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T21:42:51","slug":"ka-leo-o-hawaii-celebrates-100-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/09\/13\/ka-leo-o-hawaii-celebrates-100-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Ka Leo O Hawai\u02bbi celebrates 100 years"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 3<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at M\u0101noa<\/a>\u2019s student newspaper, Ka Leo O Hawaiʻi<\/span><\/em><\/a>, turned 100 years old this September. Ka Leo O Hawaiʻi<\/span><\/em>, which translates to “The Voice of Hawaiʻi<\/span>,” has published award-winning content, while serving as a training ground for future professional journalists in Hawaiʻi<\/span> and around the world.<\/p>\n

The newspaper was launched on September 13, 1922 by Henry Bindt<\/strong>, a blind 东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa student who thought that the university needed a student newspaper. The publication went by the name The Hawaii Mirror<\/em> for its first several issues, before adopting Ka Leo O Hawaiʻi<\/span><\/em> in 1923. The newspaper printed weekly editions and eventually printed five days a week using an on-campus printing press. In recent years, the number of print editions per semester has been reduced and filled with more online content on its website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See Ka Leo<\/em>‘s first issue in 1922, which was then called The Hawaii Mirror<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Suzanne Puanani Vares-Lum<\/strong>, East-West Center president, credits the newspaper with giving her “a unique opportunity to fail, learn and grow as a very green journalism student.”<\/p>\n

“I started on the copy desk using paper, pencil and an AP<\/abbr> stylebook. During this time, I watched the transition from typewriters to floppy disks and computers,” Vares-Lum said. “Being a former managing editor of Ka Leo<\/em>, I had a unique opportunity to learn about leadership, timelines and pressure! \u2026 My experience at Ka Leo<\/em> was foundational for me as it taught me about the importance of free, balanced and accurate reporting, and checking facts! More importantly, I learned how to work with a team with different worldviews, and yet build lifelong connections!”<\/p>\n

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The Hawaii Mirror<\/em>‘s first issue on September 13, 1922.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jay Hartwell<\/strong>, who served as Ka Leo O Hawaiʻi<\/span><\/em>\u2019s faculty advisor from 1997–2017, credited the university\u2019s commitment to letting students lead the news program and make its decisions, and sustaining the First Amendment of free speech and a free press at 东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa.<\/p>\n

“It was a privilege for me to train and advise the people who volunteered to be at Ka Leo<\/em> and serve 东精影业<\/abbr>. They worked daily on deadline with their peers to report, verify, edit, design, illustrate, comment, photograph, video, and post\u2014all without course credit,” Hartwell said. “As with any on-the-job training, staff made mistakes and my job was to help them understand why and also how to handle complaints from angry professors, administrators, students or community members who wanted the editor or reporter fired. The students learned and graduated. Many became exceptional journalists or communications professionals. All are better citizens because of Ka Leo<\/em>.”<\/p>\n

100th anniversary celebration<\/h2>\n

Ka Leo O Hawaiʻi<\/span><\/em>\u2019s current staff is planning a 100th anniversary print issue on October 3. Other anniversary events are also being planned by the Student Media Board, the governing board which oversees 东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa student media programs, including Ka Leo<\/em>.<\/p>\n

“We are excited to celebrate 100 years of Ka Leo being the Voice of Hawaiʻi<\/span>,” said Amanda Dick<\/strong>, Ka Leo O Hawaiʻi<\/span><\/em> editor in chief. “As we move into the ‘new normal’ and work to bring the campus more print issues, we are also boosting our online presence through our website and social media. At Ka Leo<\/em>, it’s important for us to understand who we speak for, the spaces they are in and what they find important, so we can accurately be their Voice for the next 100 years.”<\/p>\n

Some notable Ka Leo O Hawaiʻi<\/span><\/em> alumni:<\/p>\n

For more information, visit Ka Leo O Hawaiʻi<\/span><\/em>\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n