Hawaii Scholastic Journalism Association

HB1529 – Hawaii Student Free Expression Act

The bill did not get a hearing. We will try again next year to protect the rights and clarify the responsibilities of all those involved with scholastic journalism in Hawaii

HSJA Goals

- Provide opportunities for journalism educators to share ideas.
- Promote the benefits of scholastic journalism
- Maximize the experience for students at the spring Hawaii Publishers High School Journalism Awards Banquet and the fall Journalism Day at UH
- Open discussion to review state policies regarding scholastic press freedom in Hawaii

Next Meeting

Sat. Apr. 27, 10:00 a.m. at McKinley High School. We will also host a Zoom room for this event.

Membership

Membership is free and open to anyone in Hawaii interested in scholastic journalism.
Email [email protected] to be put on our mailing list to receive information about meetings.

Journalism Day 2018

‘The Good Person of Szechwan:’ A Theatrical Breakthrough

Skye Bulman, Journalist for Imua

Nothing is JUST Black and White: ‘The Good Person of Szechwan’

Mayuri Natsu, Journalist for Imua

Gender politics, capitalism and class-power struggles are all relevant issues in today’s society. But the source of this upcoming UH Manoa performance is a play written during the rise of Nazis in 1930...

New Voices with New Stories

Maile Morrell, Ewa Naupaka Editor

When she was still in high school, Chavonnie Ramos struggled with writing relatable and enticing stories for her school’s newspaper because administrators kept a tight grasp on the type of content students...

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Journalism Day 2017

Michelle Pits’s Choice

Analicia Kapua, Ka Leo O Nā Koa Staff Writer

Being A Tennis Player

Kanani Orta, McKinley High School's The Pinion reporter

Michelle Pits, a University of Hawaii sophomore tennis player, was born in Australia and raised there. When she was 4 years old she would always watch the other girls while they played tennis. Pits wanted...

Pits trains for next tennis season

Alexandria Buchanan, McKinley High School's The Pinion assistant editor

At 4 years old, Michelle Pits had her first opportunity to play tennis. As a teenager she qualified to play singles and doubles in the Australian Open, and now, as a sophomore in college, Pits has big...

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Journalism Day 2016

Marina Hruba – From Prague to Honolulu

Alexandria Buchanan, McKinley High School's The Pinion repoter

Simplicity of Automatic Voter Registration

Micheal Puni and Hazel Ann Laguitan

With the decline of turnouts in voting these past years in Hawaii, the automatic voter registration should be implemented. Common Cause Hawai'i is a non-profit organization that fights for improvement...

Hawaii Common Cause – Voter Registration

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Hawaii Scholastic Journalism Association

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