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 The Main Office of West Hawaii Today in May 2016. | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Oahu Publications |
| Founded | 1962 |
| Headquarters | 75-5580 Kuakini Hwy Kailuna-Kona, HI 96740  United States |
| Circulation | Tuesday: 4,163 Sunday: 5,019 (as of January 2022) [1] |
| Website | www |
West Hawaii Today is a Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i based daily newspaper. It is owned and published by Oahu Publications Inc., a subsidiary of Black Press.
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 Hawaii Tribune-Herald and West Hawaii Today were sold by Stephens Media, LLC to Oahu Publications Inc. [2]
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