Shaping history : the role of newspapers in Hawaiʻi

Just a decade after the first printing press arrived in Honolulu in 1820, American Protestant missionaries produced the first newspaper in the islands. More than a thousand daily, weekly, or monthly papers in nine different languages have appeared since then. Today they are often considered a secondary source of information, but in their heyday Hawai‘i's newspapers formed one of the most diversified, vigorous, and influential presses in the world. In this original and timely work, Helen Geracimos Chapin charts the role Hawai‘i's newspapers played in shaping major historic events in the islands and how the rise of the newspaper abetted the rise of American influence in Hawai‘i. Shaping History is based on a wide selection of written and oral sources, including extensive interviews with journalists and others working in the newspaper industry. Students of journalism and Hawaiian history will find this comprehensive history of Hawai‘i's newspapers especially valuable. Just A Decade After The First Printing Press Arrived In Honolulu In 1820, American Protestant Missionaries Produced The First Newspaper In The Islands. More Than A Thousand Daily, Weekly, Or Monthly Papers In Nine Different Languages Have Appeared Since Then. Today They Are Often Considered A Secondary Source Of Information, But In Their Heyday Hawai'i's Newspapers Formed One Of The Most Diversified, Vigorous, And Influential Presses In The World. In This Original And Timely Work, Helen Geracimos Chapin Charts The Role Hawai'i's Newspapers Have Played In Shaping Major Historic Events In The Islands And How The Rise Of The Newspaper Abetted The Rise Of American Influence In Hawai'i. Mainstream Newspapers Often Limit Themselves To Certain Kinds Of Stories: Human Interest, Exposes, Heroic Acts, Surprises, Role Reversals. From Among These Chapin Looks At The Reportage Of A Variety Of Topics Of Perennial Interest In Hawai'i - Land And Development, Business And Labor, Politics, Sports And Entertainment, Culture, And Race. She Also Examines The Placement Of A Story, Which Is Often As Important As Its Content. Did Coverage Appear On The Front Page, Above The Fold? Or Was The Story Assigned To An Inside Page? What Cutlines (captions) Were Used? What Role Did Advertising Play? The Distortion Or Exclusion Of Events By The Press Is Also An Important Consideration. Throughout Hawai'i's History, Groups Used Newspapers As Voices For Their Own Communities. Native Hawaiians Quickly Adopted The Revolutionary Technology, Turning Out Weeklies And Dailies In Hawaiian And English. Other Groups - Chinese, Portuguese, Japanese, Filipinos, And Koreans - Also Adopted The New Medium, And Bilingual And Trilingual Papers Spread Over The Major Islands. More Recently, Jewish, African American, Samoan, And Vietnamese Papers Have Appeared. Pt. I. To Exhibit Truth In An Attractive Form: An Establishment Press Arrives -- 1834-1850. 1. Ka Lama: The Light Is Brought To Hawai'i. 2. The Solemn Responsibility Of Dissent. 3. The Polynesian: In The Service Of America And The Kingdom. 4. The English Flag And The English Language. 5. God Gives Way To Mammon: The Mahele Of 1848 -- Pt. Ii. Fiery Polemic Contests For The Public's Support -- 1850-1887. 6. The Honolulu Times Welcomes The City Of Honolulu. 7. The Chinese Arrive. 8. A Prophet Without Profit: Fornander Topples Judd. 9. The Advertiser Enters History. 10. A Hawaiian Nationalist Press Is Born. 11. A New Era Has Dawned: Sugar Is King. 12. The Politics Of Health -- Pt. Iii. Nationalists Versus The Oligarchy: An Uneven Battle -- 1887-1899. 13. A Pan-pacific Dream. 14. Robert Wilcox, The Napoleon Of Printers' Lane 15. Revolution And The Suppression Of Freedom Of Speech. 16. The Republic Burns Down Chinatown -- Pt. Iv. Here To Stay: A U.s. Territory -- 1900-1941. 17. Annexation And The Pacific Cable. 18. The 1909 Strike And The Japanese Language Press. 19. Respected Residents Become The Enemy: World War I And The Germans. 20. Suppressing The News And Contributing To A Massacre. 21. The Three Rs -- Reading, 'riting, And Racism. 22. Reclaiming Waikiki For The Aloha Spirit 23. Getting Away With Murder: The Massie Case. 24. Hilo's Bloody Monday: The Tribune-herald And The Voice Of Labor -- Pt. V. Passed For Publication -- 1941-1945. 25. A Wartime Press And The Paradox Of Censorship For Freedom. 26. Ajas: American Patriots -- Pt. Vi. The March Toward Statehood -- The 1940s And 1950s. 27. Dear Joe: Lorrin Thurston Writes To Joe -- Stalin Or Farrington? 28. The Honolulu Record And The Art Of Muckraking. 29. The Hawaii Seven: Journalists In Jeopardy. 30. Ka Leo Reports On The Golden Rule. 31. Watch Them Grow: Tourism And Suburban O'ahu. 32. Statehood And The Star-bulletin -- Pt. Vii. The Turbulent 1960s. 33. The Business Of Newspapers. 34. The Popular Columnist. 35. Sports And Journalism: The Social Fabric 36. Above Ground: The Battle For Diamond Head. 37. Underground: The Battle For Hawai'i's Soul. 38. Women In The News: From Society To Social Causes -- Pt. Viii. From Satellite City Halls To A Satellite Universe -- 1970-1976. 39. Memories Of Maui. 40. Corporate Economics And Chain Papers. 41. Fighting The Newspapers To A Draw: Frank Fasi And The Dailies. 42. The Public Opinion Poll. 43. Anger And Wit: The Political Cartoon. 44. Hawaiian Sovereignty And A Satellite Universe, 1976. Helen Geracimos Chapin. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 347-371) And Index.