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''The Hawaii Independent'' is an
online newspaper An online newspaper (or electronic news or electronic news publication) is the online version of a newspaper, either as a stand-alone publication or as the online version of a printed periodical. Going online created more opportunities for newspa ...
, founded in 2008 by Ikaika Hussey, Travis Quezon (formerly of the
Honolulu Weekly ''Honolulu Weekly'' was an alternative weekly newspaper published in Honolulu, Hawaii. Founded by Laurie V. Carlson, it began publishing in the summer of 1991, ostensibly to fill gaps in investigative reporting left by the two main dailies, ''Hono ...
), and an
editorial board The editorial board is a group of experts, usually at a publication, who dictate the tone and direction the publication's editorial policy will take. Mass media At a newspaper, the editorial board usually consists of the editorial page editor, a ...
which includes Beverly Keever, Pete Britos, Jamie Winpenny, Jade Eckardt, Samson Reiny and others. Hussey served as publisher, Quezon was the managing editor, and Winpenny, Eckardt and Reiny were all editors, reporting on different sides of the island of Oahu. The paper focuses on hyperlocal news and
investigative journalism Investigative journalism is a form of journalism in which reporters deeply investigate a single topic of interest, such as serious crimes, political corruption, or corporate wrongdoing. An investigative journalist may spend months or years rese ...
, with individual pages for ahupuaa (neighborhoods) throughout
Oahu Oahu () (Hawaiian language, Hawaiian: ''Oʻahu'' ()), also known as "The Gathering place#Island of Oʻahu as The Gathering Place, Gathering Place", is the third-largest of the Hawaiian Islands. It is home to roughly one million people—over t ...
and the major
Hawaiian Islands The Hawaiian Islands ( haw, Nā Mokupuni o Hawai‘i) are an archipelago of eight major islands, several atolls, and numerous smaller islets in the North Pacific Ocean, extending some from the island of Hawaii in the south to northernmost Kur ...
. American news websites Newspapers published in Hawaii Newspapers established in 2008 {{Hawaii-newspaper-stub