PacificBasin Communications Honolulu, Hawai‘i
NEWS RELEASE April 4, 2002
Scott Whitney, a veteran magazine writer and editor, has been named Editor of Pacific Magazine.
The appointment was announced by Floyd Takeuchi, President of PacificBasin Communications, a Honolulu-based media company that publishes Pacific Magazine, along with Hawaii Business, Honolulu Magazine and Hawaii Home+Remodeling.
Whitney was most recently associate editor for Honolulu Magazine, where he covered the Hawaiian community, arts and culture and other issues.
His appointment at Pacific Magazine became effective on April 1.
"Scott’s outstanding work at Honolulu, and his background in Pacific Islands affairs, makes him the ideal editor for Pacific Magazine," said Takeuchi.
Whitney earned a master of arts degree in Pacific Islands Studies from the University of Hawai‘i-Manoa. He also worked in the Marshall Islands and American Samoa.
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