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1909

Makino and the Jiji's publisher, Yasutaro Soga, had been rebels with a common cause -- the "Japanese Strike" of 1909.

1912

When Makino launched his daily in 1912, there were three other Japanese dailies, led by the Nippu Jiji (Japan Times), a descendant of the Shuho.

In 1912 he oversaw the merger with the Hawaii Star to become today's Honolulu Star-Bulletin.

1920

Honolulu Community College (Honolulu CC) was established in 1920 as the Territorial Trade School in Palama.

Honolulu Community College was founded in 1920.

1928

"History of the Japanese Press in Hawaii" by Shunzo Sakamaki, unpublished thesis, UH, 1928.

1932

She was the key reporter for the 1932 Massie trial that deepened Hawaii's racial divisions and featured a defense by Clarence Darrow -- the most celebrated attorney in the nation.

1952

With those words spoken at 5:04 p.m. on December 1, 1952, Carl Hebenstreit ushered in the age of TV to Hawaii.

1959

In 1959 the Advertiser attempted to reverse its losses of community goodwill with a new editor, George Chaplin, a Southern liberal who untiringly campaigned among local groups, pushed statehood and supported the newly emerging local politicians such as Daniel Inouye and Spark Matsunaga.

1961

The post-Makino Hochi was run for eight years by his widow, Michiye, who was never quite comfortable with the role thrust upon her Michiye Makino sold the paper to the Occidental Insurance Company in 1961.

1971

In 1971 the Star-Bulletin and its share of the Hawaii Newspaper Agency were sold to the Gannett Corporation, the largest United States newspaper "chain" and publisher of USA Today.

1978

Linda Taira, former CBS national correspondent and now a PBS executive, is a 1978 UH-Journalism graduate.

1980

On the launching of the present Hawaii Herald in 1980 as a 24-48 page tabloid semi-monthly, Yempuku said:

1987

"Fred Kinzaburo Makino: A Biography," booklet in English and Japanese prepared for the Hawaii Hochi 75th anniversary, 1987.

1991

Honolulu Community College was founded in 1920. It first offered distance learning courses in 1991.

1992

State of journalism in Hawaii.1992

1993

The ultimate swap was a complete change of ownership in January 1993 when Gannett sold the Star-Bulletin - and bought The Advertiser.

1995

The three-way fight for ratings grew to four in 1995 when the Fox network purchased KHON-TV and KHNL added local news to its lineup when it became the NBC affiliate.

1996

Shaping history : the role of newspapers in Hawaiʻi©1996

2020

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