Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 31, Number 8, 1 August 2014 — Journalism multimedia site launches [ARTICLE]

Journalism multimedia site launches

A Native Hawaiian journalist has launched a new multimedia site to bring Hawaiian issues and information to loeal, national and international communities. Christine Hitt started the nonprofit Akeakamai to provide a digital platform for important issues. The Kamehameha alumna said, "Akeakamai will provide a nonbiased perspective on issues that are generally not covered by the mainstream media, with the ultimate goal of broadening the public's understanding and education of relevant topics surrounding the Native Hawaiian community." Hitt says Akeakamai translates as "to desire knowledge." Her website is www. akeakamai.com. Hitt was raised in Kapolei, Hawai'i, and founded the Native Hawaiian genealogy nonprofit Hawaiian Roots (www.hawaiian-roots. eom) in 2001 and has been actively providing Hawaiian genealogical assistance and blog contributions to the organization. ■