Molokai Advertiser-News

The Molokaʻi Advertiser-News is a weekly newspaper in Hawaiʻi founded in 1984. It is published on the island of Molokaʻi, Hawaiʻi, United States.[1][2] The Molokaʻi Advertiser-News is one of two newspapers published on the island of Molokaʻi, the other being the Molokai Island Times.

Molokai Advertiser-News
TypeWeekly Newspaper
Owner(s)George G. Peabody
PublisherGeorge G. Peabody
EditorGeorge G. Peabody
Founded1984
Ceased publication2016
HeadquartersMolokai, HI United States
Websitewww.molokaiadvertisernews.com


George G. Peaboby, founder

Shutdown

The last record of the website being available was in August 2018, with the last known issue being from November 9, 2016.[3] On November 7, 2018 the domain was purchased by a new owner.[4]

History

The paper was founded in 1984 by George G. Peabody, who is the paper's sole staff member.[5] In 1998, Peabody filed a court case against a competing free paper, The Dispatch, for unfair competition through removing copies of the Advertiser-News and replacing them with its own paper. The State of Hawaiʻi Intermediate Court of Appeals found in favor of the Molokaʻi Advertiser-News in 2000.[6]

In 1998 and 2002, Peabody ran for governor of Hawaiʻi as a Libertarian.[7][8][9] He received 4,398 votes[10] in the 1998 general election.[11][12] Peabody was also a Republican Party candidate for the gubernatorial primary election in 2006.[13][14]

President Obama conspiracy theories

Peabody has espoused Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories ("birtherism"). In 2014, Peabody emailed the Hawaii NAACP and two other African American Hawaiian groups requesting copies of their birth certificates, writing: "If you or your Negro members were born in Hawaii between 1955 to 1965, I will pay $50 for a copy of your Hawaii long form certified birth certificate." Peabody wrote that his goal was to "expose the fraud" at Hawaii Department of Health, later claiming that the state's birth certificate for the president was "clearly ... a fraud."[5] The recipients were angered by Peabody's actions, saying they were racist.[5]

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References
  1. "Hawaiian Newspapers (HI) : Newspapers from Hawaii : Hawaiian News". Onlinenewspapers.com. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
  2. "Hawaii Newspapers - Hawaii Newspaper List". Usnpl.com. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
  3. "MolokaiAdvertiser-News.com - Molokai's favorite newspaper!". web.archive.org. 2018-08-19. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  4. "Molokaiadvertisernews.com [Whois Lookup, Whois History & Reverse Whois]". web.archive.org. 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  5. "African-American Groups in Hawaii Angered by Latest Birther Request". Honolulu Civil Beat. 2012-08-30. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
  6. http://oaoa.hawaii.gov/jud/ica22693mop.htm
  7. "Governor Candidates - Hawaii News Now - KGMB and KHNL". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  8. "Honolulu Star-Bulletin News". Archives.starbulletin.com. 2002-07-24. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  9. "Governor | The Honolulu Advertiser | Hawaii's Newspaper". The Honolulu Advertiser. 2002-09-23. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  10. David Leip. "1998 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Hawaii". uselectionatlas.org.
  11. "Honolulu Star-Bulletin Hawaii News". Archives.starbulletin.com. 2002-08-14. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  12. "2 file papers for governor's race | The Honolulu Advertiser | Hawaii's Newspaper". The Honolulu Advertiser. 2002-07-13. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  13. "starbulletin.com | Special | /2006/09/17/". Archives.starbulletin.com. 2006-09-17. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  14. "Primary Election 2006 - Final Release, Office of Elections, State of Hawaii". Hawaii.gov. 2006-09-23. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
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