Hawai‘i nonprofit The Kūpa‘a Network is launching a statewide journalism program, called Overstory, with a mission to serve Hawai‘i’s people and places by exploring the systems and solutions behind our most pressing issues.

We want to report for Hawai‘i’s diverse and complex communities, not only about them. We believe this work begins with deep listening and relationship building, so we are devoting our early months to talk with community members statewide to better understand the different issues and dynamics impacting them and what they want from a new local journalism organization. Our goal is to connect with a variety of community members one-to-one, in small groups and through this digital survey. We’ll use what we learn to shape our coverage and how we should operate as a journalism organization.

Please note that by filling out this survey, you will be signing up to receive periodic updates from us, including when we launch later this year.

We plan to summarize our findings in a report, but we will not use your name unless you give us permission to do so. If you have any questions or concerns, email Editor Noelle Fujii-Oride at noelle@kupaahawaii.org.

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* 1. First and last name

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* 2. Email address

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* 3. What island do you live on?

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* 4. What best describes your level of involvement in the community? (Please select all that apply.)

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* 5. How involved are you in your county council? (Please select all that apply)

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* 6. What type of work do you do? (Please select all that apply)

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* 7. What industry do you work in? (Please select all that apply)

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* 8. Where do you get your news and other important community information from? (Check all that apply)

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* 9. Do you trust local news media? What factors contribute to your level of trust or distrust in them?

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* 10. If you could change one thing about the local news media, what would you change?

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* 11. Choose your top 3: Which topics are you most interested to know the impact on yourself or people you care about?

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* 12. Are there other topics not listed in the previous question that you want to know more about?

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* 13. Regarding the topics you selected, what kinds of stories or information would you like to see more from local news organizations?

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* 14. Is there anything about your local community that you’re really passionate about and like to tell other people about?

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* 15. Is there anything else you want to tell us?

Our last set of questions aim to gather demographic data so we can better understand who is responding to this survey. Please answer them only if you are comfortable doing so.

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* 16. Did you grow up in Hawai‘i?

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* 17. If you did NOT grow up in Hawai‘i, how long have you lived here?

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* 18. What is your age?

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* 19. Are you a parent?

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* 20. If you are comfortable doing so, please check any boxes that apply to you.

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