West Hawaii Today
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 The Main Office of West Hawaii Today in May 2016. | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Oahu Publications |
| Founder(s) | Glenn and Sally Maitland |
| Founded | 1962 |
| Headquarters | 75-5580 Kuakini Hwy Kailuna-Kona, HI 96740  United States |
| Circulation | Tuesday: 4,163 Sunday: 5,019 (as of January 2022)[1] |
Sister newspapers | Hawaii Tribune-Herald |
| Website | westhawaiitoday |
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West Hawaii Today is a Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i based daily newspaper. It is owned and published by Oahu Publications Inc., a subsidiary of Black Press.
History
[edit]In 1962, the Hilo Tribune-Herald launched a weekly Kona edition called the Kona Tribune-Herald.[2] This was expanded six years later into a daily called West Hawaii Today.[3][4] The paper was owned by Donrey Media Group, who's owner Donald W. Reynolds died in 1993.[5] The company was renamed to Stephens Media in 2002.[6]
In 2014, the Hawaii Tribune-Herald and West Hawaii Today were sold by Stephens Media to Oahu Publications Inc,[7] a subsidiary of Black Press Media, which was acquired by Carpenter Media Group in 2024.[8]
Subsidiary publications
[edit]- North Hawaii News, "serving all of North Hawaii". Waimea, Hawaii County, Hawaii. A weekly newspaper, every Thursday.
References
[edit]- ^ "2022 WHT Rates_Retail.indd" (PDF). Black Press. January 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 10, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
- ^ "A Kona Special". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. Hilo, Hawaii. February 1962. p. 1.
- ^ "New Newspaper Debuts In West Hawaii Today". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. Hilo, Hawaii. July 31, 1968. p. 1.
- ^ "New Kona Paper Starts". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. August 2, 1968. p. 51.
- ^ "Media exec Donaly Reynolds dies | Donrey Group has 2 papers on Big Island". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Associated Press. April 5, 1993. p. 37.
- ^ "Donrey Media renamed Stephens Media Group". Log Cabin Democrat. Conway, Arkansas. January 14, 2002. p. 2.
- ^ "Oahu Publications to buy 2 Hawaii Island daily papers". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. October 1, 2014. Archived from the original on October 5, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
- ^ "Carpenter Media completes purchase of Honolulu Star-Advertiser". Editor and Publisher. March 25, 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
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