Star-Bulletin wins
15 Pa‘i awards
The Honolulu Star-Bulletin took home 15 awards, five of them for first place, at the 2005 Hawaii Publishers Association Pa'i Awards yesterday.
Winners in 33 categories were announced at the awards ceremony, held at the Hilton Hawaiian Village's Coral Ballroom. Judges from the mainland selected winners for each category.
The Star-Bulletin took first place in Editorial Enterprise, Spot News Photography, Excellence in Illustration-Newsprint, Editorial Cartoon and Special Section Excellence.
The Honolulu Advertiser won 22 awards, 11 of them for first place. The Advertiser swept the Editorial Series and Feature Photography categories.
The Star-Bulletin's first-place winners were:
» Reporter Sally Apgar in the Editorial Enterprise category for a story on a federal investigation into the black-market sales of Hawaiian artifacts. The judges wrote, "A timely story about a subject controversial on many levels. Sally Apgar's piece both breaks the news about alleged sales of priceless artifacts and gives deep background on 150 years of artifact collection. The story opens a new angle of discussion on debates about race, culture and the 1990 Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. A follow-up story, 'Place of unrest,' included details on the lack of security in caves where Hawaiian artifacts were reburied."
» Photographer FL Morris in the Spot News Photography category for a photo of a shooting that showed a covered body on a ledge of a Mayor Wright Homes unit in Kalihi with a police officer looking at the body through a window. The judges wrote, "Very gutsy photo as well as the decision to publish it. However, the image tells the story and shows an end result to neighborhood. It fits all the criteria for spot news because of the timing and ability to show an amazing composition. While the body (covered) immediately catches your eye, another glimpse shows the bullet hole in the window and emotion from the police officer's face. Though the photo will be hard to view for some readers, it's also responsible journalism."
» Graphic artist Kip Aoki in the Excellence in Illustration-Newsprint category for "Putting out the blaze." The judges wrote "Colorful, vibrant and fun. Creative concept for what could have been an 'ordinary layout.'"
» Cartoonist Corky Trinidad won in the Editorial Cartoon category for a cartoon of President Bush changing the Constitution to "We, the heterosexual people ... ." The judges wrote, "Cartoonist Trinidad's work has reached a texture and substance that brings art close to daily cartooning. With apologies to American portraitist Trumbull, Trinidad's cartoon of President Bush amending the Constitution is smart, funny and thought-provoking. It uses color and black and white to draw distinctions and focus the reader's eye toward the center of the cartoon."
» Assistant Editor Michael Rovner, photographer Richard Walker, reporter Dave Reardon and graphic artist Kip Aoki in the Special Section Excellence category for "QB." The judges wrote "This section is beautiful, well-written, well-designed and well-shot. Great job ... What else is there to say?"
Here are the award rankings in the 33 categories:
Spot News Reporting
1) The Honolulu Advertiser for "Fiery collision kills four"
2) Hawaii Tribune-Herald for "He was trying to help"
3) The Maui News for "Air terminal drive-in"
Editorial Feature
1) The Maui News for "Wayne's World"
2) Honolulu Magazine for "Who is Mike Gabbard?"
3) Hana Hou Magazine for "Sea Hunt"
Editorial Enterprise
1) Honolulu Star-Bulletin for "Feds probe alleged black market sales"
2) Honolulu Star-Bulletin for "Flawed test put isle scores in doubt"
3) The Maui News for "Relieving the housing emergency"
Editorial Series
1) The Honolulu Advertiser for "The Graying of Hawaii"
2) The Honolulu Advertiser for "Prisoners of Ice"
3) The Honolulu Advertiser for "Recovering the seafaring tradition of Hawaii"
Editorial Opinion
1) Kalamalama (Hawaii Pacific University) for "Bush vs. Constitution"
2) Hawaii Tribune-Herald for "Island judge should not close court"
3) Pacific Business News for "The mime can stay, but lose the parrot guy"
Investigative Reporting
1) The Honolulu Advertiser for "Parents alerted to camp closure"
2) The Honolulu Advertiser for "Value of tax breaks uncertain"
3) Honolulu Star-Bulletin for "Senator diverts election funds"
Editorial Column
1) The Honolulu Advertiser for "About Men," written by reporter Mike Gordon
2) Honolulu Star-Bulletin for "Kokua Line," written by reporter June Watanabe
3) The Honolulu Advertiser for sports column, written by reporter Ferd Lewis
Sports Reporting
1) The Honolulu Advertiser for "It's Clay Day"
2) Honolulu Star-Bulletin for "Keiter can still deliver"
3) The Maui News for "Cooperstown calls"
Business/Industry Reporting
1) The Honolulu Advertiser for "Ethanol tax breaks a bonanza for some"
2) Honolulu Star-Bulletin for "Agent of change"
3) Maui no ka oi Magazine for "Planting the future"
Arts/Entertainment Reporting
1) Honolulu Magazine for "Giving Voice"
2) Maui no kai oi Magazine for "Listen to what you're missin'"
3) Hana Hou Magazine for "Catch a fire"
Breaking Business News
1) The Honolulu Advertiser for "Ameron Concrete on strike"
2) The Honolulu Advertiser for "Aloha bankruptcy is sign of the times"
3) West Hawaii Today for "Plan: Timber is to be chipped, shipped"
Sports Photography
1) West Hawaii Today for "Cross-country finish"
2) The Honolulu Advertiser for "Player celebration"
3) Honolulu Star-Bulletin for "Triathlon dive"
Feature Photo-Coated Stock
1) Hawaii Hotel Network/Network Media for "Malielie"
2) Hawaii Hotel Network/Network Media for "Stand tall"
3) Maui no ka oi Magazine for "Watching out for Makana"
Feature Photo-Newsprint
1) The Honolulu Advertiser for "The snap"
2) The Honolulu Advertiser for "Girl and her puppy"
3) The Honolulu Advertiser for "Celebrating fatherhood"
Spot News Photography
1) Honolulu Star-Bulletin for a photo in the story "1 dead, cop shot"
2) Honolulu Star-Bulletin for a photo in the story "Military families saying goodbye"
3) The Honolulu Advertiser for a photo called "Car pool gets a whole new meaning"
Essay Photo-Coated Stock
1) Hawaii Hotel Network/Network media for "Stand tall"
2) Honolulu Magazine for "Ku'e"
Essay Photo-Newsprint
1) The Honolulu Advertiser for "The graying of Hawaii"
2) The Maui News for "Squirt"
Visitor Publication Photography
1) Hana Hou Magazine for "Sydney rising"
2) The Islands of Outrigger for "Surfer"
Design excellence-Coated
1) Maui no ka oi Magazine for "Dining by design"
2) Spirit of Aloha for "The sweet secrets of Laupahoehoe Point"
3) Maui no ka oi Magazine for "Forbidden Places"
Design excellence-Newsprint
1) The Honolulu Advertiser for "The other Hawaii"
2) Honolulu Star-Bulletin for "Remember"
3) Honolulu Star-Bulletin for "Tracking the truth"
Illustration-Coated stock
1) Island Scene Magazine for "The unsung heroes of medicine"
2) Hana Hou Magazine for "Sea hunt"
3) Honolulu Magazine for "18 questions while you're in the dentist's chair"
Illustration-Newsprint
1) Honolulu Star-Bulletin for "Putting out the blaze"
2) Honolulu Star-Bulletin for "Thumbs at risk"
Excellence in Cover Design
1) Honolulu Magazine for "Ghost stories"
2) The Honolulu Advertiser for "Olympics 2004"
3) Spirit of Aloha for "The games we play"
Visitor Pub.-under 500,000
1) Maui Guest Informant
2) The Islands of Outrigger
3) Mailani
Visitor Pub.-over 500,000
1) Spirit of Aloha
2) Hana Hou Magazine
3) Ala Moana
Informational Graphics
1) The Honolulu Advertiser for "A new era of printing"
2) The Honolulu Advertiser for "The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands"
3) Pacific Business News for "Snapshot of Hawaii's economy"
Editorial Cartoon
1) Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Corky Trinidad
2) Honolulu Weekly, John S. Pritchett
Special Section Excellence
1) Honolulu Star-Bulletin for "QB"
2) Hawaii Tribune-Herald for "Celebrate hula"
3) Honolulu Magazine for "Uncorked: The new Spanish wines"
Directories
1) Honolulu Magazine/Pacific Basin Communications
2) Best of Oahu/Network Media
3) Maui Wedding Planner/Trade Publishing
Program Booklet
1) Maui Wedding Planner/Trade Publishing
2) Cherry Blossom Festival/Obun Hawaii Group
3) Building Trade Expo/Trade Publishing
Trade Magazine
1) Building Industry/Trade Publishing
2) Hawaii Home & Remodeling
Nondaily Newspaper
1) Pacific Business News
2) Lahaina News
3) Oahu Island News
School Newspaper Excellence
1) Kalamalama
