Posted on: Thursday, March 31, 2005
Advertiser wins 22 publishing awards
Advertiser Staff
The Honolulu Advertiser won 22 awards yesterday, including 11 first-place awards, in the Hawai'i Publishers Association's Pa'i Awards contest for work published in 2004.
Writers Curtis Lum, Vicki Viotti and Will Hoover took first place in the spot news category for a story on a February 2004 wreck on the H-1 Freeway that claimed four lives and reignited debate on how to control speeding and racing on O'ahu.
First place in the editorial series category went to "The Graying of Hawai'i," which addressed caring for the state's older residents. Writers were Tanya Bricking Leach, Mary Kaye Ritz, Zenaida Serrano, Robbie Dingeman, Dan Nakaso, Deborah Adamson and Catherine Toth.
The Advertiser swept this category.
First place in the investigative reporting category went to Christie Wilson for "Parents alerted to camp closure."
Mike Gordon's "About Men" column won first place in the editorial column category.
Ann Miller's stories on Olympic silver medalist Bryan Clay took first place in sports reporting.
The first-place award in the business and industry category went to Sean Hao for his "Ethanol tax breaks a bonanza for some."
Top honors in breaking business news went to Nakaso and Lum for coverage of the Ameron Concrete strike.
First place for feature photography in newsprint went to Rebecca Breyer for a photo of a playful girl pulling the suspenders of a boy playing a piano.
The Advertiser also swept this category.
Bruce Asato's photos for "The Graying of Hawai'i" series won first place in the essay photography-newsprint category.
"The Other Hawai'i" series that chronicled a voyage of the Hokule'a voyaging canoe captured first place in the newsprint excellence in design category.
A graphic on The Advertiser's new printing press won first place in the informational graphic category.
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| 2005 PA'I AWARDS
Here is a complete list of winners of the 2005 Hawai'i Publishers Association's Pa'i Awards: Spot news reporting: 1. The Advertiser. 2. Hawaii-Tribune Herald. 3. Maui News. Editorial feature: 1. Maui News. 2. Honolulu Magazine. 3. Hana Hou! Editorial enterprise: 1. Honolulu Star-Bulletin. 2. Star-Bulletin. 3. Maui News. Editorial series: 1. The Advertiser. 2. The Advertiser. 3. The Advertiser. Editorial opinion: 1. Kalamalama. 2. Hawaii Tribune-Herald. 3. Pacific Business News. Investigative reporting: 1. The Advertiser. 2. The Advertiser. 3. Star-Bulletin. Editorial column: 1. The Advertiser. 2. Star-Bulletin. 3. The Advertiser. Sports reporting: 1. The Advertiser. 2. Star-Bulletin. 3. Maui News. Business and industry: 1. The Advertiser. 2. Star-Bulletin. 3. Maui no ka 'oi. Arts and entertainment: 1. Honolulu Magazine. 2. Maui no ka 'oi. 3. Hana Hou! Breaking business news: 1. The Advertiser. 2. The Advertiser. 3. West Hawaii Today. Sports photography: 1. West Hawaii Today. 2. The Advertiser. 3. Star-Bulletin. Feature photography (coated stock): 1. Hawaii Hotel Network/Network Media. 2. Hawaii Hotel Network/Network Media. 3. Maui no ka 'oi. Feature photography (newsprint): 1. The Advertiser. 2. The Advertiser. 3. The Advertiser. Spot news photography: 1. Star-Bulletin. 2. Star-Bulletin. 3. The Advertiser. Essay photography (coated stock): 1. Hawaii Hotel Network/Network Media. 2. Honolulu Magazine. Essay photography (newsprint): 1. The Advertiser. 2. The Maui News. Visitor publication photography: 1. Hana Hou! 2. The Islands of Outrigger. Excellence in design (coated): 1. Maui no ka 'oi. 2. Spirit of Aloha. 3. Maui no ka 'oi. Excellence in design (newsprint): 1. The Advertiser. 2. Star-Bulletin. 3. Star-Bulletin. Excellence in illustration (coated): 1. Island Scene Magazine. 2. Hana Hou! 3. Honolulu Magazine. Excellence in illustration (newsprint): 1. Star-Bulletin. 2. Star-Bulletin. Excellence in cover design: 1. Honolulu Magazine. 2. The Advertiser. 3. Spirit of Aloha. Visitor publication excellence (under 500,000 circulation/year): 1. Maui Guest Informant. 2. The Islands of Outrigger. 3. Mailani. Visitor publication excellence (over 500,000/year): 1. Spirit of Aloha. 2. Hana Hou! 3. Ala Moana. Excellence in informational graphics: 1. The Advertiser. 2. The Advertiser. 3. Pacific Business News. Editorial cartoon: 1. Star-Bulletin. 2. Honolulu Weekly. Special section excellence: 1. Star-Bulletin. 2. Hawaii Tribune-Herald. 3. Honolulu Magazine. Directories: 1. Honolulu Magazine/Pacific Basin Communications. 2. Best of O'ahu/Network Media. 3. Maui Wedding Planner/Trade Publishing. Program booklet: 1. Maui Wedding Planner/Trade Publishing. 2. Cherry Blossom Festival/Obun Hawai'i Group. 3. Building Trade Expo/Trade Publishing. Trade magazine: 1. Building Industry/Trade Publishing. 2. Hawai'i Home & Remodeling. Non-daily newspaper excellence: 1. Pacific Business News. 2. Lahaina News. 3. O'ahu Island News. School newspaper excellence: 1. Kalamalama |
