''West Hawaii Today'' is a

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

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History

''West Hawaii Today'' began in 1962 as a special weekly edition of ''Hilo Tribune-Herald''. Known as the ''Kona Tribune-Herald'' it continued in 1964 as a weekly. From late 1964 until 1968, the paper published under the title ''Kona Weekly Tribune-Herald''. It was started by Glenn and Sally Maitland ''West Hawaii Today'' began publishing under its present title on July 31, 1968. In 2014, the ''

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'' and ''West Hawaii Today'' were sold by Stephens Media, LLC to Oahu Publications Inc.

Subsidiary publications

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North Hawaii News
Waimea, HI (Weekly, Thur.)

References

External links

''West Hawaii Today''
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