West Hawaii Today

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West Hawaii Today
West Hawaii Today - Main Office.jpg
The Main Office of
West Hawaii Today in May 2016.
Type Daily newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner Oahu Publications
Founder(s)Glenn and Sally Maitland
Founded1962
Headquarters75-5580 Kuakini Hwy
Kailuna-Kona, HI 96740
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Circulation Tuesday: 4,163
Sunday: 5,019
(as of January 2022) [1]
Sister newspapers Hawaii Tribune-Herald
Website westhawaiitoday.com
West Hawaii Today logo in 2001 West Hawaii Today (2001-09-12).svg
West Hawaii Today logo in 2001

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.

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History

In 1962, the Hilo Tribune-Herald launched a weekly Kona edition called the Kona Tribune-Herald. [2] This was expanded six years later into a daily called West Hawaii Today. [3] [4] The paper was owned by Donrey Media Group, who's owner Donald W. Reynolds died in 1993. [5] The company was renamed to Stephens Media in 2002. [6]

In 2014, the Hawaii Tribune-Herald and West Hawaii Today were sold by Stephens Media to Oahu Publications Inc, [7] a subsidiary of Black Press Media, which was acquired by Carpenter Media Group in 2024. [8]

Subsidiary publications

References

  1. ↑ "2022 WHT Rates_Retail.indd" (PDF). Black Press . January 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 10, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  2. ↑ "A Kona Special". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. Hilo, Hawaii. February 1962. p. 1.
  3. ↑ "New Newspaper Debuts In West Hawaii Today". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. Hilo, Hawaii. July 31, 1968. p. 1.
  4. ↑ "New Kona Paper Starts". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. August 2, 1968. p. 51.
  5. ↑ "Media exec Donaly Reynolds dies | Donrey Group has 2 papers on Big Island". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Assoicated Press. April 5, 1993. p. 37.
  6. ↑ "Donrey Media renamed Stephens Media Group". Log Cabin Democrat. Conway, Arkansas. January 14, 2002. p. 2.
  7. ↑ "Oahu Publications to buy 2 Hawaii Island daily papers". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. October 1, 2014. Archived from the original on October 5, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Carpenter Media completes purchase of Honolulu Star-Advertiser". Editor and Publisher. March 25, 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
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