Publication design for the largest Native Hawaiian news outlet
Publication design for the largest Native Hawaiian news outlet
Publication design for the largest Native Hawaiian news outlet
Project Tags:
Project Tags:
Project Tags:
Visual Design
Visual Design
Visual Design
Publication Design
Publication Design
Publication Design
Editorial Layout
Editorial Layout
Editorial Layout
Project Overview:
I designed various issues for Ka Wai Ola News’ (KWO) diverse readership of 51,000 in print and over 20,000 digital subscribers, focusing on engaging issue-based content tailored to Native Hawaiian community interests and current events.
Project Overview:
I designed various issues for Ka Wai Ola News’ (KWO) diverse readership of 51,000 in print and over 20,000 digital subscribers, focusing on engaging issue-based content tailored to Native Hawaiian community interests and current events.
Project Overview:
I designed various issues for Ka Wai Ola News’ (KWO) diverse readership of 51,000 in print and over 20,000 digital subscribers, focusing on engaging issue-based content tailored to Native Hawaiian community interests and current events.
Project Overview:
I designed various issues for Ka Wai Ola News’ (KWO) diverse readership of 51,000 in print and over 20,000 digital subscribers, focusing on engaging issue-based content tailored to Native Hawaiian community interests and current events.
My Role
Designer
My Role
Designer
My Role
Designer
My Role
Designer
Issues
2021: August, September, October, November
2022: August
2024: April, May, June
Team Structure
2021: August, September, October, November
2022: August
2024: April, May, June
Issues
2021: August, September, October, November
2022: August
2024: April, May, June
Issues
2021: August, September, October, November
2022: August
2024: April, May, June
Tools Used
InDesign, InCopy, Photoshop, Illustrator
Tools Used
InDesign, InCopy, Photoshop, Illustrator
Tools Used
InDesign, InCopy, Photoshop, Illustrator
Tools Used
InDesign, InCopy, Photoshop, Illustrator
Issues Designed
Issues Designed
Issues Designed
AUGUST 2021
The Fight for Water Rights
After a decades-long struggle for access to freshwater diverted from Maui streams for corporate farming at the expense of Kānaka Maoli kalo farmers, the community finally receives a ruling from the Water Commission for Nā Wai ʻEhā.
AUGUST 2021
The Fight for Water Rights
After a decades-long struggle for access to freshwater diverted from Maui streams for corporate farming at the expense of Kānaka Maoli kalo farmers, the community finally receives a ruling from the Water Commission for Nā Wai ʻEhā.
AUGUST 2021
The Fight for Water Rights
After a decades-long struggle for access to freshwater diverted from Maui streams for corporate farming at the expense of Kānaka Maoli kalo farmers, the community finally receives a ruling from the Water Commission for Nā Wai ʻEhā.
AUGUST 2021
The Fight for Water Rights
After a decades-long struggle for access to freshwater diverted from Maui streams for corporate farming at the expense of Kānaka Maoli kalo farmers, the community finally receives a ruling from the Water Commission for Nā Wai ʻEhā.
SEPTEMBER 2021
On a Mission to Mālama Waipi‘o
Office of Hawaiian Affairs grantee Pōhāhā i Ka Lani, a Hawaiʻi Island nonprofit, has been working to protect Waipiʻo Valley and advance Hawaiian cultural knowledge, wisdom and practices for 20 years.
SEPTEMBER 2021
On a Mission to Mālama Waipi‘o
Office of Hawaiian Affairs grantee Pōhāhā i Ka Lani, a Hawaiʻi Island nonprofit, has been working to protect Waipiʻo Valley and advance Hawaiian cultural knowledge, wisdom and practices for 20 years.
SEPTEMBER 2021
On a Mission to Mālama Waipi‘o
Office of Hawaiian Affairs grantee Pōhāhā i Ka Lani, a Hawaiʻi Island nonprofit, has been working to protect Waipiʻo Valley and advance Hawaiian cultural knowledge, wisdom and practices for 20 years.
SEPTEMBER 2021
On a Mission to Mālama Waipi‘o
Office of Hawaiian Affairs grantee Pōhāhā i Ka Lani, a Hawaiʻi Island nonprofit, has been working to protect Waipiʻo Valley and advance Hawaiian cultural knowledge, wisdom and practices for 20 years.
OCTOBER 2021
Chicken Skin! Ghost Stories from Hawai‘i
Meet Lopaka Kapanui, an ʻŌiwi storyteller renowned for his tales of the supernatural and the ghosts who haunt Hawaiʻi.
OCTOBER 2021
Chicken Skin! Ghost Stories from Hawai‘i
Meet Lopaka Kapanui, an ʻŌiwi storyteller renowned for his tales of the supernatural and the ghosts who haunt Hawaiʻi.
OCTOBER 2021
Chicken Skin! Ghost Stories from Hawai‘i
Meet Lopaka Kapanui, an ʻŌiwi storyteller renowned for his tales of the supernatural and the ghosts who haunt Hawaiʻi.
OCTOBER 2021
Chicken Skin! Ghost Stories from Hawai‘i
Meet Lopaka Kapanui, an ʻŌiwi storyteller renowned for his tales of the supernatural and the ghosts who haunt Hawaiʻi.
NOVEMBER 2021
Restoring Luluku in the Aftermath of the H-3
Thanks to the tireless efforts of ʻāina stewards, after 25 years pono is being restored to traditional agricultural lands ravaged by construction of the H-3 freeway.
NOVEMBER 2021
Restoring Luluku in the Aftermath of the H-3
Thanks to the tireless efforts of ʻāina stewards, after 25 years pono is being restored to traditional agricultural lands ravaged by construction of the H-3 freeway.
NOVEMBER 2021
Restoring Luluku in the Aftermath of the H-3
Thanks to the tireless efforts of ʻāina stewards, after 25 years pono is being restored to traditional agricultural lands ravaged by construction of the H-3 freeway.
NOVEMBER 2021
Restoring Luluku in the Aftermath of the H-3
Thanks to the tireless efforts of ʻāina stewards, after 25 years pono is being restored to traditional agricultural lands ravaged by construction of the H-3 freeway.
AUGUST 2022
Koho Pono – Vote 2022
Voting is an important tool for change. We can make a difference for our lāhui when we vote and koho pono – choose carefully.
AUGUST 2022
Koho Pono – Vote 2022
Voting is an important tool for change. We can make a difference for our lāhui when we vote and koho pono – choose carefully.
AUGUST 2022
Koho Pono – Vote 2022
Voting is an important tool for change. We can make a difference for our lāhui when we vote and koho pono – choose carefully.
AUGUST 2022
Koho Pono – Vote 2022
Voting is an important tool for change. We can make a difference for our lāhui when we vote and koho pono – choose carefully.
APRIL 2024
Hawaiʻi Prepares to Host the Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs has committed $1.5 million to support the most significant Pacific Islander gathering in Hawaiʻi’s history, 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture, happening on Oʻahu from June 6-16, 2024.
APRIL 2024
Hawaiʻi Prepares to Host the Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs has committed $1.5 million to support the most significant Pacific Islander gathering in Hawaiʻi’s history, 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture, happening on Oʻahu from June 6-16, 2024.
APRIL 2024
Hawaiʻi Prepares to Host the Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs has committed $1.5 million to support the most significant Pacific Islander gathering in Hawaiʻi’s history, 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture, happening on Oʻahu from June 6-16, 2024.
APRIL 2024
Hawaiʻi Prepares to Host the Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs has committed $1.5 million to support the most significant Pacific Islander gathering in Hawaiʻi’s history, 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture, happening on Oʻahu from June 6-16, 2024.
MAY 2024
The Voices of Our Kūpuna Echo Through Us
Erosion, sea level rise, desecration and systemic challenges within the state are contributing to the increasing exposure of iwi kūpuna on Molokaʻi.
MAY 2024
The Voices of Our Kūpuna Echo Through Us
Erosion, sea level rise, desecration and systemic challenges within the state are contributing to the increasing exposure of iwi kūpuna on Molokaʻi.
MAY 2024
The Voices of Our Kūpuna Echo Through Us
Erosion, sea level rise, desecration and systemic challenges within the state are contributing to the increasing exposure of iwi kūpuna on Molokaʻi.
MAY 2024
The Voices of Our Kūpuna Echo Through Us
Erosion, sea level rise, desecration and systemic challenges within the state are contributing to the increasing exposure of iwi kūpuna on Molokaʻi.
JUNE 2024
Speaking Out Against Deep-Sea Mining
Over the past two years, Lānaʻi native Sol Kahoʻohalahala has become Hawaiʻi’s leading advocate in the fight to stop deep-sea mining.
JUNE 2024
Speaking Out Against Deep-Sea Mining
Over the past two years, Lānaʻi native Sol Kahoʻohalahala has become Hawaiʻi’s leading advocate in the fight to stop deep-sea mining.
JUNE 2024
Speaking Out Against Deep-Sea Mining
Over the past two years, Lānaʻi native Sol Kahoʻohalahala has become Hawaiʻi’s leading advocate in the fight to stop deep-sea mining.
JUNE 2024
Speaking Out Against Deep-Sea Mining
Over the past two years, Lānaʻi native Sol Kahoʻohalahala has become Hawaiʻi’s leading advocate in the fight to stop deep-sea mining.
please feel free to browse other case studies below!
please feel free to browse other
case studies below!
please feel free to browse other case studies below!
More case studies
More case studies
More case studies
open to
open to
Thanks for being here! If you want to work on a project together, please feel free to connect with me below.
Thanks for being here! If you want to work on a project together, please feel free to connect with me below.
Site designed by me + built in framer +
fueled by an açai bowl (with extra granola)
Copyright 2026 © Josh Koh
Product + Visual Design