“BY ORDERS OF NEW OWNER, ALL CONTENTS ON ALL FOUR FLOORS OF THE HISTORIC, ICONIC HONOLULU ADVERTISER BUILDING MUST GO! PUBLIC AUCTION TO BE CONDUCTED ON SATURDAY, 7/24”
If you drive past the former newspaper building at 605 Kapiolani, you might have noticed the large banner across the front entrance announcing an “Everything to Go!” public auction to be held on Saturday (July 24).
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Auctioneer Joe Teipel’s web site has the details.
There’s an inventory of items to be auctioned, which also gives their locations in the building. I wonder how well they scrubbed the hard drives on all those computers? Are there any tales they could tell?
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Is it bad when Gannett does it?
Yes, when their reason for doing it that way was to harrass and lean on the Star-Bulletin staff who kept working under those conditions. They had size-large security guards leaning over us in constant intimidation. That didn’t happen with OPI. But then, things are different. Gannett was trying to intimidate and annoy human beings, OPI has to get rid of a bunch of stuff — in a building that still belongs to Gannett.
I think Badvertiser means the Maritime Center. Krauss’s desk and cabinets and chair and stuff were all there on the second floor, at least they were when they closed it down. I don’t know about the typewriter.
I saw a typewriter in the Maritime Center at Krauss’s desk. even took a video of the exhibits before the close.
But Burl, what OPI is doing now might be different, but it is on the same low level that Gannett did 10 years ago. My point is that both companies are behaving very poorly! And If things were reversed and the Bulletin had been the one to close down I have no doubt that Gannett would be behaving in the same way today.
Gannett, for all its hard business tactics, probably would have paid severances by now.
I’m not at all sure the old Royal typewriter left in the building belonged to Bob Krauss. Other people DID have Royals, y’know. I feel like going down there and asking if they have provenance on the typewriter. Kinda doubt it.
Actually, Gannett is acting the same way today. The severence pay is hung up because it’s being litigated.
The only reason it’s being disputed is because OPI is trying to weasel out of it.
so bottom line for you all, should I renew my subscription? I kept a subscription to both papers until the end. Is this one worthy?
I would renew.
Despite the shortcomings which we’re certainly aware of, a daily newspaper is still better than no daily newspaper.
I’m looking forward to the folks at the Star-Advertiser eventually living up to their potential.
-Ian
ian, i’m looking forward to that as well. But right now? It’s like watching grass grow.
also, seems like the hon-tizer’s treatment of photos has passed off the the star-tizer. Shouldn’t their photo editor select photos? visuals still play an important role in news. seems like something all papers, even KaLeo included are not considering.