Politics Henry Martyn Whitney

the hawaiian gazette building in 1880s

meanwhile, gazette business had grown point new building built in 1881, , offices moved there in 1882, next door original advertiser building, in turn next original post office. block of street called printers row . while working in stationery store on ground floor, whitney not resist urge publish. posted one-page marine bulletin on store window news became popular.

after john kapena resigned become minister of foreign affairs, whitney again appointed postmaster general on february 16, 1883 (although time there more 1 post office). served until april 15, 1886. resigned after financial scandal , robbery, replaced john lot kaulukou. whitney made peace plantation owners, , editor of planter s monthly 1886. 1 of important promoters of hawaiian tourist industry brought out new editions of guide book in 1890 , 1895.

james w. robinson bought rights bulletin, , developed newspaper known honolulu star-bulletin. in 1888 hawaiian gazette company bought pacific commercial advertiser, whitney managed until 1894. year later, advertiser got first linotype machine. lorrin a. thurston bought advertiser in 1895, family own until 1992.

active until end, whitney edited planter s monthly until april 1903.

he died @ home on august 17, 1904. buried in oahu cemetery in honolulu.