Molokai Island Times
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The Molokai Island Times was one of three newspapers on the Hawaii
an island of Moloka'i
. It was founded in December 2004 by Brennan Purtzer and Darrell Williams with a subsidy from computer software guru John McAfee
, Williams' English cousin, and served as the newest community paper for "The Friendly Isle" of Molokai from 2005-2006, before becoming known as "The Molokai Times" in January of 2007.
It provided news relevant to the Molokai community, along with coverage of sport
s and politics
. The newspaper's stated goal was "to entertain while maintaining the utmost journalistic integrity." The declaration in every issue of the broadsheet publication was, "If it happens here ... it's in here."
Hawaiian Pacific Media's Brennan Purtzer purchased Williams' interest in the company in October 2006. With new operating partner Tim Kline, who owned the new company, Hawaiian Pacific Media (HPM), LLC
, they expanded the capacities of the newspaper in several electronic formats. In January 2007, The Molokai Island Times re-branded itself as "The Molokai Times," and was published by Hawaiian Pacific Media, LLC, operated jointly by Tim Kline and Brennan Purtzer. HPM leased The Molokai Times from Purtzer’s company, The Molokai Island Times, Inc.
In June 2007 The Molokai Times hired a new editor to oversee the production of the weekly newspaper. David Lichtenstein, a newspaper professional with over 20 years of journalism and editorial experience, came from Colorado to work on the newspaper.
With the arrival of Lichtenstein, Purtzer moved out of the role of editor, and assumed responsibility for the newspaper's publication, also acting as HPM's CEO and Editor of The Hawaii Golf Journal. The Publisher role at The Molokai Times was taken over by Kline in December 2007, when Purtzer relinquished his association with partner Tim Kline and returned to work on a political campaign on the American continent.
In May 2008, the paper was sold to new owner/operators in the form of Lester Keanini and Eric Wong, Molokai-born native Hawaiians.
In September 2008, the newspaper announced it was closing down its operations.
The Molokai Times remains inactive as a Molokai island newspaper (as of 2009) and there is no announced intent to restart either the publication or its internet site. This leaves the island of Molokai with its original news publication, the Molokai Dispatch (published in Kaunakakai) and one other paper published on the East End of the island (the Molokai Advertiser News)
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
an island of Moloka'i
Molokai
Molokai or Molokai is an island in the Hawaiian archipelago. It is 38 by 10 miles in size with a land area of , making it the fifth largest of the main Hawaiian Islands and the 27th largest island in the United States. It lies east of Oahu across the 25-mile wide Kaiwi Channel and north of...
. It was founded in December 2004 by Brennan Purtzer and Darrell Williams with a subsidy from computer software guru John McAfee
John McAfee
John McAfee is a computer programmer and founder of McAfee. He was one of the first people to design anti-virus software and to develop a virus scanner. He was born in England and raised in Salem, Virginia...
, Williams' English cousin, and served as the newest community paper for "The Friendly Isle" of Molokai from 2005-2006, before becoming known as "The Molokai Times" in January of 2007.
It provided news relevant to the Molokai community, along with coverage of sport
Sport
A Sport is all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants. Sport may be competitive, where a winner or winners can be identified by objective means, and may require a degree...
s and politics
Politics
Politics is a process by which groups of people make collective decisions. The term is generally applied to the art or science of running governmental or state affairs, including behavior within civil governments, but also applies to institutions, fields, and special interest groups such as the...
. The newspaper's stated goal was "to entertain while maintaining the utmost journalistic integrity." The declaration in every issue of the broadsheet publication was, "If it happens here ... it's in here."
Hawaiian Pacific Media's Brennan Purtzer purchased Williams' interest in the company in October 2006. With new operating partner Tim Kline, who owned the new company, Hawaiian Pacific Media (HPM), LLC
Limited liability company
A limited liability company is a flexible form of enterprise that blends elements of partnership and corporate structures. It is a legal form of company that provides limited liability to its owners in the vast majority of United States jurisdictions...
, they expanded the capacities of the newspaper in several electronic formats. In January 2007, The Molokai Island Times re-branded itself as "The Molokai Times," and was published by Hawaiian Pacific Media, LLC, operated jointly by Tim Kline and Brennan Purtzer. HPM leased The Molokai Times from Purtzer’s company, The Molokai Island Times, Inc.
In June 2007 The Molokai Times hired a new editor to oversee the production of the weekly newspaper. David Lichtenstein, a newspaper professional with over 20 years of journalism and editorial experience, came from Colorado to work on the newspaper.
With the arrival of Lichtenstein, Purtzer moved out of the role of editor, and assumed responsibility for the newspaper's publication, also acting as HPM's CEO and Editor of The Hawaii Golf Journal. The Publisher role at The Molokai Times was taken over by Kline in December 2007, when Purtzer relinquished his association with partner Tim Kline and returned to work on a political campaign on the American continent.
In May 2008, the paper was sold to new owner/operators in the form of Lester Keanini and Eric Wong, Molokai-born native Hawaiians.
In September 2008, the newspaper announced it was closing down its operations.
The Molokai Times remains inactive as a Molokai island newspaper (as of 2009) and there is no announced intent to restart either the publication or its internet site. This leaves the island of Molokai with its original news publication, the Molokai Dispatch (published in Kaunakakai) and one other paper published on the East End of the island (the Molokai Advertiser News)