Gannett announces completion of sale of Hawaii’s largest newspaper to competition

Gannett completes sale of The Honolulu Advertiser

HONOLULU — Gannett Co. says it has completed the sale of Hawaii’s largest newspaper, The Honolulu Advertiser, to Oahu Publications Inc.

Financial terms of the sale to the owner and publisher of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin weren’t disclosed when the announcement was made Monday.

The sale includes related assets, including a website, non-daily publications and Gannett’s interest in Hawaii.com.

Oahu Publications also owns other weekly newspapers and magazines.

Previously announced plans call for the Advertiser to continue publishing for 30 to 60 days before merging with the Star-Bulletin, Hawaii’s second-largest newspaper, to form the Honolulu Star-Advertiser.