Ke Alakaʻi is the official student newspaper of Brigham Young University–Hawaii and serves as the primary chronicle of campus life, student voices, and university history. Published regularly since 1955, the newspaper documents the academic, social, cultural, athletic, and spiritual life of the university while reflecting the diverse international community that has long distinguished BYU–Hawaii. The title, Ke Alakaʻi, meaning "the leader" or "the guide" in Hawaiian, embodies the newspaper's mission to inform, educate, and represent the student body.
The Ke Alakaʻi collection captures decades of institutional and community history through news reporting, editorials, feature stories, opinion columns, photographs, and advertisements. Issues document major milestones in the university's development, student government, campus organizations, athletics, performing arts, devotional addresses, academic programs, and the evolving relationship between the university, Laie, Hawaiʻi, and the broader Pacific. Because BYU–Hawaii has welcomed students from more than 70 countries, the newspaper also provides a unique record of intercultural exchange and the experiences of an international student population.
Beyond reporting campus news, Ke Alakaʻi preserves changing perspectives on local, national, and global events as they affected the university community. The newspaper chronicles student opinions, cultural celebrations, community service, and discussions of social issues, making it an invaluable primary source for researchers studying higher education, Hawaiian history, Pacific studies, journalism, and the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Pacific.
The Digital Commons Ke Alakaʻi Collection, preserved by Brigham Young University–Hawaii University Archives and Special Collections, provides searchable access to digitized issues from 1955 to 2008, with a total of 1629 issues. Together, these newspapers offer an enduring record of the university's growth and mission while documenting the voices and experiences of generations of students, faculty, staff, and alumni.
Submissions from 2008
Ke Alakai, Vo. 82, No. 06 (2008-11-06), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 80, No. 03 (2008-02-20), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 80, No. 04 (2008-02-27), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 80, No. 05 (2008-03-12), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 80, No. 06 (2008-03-27), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 80, No. 07 (2008-04-10), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 80, No. 09 (2008-01-16), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 81, No. 01 (2008-05-08), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 81, No. 02 (2008-01-30), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 81, No. 02 (2008-05-22), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 81, No. 03 (2008-06-05), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 81, No. 04 (2008-06-19), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 82, No. 01 (2008-08-28), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 82, No. 02 (2008-09-11), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 82, No. 03 (2008-09-25), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 82, No. 04 (2008-10-09), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 82, No. 05 (2008-10-23), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 82, No. 06 (2008-11-20), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Submissions from 2007
Ke Alakai, Vol. 77, No. 01 (2007-01-24), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 77, No. 02 (2007-02-07), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 77, No. 04 (2007-03-07), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 77, No. 05 (2007-03-21), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 77, No. 06 (2007-04-04), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 77, No. 07 (2007-04-18), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 78, No. 01 (2007-05-09), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 78, No. 02 (2007-05-23), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 78, No. 03 (2007-06-06), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 78, No. 04 (2007-06-20), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 79, No. 01 (2007-08-29), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 79, No. 02 (2007-09-12), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 79, No. 03 (2007-09-26), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 80, No. 04 (2007-10-10), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 80, No. 05 (2007-10-24), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 80, No. 06 (2007-11-08), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 80, No. 07 (2007-11-21), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 80, No. 08 (2007-12-04), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Submissions from 2006
Ke Alakai, Vol. 74, No. 01 (2006-01-18), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 74, No. 02 (2006-01-25), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 74, No. 03 (2006-02-01), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 74, No. 04 (2006-02-08), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 74, No. 05 (2006-02-15), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 74, No. 06 (2006-02-22), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 74, No. 07 (2006-03-01), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 74, No. 08 (2006-03-08), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 74, No. 09 (2006-03-15), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 74, No. 11 (2006-03-29), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 74, No. 12 (2006-04-05), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 74, No. 13 (2006-04-12), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 74, No. 14 (2006-04-19), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 74, Vol. 10 (2006-03-22), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 75, No. 01 (2006-05-10), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 75, No. 02 (2006-05-24), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 75, No. 03 (2006-06-07), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 75, No. 04 (2006-06-21), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 76, No. 01 (2006-08-30), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 76, No. 02 (2006-09-06), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 76, No. 03 (2006-09-13), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 76, No. 04 (2006-09-20), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 76, No. 05 (2006-09-27), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 76, No. 06 (2006-10-04), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 76, No. 07 (2006-10-11), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 76, No. 08 (2006-10-18), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 76, No. 09 (2006-10-25), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 76, No. 10 (2006-11-01), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 76, No. 11 (2006-11-08), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 76, No. 12 (2006-11-15), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 76, No. 12 (2006-11-22), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 76, No. 13 (2006-11-29), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 76, No. 14 (2006-12-06), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Submissions from 2005
Ke Alakai, Special Issue For BYUH Jubilee Week (2005-10-17), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Special Issue For BYUH Jubilee Week (2005-10-18), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Special Issue For BYUH Jubilee Week (2005-10-19), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Special Issue For BYUH Jubilee Week (2005-10-20), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Special Issue For BYUH Jubilee Week (2005-10-21), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alaka'i, Vol. 71, No. 01 (2005-01-12), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 71, No. 01 (2005-01-12), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alaka'i, Vol. 71, No. 02 (2005-01-19), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 71, No. 02 (2005-01-19), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 71, No. 03 (2005-01-26), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 71, No. 04 (2005-02-02), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 71, No. 05 (2005-02-09), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 71, No. 06 (2005-02-16), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 71, No. 07 (2005-02-23), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 71, No. 08 (2005-03-02), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 71, No. 09 (2005-03-09), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 71, No. 10 (2005-03-16), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 71, No. 11 (2005-03-23), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 71, No. 12 (2005-03-30), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 71, No. 13 (2005-04-06), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 71, No. 14 (2005-04-13), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 72, No. 01 (2005-04-27), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 72, No. 02 (2005-05-11), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 72, No. 03 (2005-05-25), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 73, No. 01 (2005-08-31), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 73, No. 02 (2005-09-07), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 73, No. 03 (2005-09-14), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 73, No. 04 (2005-09-21), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 73, No. 05 (2005-09-28), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 73, No. 06 (2005-10-05), Brigham Young University Hawaii
Ke Alakai, Vol. 73, No. 07 (2005-10-12), Brigham Young University Hawaii