Good morning, Hawaii! ALOHA, READERS
We’re excited to be
bringing you Hawaii’s
news -- twice a dayWe have wanted to be able to say that, and be part of your early-morning hours, for a long time. Now, cut loose from the ties that bound us to the Hawaii Newspaper Agency, we finally can with this new edition.
Good afternoon, too, to our readers who will continue to enjoy home delivery of our later edition.
Yes, what you are holding really is the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. The new look is one of our many changes -- including an expanded staff and new features -- as we renew our commitment to delivering the news that you need.
Supplemented by fresh talent, backed by the latest technology and enthused after weeks of planning, we will continue to provide the award-winning journalism you have come to expect from the Star-Bulletin.
While being journalistic trailblazers in the way we survived the past 18 months of uncertainty was perhaps interesting, what was truly rewarding was your support.
We have appreciated it and are determined to repay it, with interest. You, the readers, make it all possible and worthwhile.
As with any great undertaking, there are bound to be a few missteps along the way. Please bear with us as we fight through them.
In the paper today, the editors of each department will tell you what to look for in their pages of the new Star-Bulletin. You will find many familiar faces and features, some new ones and a few surprises.
Stay tuned, because our Sunday edition will make its first appearance April 1.
We are proud to unveil the new Star-Bulletin and to be able to continue our tradition of being Hawaii's news leader.
Frank Bridgewater
Managing editor
ALOHA, READERS
In September 1999, staff members of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin found themselves in an awkward situation: we became a news story ourselves. Not only do we
report the news;
today we are newsThe saga of having our jobs and our employer's future in limbo lasted longer than anyone believed possible and was, to say the least, a great distraction as we tried to go about reporting the news.
Today we are happy to report on the dawning of a new day for the Star-Bulletin.
In the local news pages, regular readers will see plenty of changes. Most noticeably, the Hawaii pages start on a section front page rather than on Page A-3. It may seem like a small change but its importance lies in what it signifies: local news comes first.
We vow to report that news without fear or prejudice. We realize our future is in our hands. In a competitive market, the Star-Bulletin will live or die on the quality of the news it provides.
To do that job, we have veteran reporters -- such as Helen Altonn, Gregg Kakesako and Richard Borreca to name a few -- whose bylines are familiar to our regular readers. We have also added other familiar names: former local TV reporters Nelson Daranciang and Rod Antone.
Nationally recognized business reporter Rob Perez moves to our city desk and will kick off a new column April 1.
Other changes we hope you will appreciate: no more searching for the obituary page. Find it every day on Page B-4. Also, look for expanded education, religion, and military coverage in these pages.
We want your feedback on the "new" Star-Bulletin. On Page B-6 today, you will find a long list of our numbers and addresses. Also on that page, make sure to fill out the coupon for our "Where were you when ...?" contest. We would like you to share your memories of major news events covered through the years by the Star-Bulletin. We will publish some of those memories in a Star-Bulletin commemorative section in our first Sunday edition.
We look forward to hearing from you and reporting the news of Hawaii for you.
Ed Lynch
City editor
