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Amelia Wu

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Papakōlea homestead residents sit together talking to two fire officials n a multipurpose building setting to discuss wildfire preparedness.
Native Hawaiians, new newsrooms work to shift journalism norms in Hawai’i after legacy media exclusion

As the Hawaiian Islands grapple with rising natural disaster and a news desert prognosis, a wave of community-stewarded projects centering Native Hawaiians and their values is trying to shift the culture of journalism on the islands.

Two radio towers broadcast a sound wave between each other; in between the wave is the Corporation for Public Broadcasting logo, shifted and chopped.
In the wake of defunding public media, rural radio holds steadfast

With the dissolution of the Corporation of Public Broadcasting — a 60-year support system — tribal-serving radio stations face a steep climb towards community self-sufficiency head-on.