Question: Are Blurt (Magazine) and Maui Nō Ka ʻOi Magazine from the same country?

Knowledge 1: Blurt (magazine)
Blurt is a music print magazine and online outlet originally based in Silver Spring, MD.The magazine was originally known as "Harp Magazine" for over 10 years, also based in Silver Spring, and was considered one of the best music magazines of the decade in the early 2000s.After "Harp" folded in March 2008 (at the behest of its parent company, which also owned JazzTimes, it declared bankruptcy), "Blurt" was founded by "Harp" owner Scott Crawford.Some of the main writers and editors for "Harp" also started "Blurt" with Crawford, including managing editor Fred Mills (of Asheville, NC, and also a contributing editor to "StereophileMagnet" and other music industry publications and alternative weeklies), senior editor Randy Harward (also an editor for the Salt Lake City weekly paper), and senior editor Andy Tennille (a journalist and photographer, currently the photographer for Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers)."Blurt"s tag line is "Real Music, Real Artists, Real OpinionsBlurt" is a highly respected outlet within the music industry and has often been cited by critics and fans as the "Mojo" magazine of the United States.It initially launched as an all-digital, downloadable online magazine, publishing five issues in that format before moving to print for the next nine issues while also posting each issue online, frequently with expanded content, at BlurtOnline.com.In early 2010, Crawford sold the "Blurt" assets to Stephen Judge of Second Motion Entertainment and the company moved to the label's home of Carrboro, NC.Second Motion Entertainment also owns the record label Second Motion Records which works with such artists as Australia's The Church, Bettie Serveert, Swervedriver, Parson Red Heads and Tommy Keene."Blurt" magazine announced in February 2012 that it would be relocating its offices (along with Second Motion) to Raleigh, NC, where Judge had purchased long-tenured independent record store Schoolkids Records.Editor Mills also relocated to Raleigh, assisting Judge in both running the store and publishing the magazine.As of April 2017, Schoolkids also operates locations in Durham, NC, and Carrboro, NC, and the Second Motion Records name has been changed to Schoolkids Records.The magazine, label and stores are increasingly integrated, operationally."Blurt" is updated daily with new music interviews, essays and features; music news, record release announcements (vinyl is a specialty), and tour dates; exclusive videos, audio streams and bootleg MP3s; record, DVD, book and concert reviews; and blog entries by Judge, Mills, John B. Moore, Michael Toland, and Bill Kopp.Tim Hinely, founder of "Dagger", a punk and indie zine first published in 1987 and still in print, and recognized by "Pitchfork" as "one of the best," is also a contributor.As a print magazine it was distributed throughout the United States and internationally.The final print issue was #14, published at the end of 2013 and featuring Artist of the Year Jason Isbell on the cover, along with features on The Beatles, Big Star, The Replacements, Megafaun, Tommy Keene and King Khan.At that point the magazine decided to revert to publishing online in the face of declining advertising revenue.While operating as a print publication, covers were devoted to artists such as: Sonic Youth, The Avett Brothers, PJ Harvey, Of Montreal, Janelle Monáe, Spiritualized Grizzly Bear and Wilco.From 2010 to 2016 the magazine also hosted an annual day party each March in Austin at the SXSW Music Festival at the Ginger Man Pub, and photo galleries and descriptions of those parties can be viewed at the Blurtonline.com website. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Maui Nō Ka ʻOi Magazine
Maui Nō Ka Oi Magazine is a bi-monthly regional magazine published by the Haynes Publishing Group in Wailuku, Hawaii.The phrase "Maui nō ka oi" means "Maui is the best" in the Hawaiian language. "Maui Nō Ka Oi Magazine" features stories relating to the culture, art, dining, environmental issues, current events, recreational activities, and local businesses within Maui County.The magazine is marketed at newsstands across the United States and by subscription, and is distributed as an in-room amenity in resorts.Since 2002 the magazine has sponsored the Aipono Awards, an annual award in which readers select their favorite restaurants in 25 categories.In 2003 they began celebrating the winners at an annual banquet.Proceeds from the banquet go to the Maui Community College's Culinary Academy."Maui Nō Ka Oi" has a circulation of 25,000 and an estimated readership of 1.44 annually.The magazine has received several Pai awards, which are given out by the Hawaii Publishers Association.
Knowledge 1: Maui Nō Ka ʻOi Magazine
Maui Nō Ka Oi Magazine is a bi-monthly regional magazine published by the Haynes Publishing Group in Wailuku, Hawaii.The phrase "Maui nō ka oi" means "Maui is the best" in the Hawaiian language. "Maui Nō Ka Oi Magazine" features stories relating to the culture, art, dining, environmental issues, current events, recreational activities, and local businesses within Maui County.The magazine is marketed at newsstands across the United States and by subscription, and is distributed as an in-room amenity in resorts.Since 2002 the magazine has sponsored the Aipono Awards, an annual award in which readers select their favorite restaurants in 25 categories.In 2003 they began celebrating the winners at an annual banquet.Proceeds from the banquet go to the Maui Community College's Culinary Academy."Maui Nō Ka Oi" has a circulation of 25,000 and an estimated readership of 1.44 annually.The magazine has received several Pai awards, which are given out by the Hawaii Publishers Association. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Second Motion Records
Second MotionRecords is part of Second Motion Entertainment based in Carrboro, North Carolina.The Label was founded in Chapel Hill, NC by Stephen Judge, who is the former manager of the rock band Athenaeum( who released two albums on Atlantic Records in the mid to late 1990s) as well as the former General Manager/ A&R Director of Redeye Distribution and Yep Roc Records.Judge has also worked with such artists as: Liam Finn, Bell X1, John Doe, Paul Weller, Public Enemy, Daniel Lanois, Martin Sexton, Sloan, Concrete Blonde, The Supersuckers and others.In 2010 Second Motion Entertainment( the label's parent company) purchased the assets of Blurt Magazine and is the publisher of the highly respected Magazine and On- line media outlet.Blurt has often been called the" Mojo Magazine of the United States".In Feb 2012 Second Motion announced that both Blurt Magazine and the label would be relocating their offices to Raleigh, NC and that they had more" big news" forthcoming in April 2012.
Knowledge 1: Blurt (magazine)
Blurt is a music print magazine and online outlet originally based in Silver Spring, MD.The magazine was originally known as "Harp Magazine" for over 10 years, also based in Silver Spring, and was considered one of the best music magazines of the decade in the early 2000s.After "Harp" folded in March 2008 (at the behest of its parent company, which also owned JazzTimes, it declared bankruptcy), "Blurt" was founded by "Harp" owner Scott Crawford.Some of the main writers and editors for "Harp" also started "Blurt" with Crawford, including managing editor Fred Mills (of Asheville, NC, and also a contributing editor to "StereophileMagnet" and other music industry publications and alternative weeklies), senior editor Randy Harward (also an editor for the Salt Lake City weekly paper), and senior editor Andy Tennille (a journalist and photographer, currently the photographer for Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers)."Blurt"s tag line is "Real Music, Real Artists, Real OpinionsBlurt" is a highly respected outlet within the music industry and has often been cited by critics and fans as the "Mojo" magazine of the United States.It initially launched as an all-digital, downloadable online magazine, publishing five issues in that format before moving to print for the next nine issues while also posting each issue online, frequently with expanded content, at BlurtOnline.com.In early 2010, Crawford sold the "Blurt" assets to Stephen Judge of Second Motion Entertainment and the company moved to the label's home of Carrboro, NC.Second Motion Entertainment also owns the record label Second Motion Records which works with such artists as Australia's The Church, Bettie Serveert, Swervedriver, Parson Red Heads and Tommy Keene."Blurt" magazine announced in February 2012 that it would be relocating its offices (along with Second Motion) to Raleigh, NC, where Judge had purchased long-tenured independent record store Schoolkids Records.Editor Mills also relocated to Raleigh, assisting Judge in both running the store and publishing the magazine.As of April 2017, Schoolkids also operates locations in Durham, NC, and Carrboro, NC, and the Second Motion Records name has been changed to Schoolkids Records.The magazine, label and stores are increasingly integrated, operationally."Blurt" is updated daily with new music interviews, essays and features; music news, record release announcements (vinyl is a specialty), and tour dates; exclusive videos, audio streams and bootleg MP3s; record, DVD, book and concert reviews; and blog entries by Judge, Mills, John B. Moore, Michael Toland, and Bill Kopp.Tim Hinely, founder of "Dagger", a punk and indie zine first published in 1987 and still in print, and recognized by "Pitchfork" as "one of the best," is also a contributor.As a print magazine it was distributed throughout the United States and internationally.The final print issue was #14, published at the end of 2013 and featuring Artist of the Year Jason Isbell on the cover, along with features on The Beatles, Big Star, The Replacements, Megafaun, Tommy Keene and King Khan.At that point the magazine decided to revert to publishing online in the face of declining advertising revenue.While operating as a print publication, covers were devoted to artists such as: Sonic Youth, The Avett Brothers, PJ Harvey, Of Montreal, Janelle Monáe, Spiritualized Grizzly Bear and Wilco.From 2010 to 2016 the magazine also hosted an annual day party each March in Austin at the SXSW Music Festival at the Ginger Man Pub, and photo galleries and descriptions of those parties can be viewed at the Blurtonline.com website. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Second Motion Records
Second MotionRecords is part of Second Motion Entertainment based in Carrboro, North Carolina.The Label was founded in Chapel Hill, NC by Stephen Judge, who is the former manager of the rock band Athenaeum( who released two albums on Atlantic Records in the mid to late 1990s) as well as the former General Manager/ A&R Director of Redeye Distribution and Yep Roc Records.Judge has also worked with such artists as: Liam Finn, Bell X1, John Doe, Paul Weller, Public Enemy, Daniel Lanois, Martin Sexton, Sloan, Concrete Blonde, The Supersuckers and others.In 2010 Second Motion Entertainment( the label's parent company) purchased the assets of Blurt Magazine and is the publisher of the highly respected Magazine and On- line media outlet.Blurt has often been called the" Mojo Magazine of the United States".In Feb 2012 Second Motion announced that both Blurt Magazine and the label would be relocating their offices to Raleigh, NC and that they had more" big news" forthcoming in April 2012.

Answer: yes