The ''Honolulu Star-Advertiser'' is the largest

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in Hawaii, formed in 2010 with the merger of ''

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'' and the ''

Honolulu Star-Bulletin The ''Honolulu Star-Bulletin'' was a daily newspaper based in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. At the time publication ceased on June 6, 2010, it was the second largest daily newspaper in the state of Hawaii (after the ''Honolulu Advertiser''). ...

'' after the acquisition of the former by

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, which already owned the latter.

History

On February 25, 2010,

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publisher Black Press Ltd., which owned the ''

'', purchased ''The Honolulu Advertiser'', then owned by

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. On May 3, 2010, a new company set up by Black Press, HA Management, took over the operations of the paper, while Black Press continued overseeing the ''Star-Bulletin'' during a 30- to 60-day transition period, after which both papers merged into one daily, ''The Honolulu Star-Advertiser''. Both the ''Advertiser'' and the ''Star-Bulletin'' published their final editions as separate publications on June 6, 2010, and Black Press officially launched the ''Honolulu Star-Advertiser'' as a

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morning daily on June 7, 2010. Although it acknowledges its history as two different daily newspapers, it tends to favor the ''Star-Bulletin'' because of its historical background.

Format and operations

Prior to the merger, the ''

Honolulu Advertiser ''The Honolulu Advertiser'' was a daily newspaper published in Honolulu, Hawaii. At the time publication ceased on June 6, 2010, it was the largest daily newspaper in the American state of Hawaii. It published daily with special Sunday and Int ...

'' published in

format while the ''

'' published in tabloid format. The ''Star-Advertiser'' uses the ''Advertisers broadsheet format, while using a modified ''Star-Bulletin'' masthead (with the name "Advertiser" replacing "Bulletin" in the masthead's

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font). The newsroom for the combined paper is out of the former ''Star-Bulletin'' offices in Restaurant Row, with the paper printed and distributed from the ''Advertisers facilities in

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. About 453 jobs were eliminated in the consolidation, leaving a combined staff of 474. In 2011, the ''Star-Advertiser'' formed a partnership with

Hawaii News Now ''Hawaii News Now'' (also abbreviated as ''HNN'') is a news department shared by three television stations in Honolulu, Hawaii: CBS affiliate KGMB (channel 5), NBC affiliate KHNL (channel 13), and Telemundo affiliate KFVE (channel 6). The newsca ...

to combine stories, investigative reporting, political news researching and polling of issues that affect the people of Hawaii. The paper sells in retail outlets for $1.50 on Oahu daily and $3.00 on Sunday.

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