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
The Main Office of
West Hawaii Today in May 2016.
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Oahu Publications
Founded1962
Headquarters75-5580 Kuakini Hwy
Kailuna-Kona, HI 96740
 United States
CirculationTuesday: 4,163
Sunday: 5,019
(as of January 2022)[1]
Websitewww.westhawaiitoday.com
West Hawaii Today logo in 2001

History

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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]

Subsidiary publications

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References

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  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. ^ "Oahu Publications Inc. purchases Hawaii Tribune-Herald and West Hawaii Today". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. October 1, 2014. Archived from the original on December 2, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
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