Ke Kalahea, the student-run newspaper at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, earned multiple awards, battling against a thousand other collegiate media outlets nationwide. The newspaper earned second place, two third-place finishes, and an honorable mention from College Media Association, the nation’s largest organization dedicated to serving collegiate media. The awards were presented during the 2024 Associated Collegiate Press/College Media Association Fall National College Media Convention from October 29 to November 2.
“I’m incredibly proud of our talented staff, and the best thing is, they’re using the contest as a learning opportunity to make their work even better,” said Nancy Cook Lauer, a longtime Hawaiʻi Island journalist who is now editorial advisor at Ke Kalahea. “I can’t wait to see what the team produces for next year’s contest.”
The winners
Editor-in-Chief Alesi Baldwin won second place for Best Coverage of Diversity and third place for Best Enterprise Coverage of Diversity, for articles from her ongoing feature, “Pacific Perspective.”
Associate Editor Kealiʻi Rapozo in-depth article, “The Home Game,” won third place for Best Investigative Sports Story.
Copy Editor Lichen Forster earned an honorable mention for Best General News Story with their article, “Food Security for NASA,”
Launchpad for budding journalists
Ke Kalahea is always interested in welcoming new talent enabling students to hone writing, art, photography, and management skills all while building their portfolio.
For more information visit the Ke Kalahea website.
