Meet the Press | CCH Round Table with Hawai'i's Top Journalists (15 Jun 2026)

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:30:00 GMT

Some of Hawai'i's most prominet journalist who agreed to join a panel discussion with the Consular Corps of Hawaii!

In the discussions we'll try to cover:

Current state of each media outlet, trendlines and issues that shape daily reporting
Role of show and newspaper formats and the impact on news coverage and stories covered
International news in Hawaii and the range of stories that may touch consular corps areas of interest
How to pitch a story to different media outlets, the rules of engagement.
What constraints foreign representatives have in commenting or being the subject of news stories.
Tour of HNN Newsroom and studios (courtesy of Annalisa Burgos :-)

The meeting is going to be in the Hawaii News Now Newsroom in Kalihi with four representatives of Hawai'i's media and space is limited to 30:

Annalisa Burgos, Sunrise Weekend Anchor and Reporter, Hawaii News Now
Catherine Cruz, Host of 'The Conversation', Hawaii Public Radio
Kevin Knodell, Staff Reporter, Military Affairs, Honolulu Staradvertiser
Allison Schaefers, Features Editor and Waikiki Bureau Chief, Honolulu Staradvertiser

RSVP by June 12th (First come, first...)

Please have your reporters pad ready for some notes!

Light refreshments will be provided.

See you there,

Denis Salle & Midori Akamine

Consular Corps of Hawai'i upcoming events