Ke Kalahea
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Ke Kalahea is the student newspaper of the University of Hawaii at Hilo
and Hawaii Community College
. The newspaper is printed biweekly during the academic year, and is about 8 to 16 pages long.
According to Ke Kalahea's Mission Statement:
The name translates roughly as "The Herald" from the Hawaiian language
and was coined around 1991 by a contributing columnist, Dan Vaughn (author of 100% Natural, a weekly environmental editorial column from 1991-1992) in an impromptu meeting with the staff and then editor-in-chief, Ken Brown.
University of Hawaii at Hilo
The University of Hawaii at Hilo, UHH, or UH Hilo is one of the ten branches of the University of Hawaii system anchored by the University of Hawaii at Mānoa in Honolulu, Hawaii...
and Hawaii Community College
Hawaii Community College
Hawaii Community College is a public, co-educational commuter college in Hilo, Hawaii on the Island of Hawaii. It is one of ten branches of the University of Hawaii system anchored by the University of Hawaii at Mānoa in Honolulu and is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and...
. The newspaper is printed biweekly during the academic year, and is about 8 to 16 pages long.
According to Ke Kalahea's Mission Statement:
Ke Kalahea is the student newspaper for the University of Hawaii at Hilo and Hawaii Community College. We are a free rights to press and speech publication, which express the voice of the student body using our rights to the freedom of speech and press.
The Mission of Ke Kalahea is to provide coverage of news and events affecting the university and our community. We offer a forum for the communication and exchange of ideas and provide educational training and experience to students in all areas of newspaper operation. Ke Kalahea operates a fiscally responsible organization, which ensures our ability to continue to serve the university well.
Through Ke Kalahea’s publication, we encourage students to take advantage of academic and personal opportunities, ones that will deepen their knowledge, enhance their experience, and broaden their perspectives.
The name translates roughly as "The Herald" from the Hawaiian language
Hawaiian language
The Hawaiian language is a Polynesian language that takes its name from Hawaii, the largest island in the tropical North Pacific archipelago where it developed. Hawaiian, along with English, is an official language of the state of Hawaii...
and was coined around 1991 by a contributing columnist, Dan Vaughn (author of 100% Natural, a weekly environmental editorial column from 1991-1992) in an impromptu meeting with the staff and then editor-in-chief, Ken Brown.