Headline Hawai`i: Racial Aloha in Kama`aina News

Abstract

The front page of Hawai`i\u27s largest-circulated newspaper - The Honolulu Star-Bulletin - was reviewed for a three-month period: March 1, 2008 - June 1, 2008, to examine representations of race in a media market where Caucasian individuals are the minority. Analysis of the newspaper seeks to present a greater understanding of ethnic portrayals in island news and examines ethical implications that have/can arise from adopting journalistic values typical of white news or mainstream reporting practices in areas where the mainstream is, in fact, the minority