The Garden Island

The Garden Island
TypeDaily newspaper
OwnerOahu Publications
FounderSometaro Sheba
Founded1902
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters3137 Kuhio Highway
Līhuʻe, Hawaii 96766, United States
Circulation4,141 Daily
4,164 Sunday (as of 2022)[1]
ISSN0744-4028
Websitethegardenisland.com

The Garden Island is a daily newspaper based in Līhuʻe, Hawaii, covering the islands of Kauaʻi and Niʻihau.

History

The Garden Island began publication in 1902.[2] It was founded by Japanese immigrant Sometaro Sheba and originally published two separate editions in Japanese and English.[3] In 1903, a group of locals formed a corporation and bought the paper. Sheba continued to work as publisher and editor until 1904. At that time the Japanese edition spun off and became Kauai Shinpo.[3] C.S. Dole resigned as editor and manager when E.B. Bridgewater, principal of Kilauea School, took over ownership in December 1910.[4] Kenneth C. Hooper helped manage the paper for 22 years and in 1922 hired Charles J. Fern, a former barnstorming aviator, as editor.[5]

Fern eventually became publisher and gained control of nearly all company stock in January 1966. He then sold it to Kauai Publishing Co., an affiliate of the Scripps League Newspapers. The sale price was around $400,000 and included KTOH. At that time the paper was twice-weekly and had a circulation of 5,800.[6][7] Scripps was which was acquired by Pulitzer in 1996;[8] Lee Enterprises acquired Pulitzer in 2005.[9][2] Oahu Publications Inc., publisher of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, acquired The Garden Island newspaper from Lee Enterprises in January 2013.[10]

In 2024, the newspaper began posting videos to social media that featured AI-generated newscasters presenting news headlines. The videos received negative online comments from viewers and was called "digital colonialism" by a newsroom union representative.[11][12] The videos were discontinued after two months.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Retail Rates 2022" (PDF). Oahu Publications, Inc. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Thegardenisland.com | About Us". Archived from the original on January 22, 2014. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
  3. ^ a b "The Garden Island Archive". Newspapers.com. March 23, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  4. ^ "Paper Changes Hands". The Hawaiian Star. Honolulu, Hawaii. December 12, 1910. p. 5.
  5. ^ Soboleski, Hank (September 1, 2013). "Kenneth C. Hopper, manager of The Garden Island newspaper". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. p. C1.
  6. ^ "Fern Buys Nearly All Of Garden Island Stock". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. January 8, 1966. p. 4.
  7. ^ "Newspaper on Kauai is sold to Scripps League". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. February 3, 1966. p. 2.
  8. ^ "Pulitzer to Purchase Scripps Newspapers". Los Angeles Times. May 7, 1996.
  9. ^ Steinberg, Jacques (February 1, 2005). "Pulitzer to Be Acquired by Lee Enterprises". The New York Times. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  10. ^ "Oahu Publications buys The Garden Island newspaper". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. January 22, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  11. ^ Gault, Matthew (September 11, 2024). "Historic Newspaper Uses Janky AI Newscasters Instead of Human Journalists". 404 Media. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  12. ^ Gutierrez, Ben (September 12, 2024). "Kauai newspaper debuts AI-generated newscast". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  13. ^ Scrimgeour, Guthrie. "The AI Reporter That Took My Old Job Just Got Fired". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
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