The Honolulu Star-Bulletin won 10 first-place awards, and Honolulu Magazine took seven top awards in the contest sponsored by the Hawai'i Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.

At the award ceremonies Friday night, the Maui News won two first-place honors, as did Pacific Business News, The Spirit of Aloha, and Environment Hawai'i. KITV took four TV news awards, while KHNL won two.

Judges were from the Greater Oregon and Cincinnati chapters of the national journalism organization.

Awards for the Advertiser went to Christie Wilson for investigative reporting, Timothy Hurley for long-form feature writing, Christina Sykes for feature page design, Ann Miller for sports reporting, and to Greg Taylor, Jon Orque and Martha Hernandez for an informational graphic, "The Other Hawai'i."

The Advertiser swept the online awards, with top honors for its 2004 election coverage and for the voyage of Hokule'a.

Bruce Dunford, longtime reporter for the Associated Press who retired last year, won first place in government reporting for his report on how Gov. Linda Lingle kept secret her trip to Iraq until she was already there.

Beverly Ann Deepe Keever, a University of Hawai'i-Manoa communications professor, won the enterprise reporting award for all print media for a story in Honolulu Weekly, "Suffering Secrecy Exile," which the judges described as "a gripping, compelling story, made more attractive by polished writing."

Melissa Tanji and Brian Perry of the Maui News won the spot news award for their coverage of a shark attack, which judges described as "textbook spot news coverage, but flawless, gripping story-telling as well."

The other Maui News award was for a sports photo by Amanda Cowan, which judges said showed both action and emotion.

Two top photo awards, with competition among all print media, went to F.L. Morris of the Star-Bulletin. Ed Greevy of Honolulu Magazine won for a photo essay.

Honolulu Magazine also won for a Ronna Bolante and Michael Keany report on housing, a David Thompson profile, a feature by Bolante and Keany on Hawai'i's 50 greatest albums, a cover on "Ghost Stories" by Jayson Harper, a feature by Katherine Nichols, and John Heckathorn's "Dining" feature.

The Star-Bulletin's Dan Martin won for business reporting, while Mary Vorsino took the short-form feature award. Adam Sparks won for news design. Lee Catterall was honored for editorial opinion. And Corky Trinidad won for editorial cartooning.

The judges awarded the column-writing trophy to 1st Sgt. Robert Jennings for "A Soldier's Story," a series he did for the Star-Bulletin from Iraq.

Two of the Star-Bulletin's awards were won or shared by reporters who now work for the Advertiser. Rob Perez was honored for his report on evaluating Hawai'i's judges. Rick Daysog, along with Craig Gima and other reporters still with the Star-Bulletin, won for the newspaper's coverage of former University of Hawai'i President Evan Dobelle.

Other top awards went to Don Chapman of Midweek, Kayla Rosenfeld of Hawai'i Public Radio, and Heidi Chang for Voice of America reporting.

Three student journalists also won first-place awards: Lorretta Sherwood for news writing for Environment Hawai'i, Ralph Kagehiro for illustration in Hana Hou! Magazine, and Alexandre Da Silva for a feature in Ka Leo O Hawaii.

Two TV awards went to Pamela Young and one each to Keoki Kerr and Gary Sprinkle, all of KITV. Videojournalist Duncan Armstrong of KHNL also won two awards, including one shared with reporter Stephanie Lum.

Award winners

Winners of the Society of Professional Journalists, Hawai'i Chapter, 2004 Excellence in Journalism Awards, awarded Friday night:

Daily newspapers

Business Reporting: "What you can get for $450,000," Dan Martin, Honolulu Star-Bulletin.

Spot News Reporting: "Shark Attack," Melissa Tanji, Brian Perry, Maui News

General News/Enterprise Reporting: "Judging the Judges," Rob Perez, Honolulu Star-Bulletin.

Feature Writing/Short Form: "Isle musician Tau Moe saved lives in the Holocaust," Mary Vorsino, Honolulu Star-Bulletin.

Feature Writing/Long Form: "Tourist Bibles Angering Hawai'i," Timothy Hurley, Honolulu Advertiser.

News Page Design: "The Curse Reversed!", Adams Sparks, Honolulu Star-Bulletin.

Feature Page Design: "Sake Sense," Christina Sykes, Honolulu Advertiser.

Online

Spot News Reporting: "2004 General Election Coverage," Online Staff, Honolulu Advertiser.

General News Reporting: "The Other Hawai'i: A Journey with Hokule'a," Online Staff, Honolulu Advertiser.

Magazine

Business Reporting: "Agribusiness in Kekaha, Kaua'i," Teresa Dawson, Environment Hawai'i.

Industry or Trade Reporting: "How Much is Your Home Worth Now?", Ronna Bolante, Michael Keany, Honolulu Magazine.

Profile: "Dog the Bounty Hunter," David Thompson, Honolulu Magazine.

Feature Writing/Short Form: "Reading Aloud," Katherine Nichols, Honolulu Magazine.

Feature Writing/Long Form: "The Kiss of the Mango," Rita Ariyoshi, Spirit of Aloha.

Page Design: "The Sweet Secrets of Laupahoehoe Point," Darrell Ishii, Franco Salmoiraghi, Tom Chapman, Brett Uprichard, Les Peetz, Spirit of Aloha.

Magazine Cover: "Ghost Stories," October 2004, Jayson Harper, Honolulu Magazine.

Nondaily newspaper

Business Reporting: "Directors are close but is that a bad thing?", Harold Nedd, Pacific Business News.

General News/Enterprise Reporting: "Suffering Secrecy Exile," Beverly Ann Deepe Keever, Honolulu Weekly.

Feature Writing: "Fans still sucking 'em up at Don Ho's show," Nina Wu, Pacific Business News.

Community Reporting: "A Family Tradition Born in Mystery," Don Chapman, MidWeek.

Page Design: No entries.

Open print (All print media.)

Column Writing/News: "A Soldier's Story," 1st Sgt. Robert Jennings, Honolulu Star-Bulletin.

Column Writing/Features or Sports: "Dining," John Heckathorn, Honolulu Magazine.

Government Reporting: "Lingle's Secret Trip," Bruce Dunford, Associated Press.

Breaking News Reporting: "Coverage of Dobelle firing and aftermath," Craig Gima, Rick Daysog and staff, Honolulu Star-Bulletin.

Sports Reporting: "Family, friends have been Clay's foundation," Ann Miller, Honolulu Advertiser.

Arts/Entertainment Writing: "The 50 Greatest Hawaii Albums of All Time," Ronna Bolante, Michael Keany. Honolulu Magazine.

Editorial Opinion: "Harris wrongly put taxpayers in publishing role," Lee Catterall, Honolulu Star-Bulletin.

Editorial Cartoon: "Power Transfer," Corky Trinidad, Honolulu Star-Bulletin.

Illustration: "Sea Hunt," Ralph Kagehiro Hana Hou! Magazine.

Informational Graphic: "Other Hawai'i," Greg Taylor, Jon Orque, Martha Hernandez, Honolulu Advertiser.

News Photography: "1 dead/cop shot," F.L. Morris, Honolulu Star-Bulletin.

Feature Photography: "3 Guys in a Barrel," F.L. Morris, Honolulu Star-Bulletin.

Sports Photography: "Soccer Header," Amanda Cowan, Maui News.

Photo Essay: "Ku'e," Ed Greevy, Honolulu Magazine.

Investigative Reporting: "Camp Leader a Sex Offender," Christie Wilson, Honolulu Advertiser.

Public Service Reporting: "The Graying of Hawai'i," Advertiser staff, Honolulu Advertiser.

Radio

General News/Enterprise Reporting: "Ala Wai Watershed Series," Kayla Rosenfeld, Hawai'i Public Radio KHPR & KIPO.

Feature Reporting: "Jazz Ukulele," Heidi Chang, Voice of America.

Television

Government Reporting: No award.

Business Reporting: No award.

General News/Enterprise Reporting: No winner.

Feature Reporting: "Bus Boy," Pamela Young, KITV.

Investigative Reporting: "Whale Watching Death Investigation," Keoki Kerr, KITV.

Series Reporting: "War Torn," Stephanie Lum, Duncan Armstrong, KHNL News 8.

Videography: "Cold Mountain," Duncan Armstrong, KHNL-TV.

Documentary: "Mixed Plate in Holland," Pamela Young, KITV.

Special News Program: "Pacific Adventures: Kodiak," Gary Sprinkle, KITV.

Public Service Reporting: No award.

Student

News Writing: "Forest Restoration Plan Starts with Logging," Loretta Sherwood, Environment Hawai'i.

Feature Writing: "On the Road to Salvation," Alexandre Da Silva, Ka Leo O Hawai'i.