Ka Wai Ola News’ print edition has been serving up news for the lāhui since 1980, covering the people, issues and events important to the Native Hawaiian community.
In January 2020, OHA launched KaWaiOla.news, an accompanying digital version of the publication that includes bonus videos, photo albums and an archival section that contains digitized versions of Ka Wai Ola News since its 1980 inception. The digital platform makes more than 40 years of contemporary Hawaiian history available to the world.
The publication has a large following, counting 51,000 print subscribers and 20,000 digital subscribers from across the country and an average 16,000 online readers visiting the site each month.
Ka Wai Ola News is a multi-award winning Indigenous media source funded by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. It is consistently recognized for excellence in reporting by the Native American Journalists Association, as well as the Public Relations Society of America.
Colin Kippen
Kūikawā Ka Pouhana/ Interim Chief Executive Officer
COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION
Alice Malepeai Silbanuz
Communications Director
COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM
Amy SchwabCommunications Manager
Puanani Fernandez-Akamine
Editor-in-Chief
Kaleena Patcho
Multi-Media Designer
Ed Kalama
Communications Strategist
Jason Lees
Multi-Media Designer
Kelli SoileauCommunications Strategist
EMAIL
kwo@OHA.org