Ke Au Okoa was a Hawaiian-language newspaper published from 1865 to 1873 in Honolulu, O'ahu, sponsored by the Hawaiian government. John Mākini Kapena (1843-1887) took over as editor in 1870. Kapena was an established politician in the Kingdom of Hawai'i, serving as Governor of Maui from 1874 to 1876, Minister of Finance from 1876 to 1878, and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1878-1880, among other roles. In 1870, Kapena became the editor of Ke Au Okoa, until it merged with Ka Nupepa Kuokoa to become Ka Nupepa Kuokoa Me Ke Au Okoa I Huiia (not at AAS) in 1873.
Weekly.
English translation of title: The Different Current.
Succeeded by: Nupepa kuokoa.
Additional digital holdings are provided at nupepa.org by Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library.