Kaho'olawe: A Case Study of a Movement and the Media in Reclaiming a Hawaiian Island.

This research examines media coverage via framing in a battle between the United States Navy and the Hawaiian people to claim ownership of a Hawaiian island named Kaho'olawe. This research analyzes 519 newspaper articles from two Hawaiian newspapers—The Honolulu Star Bulletin and The Honolulu Advertiser—over a seven-year period. The analysis shows that media frames change over time, when a frame changes so does the tone of the article, and each level of article (headline, quotes, etc.) showed different frame usage. In addition, this analysis is one of the first to examine the use of pictures within each article and between newspapers. The findings suggest that the media's coverage of land debates needs to be examined further to include the use of media frames, quotes, and pictures. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]