''The Garden Island'' is a daily newspaper based in

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, covering the islands of Kauai and

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. ''The Garden Island'' began publication in 1902. It was formerly owned by

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, which was acquired by

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in 1996;

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acquired Pulitzer in 2005. Oahu Publications Inc., 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 ...

'', acquired ''The Garden Island'' newspaper from Lee Enterprises in January 2013.

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The Garden Island issues from May 2, 1911 to December 26, 1922
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