Tom Hasslinger Named West Hawaii Today Managing Editor

Tom Hasslinger has been named managing editor of West Hawaii Today in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.   Hasslinger’s primary responsibility will be working with the newspaper’s editorial department to produce compelling local content.   He’ll also coordinate with the editors at Hawaii Tribune-Herald to help ensure that readers of both publications continue to receive the best island-wide news coverage.   Before coming to West Hawaii Today, Hasslinger worked for two years as managing editor for The Garden Island newspaper on Kauai. Prior to that, he worked for five years as the city hall reporter for the Coeur d’Alene (Idaho) Press newspaper. His first reporting job was at the weekly newspaper, the Douglas (Wyo.) Budget.