About Us

The Honolulu Community Media Council (HCMC) was established in 1970 and is the oldest of the five volunteer media councils that exist in the United States. The Council is composed of individuals from the community and the media and is a non-partisan, non-profit, non-governmental independent group, which seeks to improve public access to information, strengthen public support for First Amendment rights and freedoms, broaden public understanding of the role of the media, and promote accurate and fair journalism in Hawaii.

HCMC engages and educates the public on freedom of information and open access issues through activities such as: monthly luncheon discussion forums; special public forums on FOI and media topics; annual FOI Celebration; and sponsorship of FOI public hotline in conjunction with KHON-TV’s ActionLine.

MISSION:

Media Council Hawaii — composed of individuals from the media and the community—is a nonpartisan, non-governmental independent group. It seeks to promote accurate and fair journalism in Hawaii, broaden public understanding of the role of the media, foster discussion of media issues, strengthen public support for First Amendment rights and freedoms, and improve public access to information.