| Ko Hoku o Ka Pakipika | |
| Type: | Weekly newspaper |
| Foundation: | 1861 |
| Language: | Hawaiian |
| Ceased Publication: | 1863 |
| Publishing City: | Honolulu |
| Publishing Country: | Kingdom of Hawaii |
Ko Hoku o Ka Pakipika (English for "The Star of the Pacific") was a weekly Hawaiian-language newspaper that was active between 1861 and 1863.[1] It was the first newspaper in history published in Hawaiian and by Native Hawaiians. King Kalākaua sponsored the newspaper along with other publications.[2]
The paper tended to challenge the idea that the Native Hawaiians were uncivilized. It wrote about the threats to Hawaiian culture and the islands' native population.[3]