Hawaii Tribune-Herald

Hawaii Tribune-Herald
The Hawaii Tribune-Herald's headquarters, in Hilo, Hawaii, U.S.
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
OwnerOahu Publications
PublisherDavid Bock
EditorDavid Bock
Founded1895
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters355 Kinoole Street,
Hilo, HI 96720, U.S.
Circulation9,224 Daily
10,306 Sunday (as of 2022)[1]
Sister newspapersWest Hawaii Today
Websitehawaiitribune-herald.com

Hawaii Tribune-Herald is a daily newspaper based in Hilo, Hawaii. It is owned and published by Oahu Publications, a subsidiary of Black Press.

History

On November 23, 1895, the first edition of the Hilo Tribune was published.[2] It was founded by a cooperation headed by Gardner K. Wilder.[3] The Tribune was the oldest English paper in Hilo, Hawaii. A rival paper called The Hawaii Herald launched in August 1896,[4] followed by The Hawaii Post in 1914.[5] The Tribune was renamed to the Hilo Daily Tribune in 1917.[2]

The Herald and Post merged in 1918 to form the Daily Post Herald.[5] In 1923, the Tribune and Post-Herald merged to form the Hilo Tribune-Herald.[6][7] Decades later it was renamed to the Hawaii Tribune-Herald.[2]

In 1962, the newspaper began publication of a weekly special edition for the west (Kona) side of the island, called the Kona Tribune-Herald.[8] This was expanded six years later into a daily called West Hawaii Today.[9][10]

In 1964, Donrey Media Group acquired the paper.[11] Owner Donald W. Reynolds died in 1993[12] and the company was renamed to Stephens Media in 2002.[13] With the demise of the Hawaii Island Journal in June 2008, Tribune-Herald owner Stephens Media ran all the commercial newspapers on the island including the Big Island Weekly.[14] Big Island Weekly published from 2006 to 2014.[15]

In 2014, Oahu Publications, publisher of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, bought the Hawaii Tribune-Herald and West Hawaii Today from Stephens Media.[16] Oahu Publications was a subsidiary of Black Press Media, which was acquired by Carpenter Media Group in 2024.[17]

Subsidiary publications

See also

  • Hawaii Herald, English-language edition of Hawaii Hochi since 1980

References

  1. ^ "Retail Rates 2022" (PDF). Oahu Publications, Inc. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Newspaper Holdings, H-K". Hawaii State Library. State of Hawaii web site. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
  3. ^ "Prospectus Put Forth | Proposed Policy Of The Weekly Newspaper For Hilo Town". The Hawaiian Star. Honolulu, Hawaii. October 12, 1895. p. 3.
  4. ^ "The Hawaii Herald". The Hawaiian Gazette. Honolulu, Hawaii. August 18, 1896. p. 4.
  5. ^ a b "10th Birthday Of Tribune Herald". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. Hilo, Hawaii. p. 8.
  6. ^ "Announcment". Hawaii Herald. Hilo, Hawaii. February 15, 1923. p. 5.
  7. ^ "Hilo Papers Are Combined In New Daily". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. February 13, 1923. p. 1.
  8. ^ "A Kona Special". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. Hilo, Hawaii. February 1962. p. 1.
  9. ^ "New Newspaper Debuts In West Hawaii Today". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. Hilo, Hawaii. July 31, 1968. p. 1.
  10. ^ "New Kona Paper Starts". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. August 2, 1968. p. 51.
  11. ^ "Hilo Tribune-Herald Sold to Westerner". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. January 17, 1964. p. 1.
  12. ^ "Media exec Donaly Reynolds dies | Donrey Group has 2 papers on Big Island". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Associated Press. April 5, 1993. p. 37.
  13. ^ "Donrey Media renamed Stephens Media Group". Log Cabin Democrat. Conway, Arkansas. January 14, 2002. p. 2.
  14. ^ "Newspapers: Big Island Weekly". Stephens Media Interactive web site. Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
  15. ^ Eckardt, Jade (July 30, 2014). "Editor's Note". West Hawaii Today. p. Q3.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "Carpenter Media completes purchase of Honolulu Star-Advertiser". Editor and Publisher. March 25, 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
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