Type | Weekly newspaper |
---|---|
Founded | 1861 |
Language | Hawaiian |
Ceased publication | 1863 |
City | Honolulu |
Country | Kingdom of Hawaii |
Ko Hoku o Ka Pakipika ( English for "The Star of the Pacific") was a weekly Hawaiian-language newspaper that was active between 1861 and 1863. [1] It was the first newspaper in history published in Hawaiian and by Native Hawaiians. King Kalākaua sponsored the newspaper along with other publications. [2]
The paper tended to challenge the idea that the Native Hawaiians were uncivilized. [2] It wrote about the threats to Hawaiian culture and the islands' native population. [3]
Type | Weekly newspaper |
---|---|
Founded | 1861 |
Language | Hawaiian |
Ceased publication | 1863 |
City | Honolulu |
Country | Kingdom of Hawaii |
Ko Hoku o Ka Pakipika ( English for "The Star of the Pacific") was a weekly Hawaiian-language newspaper that was active between 1861 and 1863. [1] It was the first newspaper in history published in Hawaiian and by Native Hawaiians. King Kalākaua sponsored the newspaper along with other publications. [2]
The paper tended to challenge the idea that the Native Hawaiians were uncivilized. [2] It wrote about the threats to Hawaiian culture and the islands' native population. [3]