AAJA Hawai‘i

(Originally published on AAJA National’s website) ʻAhahui Haku Moʻolelo (Hawaiian Journalists Association) and the Hawaiʻi chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association express our condolences and thoughts for the lives lost and homes destroyed by this wildfire. We urge journalists to exercise sensitivity and due diligence when framing their stories on the devastating Lāhainā wildfire. … Read more

August 2023 Newsletter Welcome to AAJA Hawai‘i’s August newsletter! Here you’ll find chapter updates, member bylines, and announcements and resources from AAJA National and other journalism organizations. If you have a story or career update you want to share, please let us know at hawaii@aaja.org. Chapter Updates Pau Hana this Thursday We’re so excited to … Read more

The Hawai‘i chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association is conducting a diversity survey of Hawai‘i-based professional journalists. Our mission is to provide support to AAPI journalists, advance diversity in newsrooms, and ensure fair and accurate coverage of communities of color. While this survey focuses on ethnic diversity, we also ask questions about gender, sexual … Read more

July 2023 Newsletter Welcome to AAJA Hawai‘i’s July newsletter! We hope you had a wonderful weekend. This is a big newsletter because we are finally launching our 2023 media newsroom diversity survey! Our board has been working on this survey since the beginning of the year. We feel it’s important because Hawai‘i traditionally has not … Read more

June 2023 Newsletter Welcome to AAJA Hawai‘i’s June newsletter! We hope your summer if off to a great start. We have a lot of exciting news this month, from riveting member stories to an AAJA Excellence in Journalism award to the chapter’s summer fundraiser. Part of AAJA Hawai‘i’s mission is to advance newsroom diversity. We … Read more