''Hawaii Tribune-Herald'' is a daily newspaper based in

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. It is owned and published by Oahu Publications Inc., a subsidiary of

Black Press Black Press Group Ltd. is a Canadian publisher of prominent daily newspapers in Hawaii and Alaska and numerous non-daily newspapers in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada, and (via Sound Publishing) the U.S. state of Washington. Black Press M ...

History

The ''Hilo Tribune'' began publication on November 23, 1895, and changed its name to the ''Hilo Daily Tribune'' in 1917. The Hilo Daily Tribune, the ''Hawaii Herald'' (August 13, 1896 – February 22, 1923) and the ''Daily Post-Herald'' merged to form the ''Hilo Tribune-Herald'', which began publishing on February 19, 1923. It continued under that name until March 1964, when it assumed its present title. In 1962, the newspaper began publication of a weekly special edition for the west ( Kona) side of the island, which later became ''

West Hawaii Today ''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 ''West Hawaii Today'' began in 1962 as a special weekly edition of ''Hilo Tribune-Her ...

'', now published daily. 2007 average net circulation was 18,715 (daily), 21,638 (Sunday). With the demise of the

Hawaii Island Journal The ''Hawaii Island Journal'' was a free newspaper founded in 1999 and published on the Big Island of Hawaii three Saturdays a month. Originally based in the Kona town of Captain Cook and later headquartered in Hilo, the ''Journal'' focused on ...

in June 2008, ''Tribune-Herald'' owner

Stephens Media Group Stephens Media Group is an Oklahoma based radio broadcaster that owns 75 radio stations particularly in small to mid-size markets. Its flagship stations are at its headquarters in Tulsa. Stephens refers to itself as "A portfolio of People", ref ...

ran all the commercial newspapers on the island including the ''Big Island Weekly''. ''Big Island Weekly'' published its last issue in July 2014. On October 1, 2014, Oahu Publications, the publisher of the ''

Honolulu Star-Advertiser The ''Honolulu Star-Advertiser'' is the largest daily newspaper in Hawaii, formed in 2010 with the merger of ''The Honolulu Advertiser'' and the ''Honolulu Star-Bulletin'' after the acquisition of the former by Black Press, which already owned the ...

'' announced it was buying the ''Hawaii Tribune-Herald'' and ''

'' from Stephens Media.

Subsidiary publications

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'',

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii Kailua-Kona is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaii County, Hawaii, Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. It is also known as Kailua (a name it shares with Kailua, Honolulu County, Hawaii, a community located o ...

(daily)

External links

''Hawaii Tribune-Herald''
official web site
Issues of the ''Hilo Tribune'' (from January 2, 1902 to June 26, 1906)
a predecessor of the ''Hawaii Tribune-Herald,'' on Chronicling America

References

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