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Although Gannett sold the Advertiser in May 2010, the building that housed the newspaper was not immediately offered for sale as it was expected to be sold to a different party in the future. Employees and staff moved over to the "Star-Advertiser" offices at Restaurant Row and to the Kapolei
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On May 3, 2010, a new company set up by Black Press, HA Management, took over the operations of the paper while Black Press continued overseeing the Star-Bulletin during a 30- to 60-day transition period, in which both papers merged into one daily,
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was purchased by the Gannett Pacific Corporation, a subsidiary of Gannett Company Incorporated. It became the first morning edition publication in Gannett's corporate history. The company had already owned Honolulu's other major newspaper, the
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to become the new editor. Spreckels's royalist slant in his editorial articles were deplored by many of the American businessmen residing in Hawaiʻi at the time. Revenue suffered as a result, forcing Spreckels to eventually sell the
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to vote in elections, and granted voting rights to American residents, even those who did not have citizenship in the kingdom. Thurston had been instrumental to the overthrow of the monarchy and the end of the existence of the
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on the selling block. If no buyer came forward by March 29, 2010, Black Press started making preparations to operate both papers through a transitional management team and then combine the two dailies into one.
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was below the minimum liquidation price. Black Press canceled the sale as a result and proceeded with transition plans, which came on the same day that they were approved to take over the
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Thank Heaven, the day at length has dawned when the Hawaiian nation can boast a free press, untrammeled by government patronage or party pledges, unbiased by ministerial frowns or favors.
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up until its last day of business on June 4, 2010, and the final pressing of its June 6, 2010, issue. It was built in 1929 by the architectural firm Emory & Webb in the
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readership and worked to cater to these communities' news interests. In 1967, Twigg-Smith formed the Persis Corporation (known as Asa Hawaii Corporation until 1978) as the
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to another publisher that later sold it to Black Press in 2000. On May 3, 2010, a new company set up by Black Press, HA Management, took over operations of the
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under which they shared printing and advertising operations but kept separate editorial staff and printing functions. The agreement ended when the
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facility, leaving the building vacant except for a small crew to remove most of the equipment and items in preparation for its sale.
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newspaper to become a more moderate, racially progressive newspaper. Both were enormously influenced by the rising local
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style. From the 1930s through the 1950s the building's roof sported two radio towers with the transmitting antenna of
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In 1888, Spreckels sold his newspaper to the Hawaiian Gazette Company. It in turn sold the newspaper in 1898 to
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port of Honolulu. The inaugural edition was published on July 2 of that year with this statement from Whitney:
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from his uncle. He remained publisher and president until 1986. With the coupling of Chaplin and Twigg-Smith,
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printing facilities in Kapolei. A total of 474 staffers are employed at the daily, 265 from the
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published its final edition at 12:01 AM on June 6, 2010, and Black Press officially launched the
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to James Black and William Auld, local printers. Whitney stayed on as the newspaper's editor.
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In 1931, Lorrin P. Thurston took over his father's position as editor and president of
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has had a succession of owners since it began publishing in 1856 under the name the
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The Advertiser Building has been used as a soundstage and housed small studios for
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Presstime in Paradise: The Life and Times of The Honolulu Advertiser, 1856-1995
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staff occupied the Advertiser Building on 605 Kapiʻolani Boulevard in
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The biggest story in the first edition was a report on the wedding of
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On March 30, 2010, three parties came forward with offers to buy the
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in 1856, a weekly newspaper that was circulated primarily in the
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offices at Restaurant Row and published at the former
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