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Ka Wai Ola
Native Hawaiian indigenous advocacy
Ka Wai Ola is the official monthly newspaper of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, a Hawaii state agency charged with improving conditions for Native Hawaiians. Its coverage centers on Native Hawaiian rights, culture, land, and policy, and it functions as an advocacy-oriented publication rather than an independent news outlet. Since 2025, it has covered OHA's efforts to push back against Trump administration policies that risk defunding or reclassifying Native Hawaiian federal programs under DEI-elimination orders.
Owned byOffice of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA), a Hawaii state agency created by the Hawaii State Legislature and the Hawaii State Constitution in 1978
LeaningNative Hawaiian indigenous advocacy
On the administrationbroadly critical
5average bias score across 1 story
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun