At the time, Berry cited declining advertising revenues. For his part, though, Quinabo said he doubts Gannett would ever try to come out with a copycat version of the Hawaiian Filipino Chronicle. Publishers are looking at it from the point of view of profit making, not what newspapers are about. They need to realize that newspapers are part of the community. They have an impact on what happens in the community.
People depend on newspapers.
News editor Curt Brandao has worked at the Star-Bulletin for only a year. He said he will probably go back to the mainland if it folds. The area is such a part of their lives. It's real heartbreaking. This organization was like a family.