As part of the deal to acquire the Advertiser, Black Press agreed to place the Star-Bulletin on the selling block.

If no buyer came forward by March 29, 2010, Black Press would start making preparations to operate both papers through a transitional management team and then combine the two dailies into one.

Black Press canceled the sale and proceeded with transition plans, which came on the same day that they were approved to take over the Advertiser by the United States Department of Justice.

[7] In July 2023, four editorial employees accepted a voluntary buyout offer and left the paper.

The paper sells in retail outlets for $1.50 on Oahu daily and $3 Sundays plus Thanksgiving Day.