Dan Nakaso
Capitol Bureau Chief·Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Kailua, United States, North America
- Accepts pitches
Covers: Kailua · Hawaii · Honolulu Star AdvertiserRecently activeReviewed Aug 2026
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Why reach out to Dan?
Dan Nakaso works as a capitol bureau chief at Honolulu Star-Advertiser and is publicly associated with kailua, hawaii and honolulu star advertiser, working into Local. Artists and publicists reach out when a release genuinely lands in that lane.
Formats
Breaking News · Community/neighborhood News · Metro News
Market
Local · United States
Pitching
Accepts pitches
Playbook
How to approach Dan
- Lead with
- The release story and why it fits Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
- Keep it
- Short. Put the hook in the first two lines.
- Send
- A music link with short, relevant context.
- Avoid
- Generic introductions and oversized attachments.
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What does Dan Nakaso cover?
Coverage
- Kailua
- Hawaii
- Honolulu Star Advertiser
- Breaking News
Market
- Kailua
- United States
- North America
Signals
- Accepts pitches
- Professional contact available
- Recently active
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About
Who is Dan Nakaso?
Dan Nakaso is a Kailua-based capitol bureau chief associated with Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Their published work centres on Kailua, Hawaii and Honolulu Star Advertiser. Coverage runs through Breaking News and Community/neighborhood News. The audience sits primarily in Local and United States. Capitol Bureau Chief · Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Dan Nakaso works as a capitol bureau chief with Honolulu Star-Advertiser, based in Kailua. Dan Nakaso is capitol bureau chief at Honolulu Star-Advertiser, based in Kailua. Virtual Publicist does not yet have enough specific music-coverage evidence to place this profile in a genre or opportunity Collection. The topics that recur across their output are Kailua, Hawaii and Honolulu Star Advertiser, which is what makes them relevant to artists working in those areas. That work appears through Breaking News, Community/neighborhood News and Metro News, so material should be prepared in a form those formats can actually use. Reach concentrates on Local, United States and North America, which matters when timing a release or a tour announcement. Role: Capitol Bureau Chief. Works at: Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Based in: Kailua, United States, North America. Campaign types: Press Feature. Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Dan's breaking news coverage and the Local market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context. Everything on this page comes from public professional sources and is re-checked when the record changes; no private details are published.
- Role
- Capitol Bureau Chief
- Works at
- Honolulu Star-Advertiser
- Based in
- Kailua, United States, North America
- Campaign types
- Press Feature
- Territories
- United States, North America
- Languages
- English
Questions
About Dan Nakaso
Dan Nakaso works as capitol bureau chief and covers Kailua, Hawaii and Honolulu Star Advertiser. Pitches that sit clearly inside that coverage are the ones worth sending.
Dan Nakaso is based in Kailua, United States, North America. Location matters for timing, local angles and which releases are realistically relevant.
A professional contact route for Dan is stored in Virtual Publicist and available to members. Contact details are never published openly on this page.
Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Dan's breaking news coverage and the Local market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context.
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