There are two major Honolulu newspaper morning dailies, the Honolulu Advertiser and the Honolulu Star Bulletin. Both have an online presence and are owned by large publishing companies. The Honolulu Advertiser, is the larger of the two and is owned by Gannet Publications.
The second largest newspaper, the Honolulu Star Bulletin is owned by Canadian company, Black Press. Weekly publication, Honolulu Weekly, is independently and locally owned.
An Established Presence
The Honolulu Advertiser is also the parent publisher of several small specialty and community-based newspapers including the Island Weekly which is distributed to 170,000 residents in Oahu and Kauai Island News, read by residents on Kauai.
Other publications include Navy News, the official military publication from the US Pacific Navy, US Air Force Kukini and Hawaii Army Weekly.
It is also the oldest Honolulu newspaper, having started in 1856, originating as the Pacific Commercial Advertiser, with a change to its current name in 1921. The headline news appearing on the inaugural edition was a report on the wedding of Kamehameha IV to Queen Emma but the front page was largely filled advertisements for sailing vessels at port in Honolulu Harbor.
It is the most widely read Honolulu newspaper with an estimated readership among 73% of the adults on the island of Oahu. Its Sunday edition is distributed to more homes than any other newspaper in Honolulu.
It is now printed out of its $82m plant in Kapolei, which also handles runs for specialty magazines such as the Pacific Business News.
New Look for Honolulu Star Bulletin
The Honolulu newspaper with a new look is the Honolulu Star Bulletin which is switching from broadsheet to a tabloid format. With this conversion to a morning only publication, it has had to lay off employees from both printing and the newsroom and closed bureaus on neighboring islands.
It has an average circulation of around 64,000, pretty much the same level achieved six years ago. However, telling of the problems the newspaper industry is facing everywhere, more free issues are given away nowadays,
The Honolulu Star Bulletin almost came to an end in 1999 after running for 117 years, but was saved when Black Press bought it over and save all the jobs.
Independent and Entertaining Weekly
The independent tabloid, Honolulu Weekly, had its first run in 1991. Printed every Wednesday, it concentrates on investigative reporting, feature articles and interviews and coverage of local culture, arts and entertainment. Check it for a comprehensive listing of events in Honolulu in tits calendar section.
Its staff produces most of the editorial content, but it has a team of freelance contributors as well. As a member of the association of alternative newsweeklies, its aim is to provide entertaining and provocative coverage.
Like the other two dailies, it has an online publication. It would appear that it is not spared either from the problems of declining revenues faced by the dailies, and recently cut back on some staff.
The Honolulu newspaper provides comprehensive coverage of the news. Depending on your interests, you can pick up any of the two dailies for reporting of current news and read the Honolulu Weekly for a different take as well as indepth coverage of the art and film scene.
The Honolulu Advertiser is also the parent publisher of several small specialty and community-based newspapers including the Island Weekly which is distributed to 170,000 residents in Oahu and Kauai Island News, read by residents on Kauai. 
The Honolulu newspaper with a new look is the Honolulu Star Bulletin which is switching from broadsheet to a tabloid format. With this conversion to a morning only publication, it has had to lay off employees from both printing and the newsroom and closed bureaus on neighboring islands.