Hawaii Tribune-Herald
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Hawaii Tribune-Herald is a newspaper that is owned and published daily in Hilo, Hawaii by Stephens Media LLC
.
Hawaii Herald (August 13, 1896 – February 22, 1923) was another predecessor paper.
The Hilo Tribune-Herald, formed from a merger of Hilo Daily Tribune, Daily Post-Herald, and Hawaii Herald, began publishing 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
, now published daily.
2007 average net circulation was 18,715 (daily), 21,638 (Sunday).
With the demise of the Hawaii Island Journal
in June 2008,
Stephens Media Group now runs all the commercial newspapers on the island including the Big Island Weekly.
Stephens Media (newspapers)
Stephens Media LLC is a Las Vegas, Nevada diversified media holding company that publishes over 11 daily and 64 weekly newspapers in 9 states, primarily in Nevada and Arkansas....
.
History
Hawaii Tribune-Herald resulted from several mergers of Hilo-area newspapers. The first, Hilo Tribune, began publication on November 23, 1895 and changed its name to the Hilo Daily Tribune in 1917.Hawaii Herald (August 13, 1896 – February 22, 1923) was another predecessor paper.
The Hilo Tribune-Herald, formed from a merger of Hilo Daily Tribune, Daily Post-Herald, and Hawaii Herald, began publishing 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
Kona District, Hawaii
Kona is the name of a moku or district on the Big Island of Hawaii in the State of Hawaii. In the current system of administration of Hawaii County, the moku of Kona is divided into North Kona District and South Kona District . The term "Kona" is sometimes used to refer to its largest town,...
) side of the island, which later became West Hawaii Today
West Hawaii Today
West Hawaii Today is a Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i based daily newspaper. It is owned and published by Stephens Media, LLC.-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...
, now published daily.
2007 average net circulation was 18,715 (daily), 21,638 (Sunday).
With the demise of the Hawaii Island Journal
Hawaii Island Journal
The Hawaii Island Journal was a free biweekly newspaper founded in 1999 and published on the Big Island of Hawaii. Originally based in the Kona town of Captain Cook and later headquartered in Hilo, the Journal focused on political, environmental, and cultural news...
in June 2008,
Stephens Media Group now runs all the commercial newspapers on the island including the Big Island Weekly.
Subsidiary publications
- Big Island Weekly, Hilo, HI (Weekly, Wed.)
External links
- Hawaii Tribune-Herald official web site
- Stephens Media official web site