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The Honolulu Star-Advertiser
For hawaii residents and local community members seeking regional news, sports, and event information.
Known for
For hawaii residents and local community members seeking regional news, sports, and event information.
Providing digital access to regional news and community events for residents across the Hawaiian Islands. Bridging traditional print journalism with mobile-first digital delivery.
Target audience
Portfolio
Free 5Last updated
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
v3.32.05
3mo ago
Primary focus
Regional news and community information
Scale
indie
Target audience
Hawaii residents and local community members seeking regional news, sports, and event information.
Released 12 updates across 5 apps in the last 6 months, with the majority of the portfolio receiving updates within the last 40 days.
5 apps analysed
Hawaii's best news source for breaking news, weather, traffic and more!
Blue Star icon gating creates a clear value-exchange boundary for premium content
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Positive apps
1
Neutral / mixed
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Negative apps
55/100
Avg sentiment score
Dominates the local news aggregation space with a hyper-active release cadence of 28 updates in six months.
known forWSJ: Exclusive News & Insights
Strategic outlook coming soon.
What fed this analysis
Provides the foundational wire-service content that many local news outlets, including the target, rely upon for national coverage.
Targets the professional and financial demographic with a distinct focus on market data and business intelligence.
Offers a unique reader-funded model that contrasts sharply with traditional subscription-based local news apps.
Sets the industry standard for premium digital subscription models and high-fidelity multimedia storytelling.
A direct competitor in the premium newspaper digital transformation space with deep integration into the Amazon ecosystem.
Rapidly iterating on a platform-based model that blends professional journalism with high-quality user-generated content.
Disrupting the news landscape by shifting focus from institutional reporting to individual creator-led newsletters.
