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Awards & Honors.xlsx Date Organization Contest Award/Honor Placement Recipient 2018 Editor & Publisher 10 Newspapers That Do It Right 2018 10 Newspapers That Do It Right Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Digiatl Billboard Network 2018 INMA Global Media Awards Best New Concept or Innovation to Create New Profit Centers (Group 1: Finalist Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Digital Billboard Network Regional/Local Brands) 2018 INMA Global Media Awards Best New Corporate Innovation Initiative (Group 1: Regional/Local Brands) Finalist Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Digital Billboard Network 2018 INMA Global Media Awards Best Idea to Grow Advertising Sales or Retain Advertising Clients (Group 1: Finalist Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Digital Billboard Network Regional/Local Brands) 2018 INMA Global Media Awards Best Use of New Technology to Generate Revenue and Engage (Group 1: Finalist Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Digital Billboard Network Regional/Local Brands) 2018 Mega-Conference Mega-Innovation Award Winner Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Digiatl Billboard Network 2017 Editor & Publisher 10 Newspapers That Do It Right 2017 (Honorable Mention) Honorable Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Pearl Harbor 75th mention Commemorative Edition 2017 America Advertising Federation - Hawaii Pele Awards 2017 Advertising Industry Self Promotion - Special Event Materials Bronze Hawaii's Best Celebration Invite 2016 Western Publishing Association 2016 Maggie Awards Best Interview or Profile, consumer magazine Finalist's Award Halekulani Living - Threads of Life 2016 Hawaii Publishers Association Pa`i Awards Special Section Excellence 2nd Place Hawaii Tribune-Herald 2016 Hawaii Publishers Association Pa`i Awards Excellence in Cover Design 1st Place Hawaii Tribune-Herald 2016 Hawaii Publishers Association Pa`i Awards Feature Photography 1st Place Hawaii Tribune-Herald 2016 Hawaii Publishers Association Pa`i Awards Spot News Photography 2nd Place Hawaii Tribune-Herald 2016 Hawaii Publishers Association Pa`i Awards Editorial Enterprise Reporting 1st Place Hawaii Tribune-Herald 2016 Western Publishing Association 2016 Maggie Awards Best Feature Article Finalist's Award HILuxury - Renaissance Man 2016 Western Publishing Association 2016 Maggie Awards Best Series of Editorial Photographs, consumer magazine Finalist's Award HILuxury - Tropical Charm 2016 Western Publishing Association 2016 Maggie Awards Lifestyle & Alternative Lifestyle, consumer magazine Finalist's Award HILuxury (June) 2016 Best of the West Journalism Contest Explanatory Reporting 2nd Place Honolulu Star-Advertiser 2016 Best of the West Journalism Contest General Interest Writing column 3rd Place Honolulu Star-Advertiser 2016 Society of American Business Editors and Writers Best in Business Awards Feature Writing Finalist Honolulu Star-Advertiser 2016 Western Publishing Association 2016 Maggie Awards Annuals & One-Time Custom Publications Finalist's Award Ko Olina 2016 Western Publishing Association 2016 Maggie Awards Best Editorial Layout (Circ under 75,000) / Consumer Winner Ko Olina - Milking It 2016 Hawaii Publishers Association Pa`i Awards Non-Daily Newspaper 2nd Place Marine Star 2016 Hawaii Publishers Association Pa`i Awards Non-Daily Newspaper 1st Place Metro HNL 2016 Hawaii Publishers Association Pa`i Awards Excellence in Cover Design 2nd Place Metro HNL 2016 Hawaii Publishers Association Pa`i Awards Special Section Excellence 1st Place MidWeek 2016 Hawaii Publishers Association Pa`i Awards Editorial Cartoon 2nd Place MidWeek - Department of Education 2016 Hawaii Publishers Association Pa`i Awards Editorial Cartoon 1st Place MidWeek - In a Galaxy Far, Far Away 2016 IMNA INMA Global Media Awards Category 20: Best Idea or Innovation to Create New Profit Centers (Finalist) OMG 2016 Western Publishing Association 2016 Maggie Awards Best Single Editorial Illustration / Consumer Finalist's Award Trump Ho‘okipa - Birds of a Feather 2016 Hawaii Publishers Association Pa`i Awards Online Reporting 1st Place West Hawaii Today 2016 Hawaii Publishers Association Pa`i Awards Excellence in Design 2nd Place West Hawaii Today 2016 Hawaii Publishers Association Pa`i Awards Sports Photography 2nd Place West Hawaii Today 2016 Hawaii Publishers Association Pa`i Awards Editorial Series 2nd Place West Hawaii Today 2016 Hawaii Publishers Association Pa`i Awards Spot News Reporting 2nd Place West Hawaii Today 2015 SMEI 2014 Sales Person of the Year n/a Dennis Francis 2015 America Advertising Federation - Hawaii Pele Awards 2015 (District 13 National AmericanSingle Advertising Photograph Awards Competition) Silver Halekuani Living / Toy Story! By Rae Huo 2015 Western Publishing Association 2015 Maggie Awards Best How-To Article Finalist Award Halekulani Living - Prized Powder 2015 Folio: 2015 Eddie & Ozzie Awards Best Overall Design - Custom Honrable MentionHalekulani Living - Spring/Summer 2015 2015 Western Publishing Association 2015 Maggie Awards Best Single Editorial Illustration / Consumer Finalist's Award Halekulani Living - The Wonderful World of iZ 2015 Western Publishing Association 2015 Maggie Awards Best Editorial Layout (Circ under 75,000) / Consumer Winner Halekulani Living - Unlikely Treasures (November) Oahu Publications Inc. Awards & Honors.xlsx Date Organization Contest Award/Honor Placement Recipient 2015 Western Publishing Association 2015 Maggie Awards Visitor's Guides (Circ under 75,000) Finalist's Award Halekulani Living (November) 2015 Western Publishing Association 2015 Maggie Awards Best Series of Editorial Photographs / Trade & Consumer Finalist's Award HILuxury - The Legend of Norma Jeane 2015 Western Publishing Association 2015 Maggie Awards Special Interest / Consumer Finalist's Award HILuxury (October) 2015 America Advertising Federation - Hawaii Pele Awards 2015 (District 13 National AmericanSingle Advertising Photograph Awards Competition) Bronze HILuxury / The Legend of Norma Jeane by Mark Arbeit 2015 INMA Best Idea to Grow Single-Copy Sales (2.6.2015) Honolulu Star-Advertiser 2015 Editor & Publisher 10 Newspapers That Do It Right 10 Newspapers That Do It Right Honorable mentionHonolulu Star-Advertiser (Hawaii Homebuyers Fair & Hawaii Career Expo) 2015 America Advertising Federation - Hawaii Pele Awards 2015 (District 13 National AmericanCampaign Advertising Awards Competition) Silver Metro-HNL Newpaper Rack (Joe Gorbea, Matt Mills, Dave Shaw, Valentino Valdez) 2015 America Advertising Federation - Hawaii Pele Awards 2015 (District 13 National AmericanNon Advertising Traditional AwardsAdvertising Competition) Gold Star-Advertiser Wall-E Christmas Ornament (Ana Heinen) 2015 Western Publishing Association 2015 Maggie Awards Best Series of Editorial Photographs / Trade & Consumer Finalist's Award Trump Ho'okipa - Rhythum of the Islands 2015 America Advertising Federation - Hawaii Pele Awards 2015 (District 13 National AmericanPhotography Advertising Campaign Awards Competition) Gold Trump Ho'okipa / Rhythm of the Islands by Kyle Rothenborg 2014 Western Publishing Association Maggie Awards Annuals & One-Time Custom Publications Finalist's Award Aloha Hilton Waikoloa Village 2014 Western Publishing Association Maggie Awards Best Cover, consumer, circ under 75,000 Finalist's Award Aulani 2014 JDRF n/a Alaka'ina Award n/a Dennis Francis 2014 Western Publishing Association Maggie Awards Best Cover, consumer, circ under 75,000 Finalist's Award Halekulani Living 2014 Western Publishing Association Maggie Awards Best Semi-Annual Publication Finalist's Award Halekulani Living 2014 Western Publishing Association Maggie Awards Best Overall Publication Design, consumer pub., circ under 75,000 Winner Halekulani Living (October 2013) 2014 Folio: 2014 Eddie & Ozzie Awards Ozzie - Best Overall Design Honorable MentionHalekulani Living (October 2013) 2014 Western Publishing Association Maggie Awards Best Interview or Profile, consumer magazine Finalist's Award HILuxury 2014 Western Publishing Association Maggie Awards Best Series of Articles, consumer magazine Finalist's Award HILuxury 2014 Western Publishing Association Maggie Awards Lifestyle & Alternative Lifestyle, consumer magazine Finalist's Award HILuxury 2014 Associated Press Sports Editors APSE 2-13 Cpntest: Sunday Sections (75,000(honorable - 175,000) mention) n/a Honolulu Star Advertiser 2014 Editor & Publisher 10 Newspapers That Do It Right (honorable mention) n/a Honolulu Star-Advertiser 2014 The Salvation Army n/a Partners in Community Service Award n/a Honolulu Star-Advertiser 2014 America Advertising Federation - Hawaii Pele Awards 2014 (District 13 National AmericanPeople's Advertising Choice Awards Awards Competition) Champion Champion Kinetics Productions / Client: Honolulu Star-Advertiser 2014 Western Publishing Association Maggie Awards Best Cover, consumer, circ under 75,000 Finalist's Award Ola 2014 Western Publishing Association Maggie Awards Annuals & One-Time Custom Publications Finalist's Award Ola 2014 Western Publishing Association Maggie Awards Best Cover, consumer, circ under 75,000 Finalist's Award Trump Ho‘okipa 2014 Western Publishing Association Maggie Awards Best Single Editorial Photograph, consumer magazine Winner Trump Ho‘okipa 2014 Folio: 2014 Eddie & Ozzie Awards Eddie - Consumer - Full Issue - Transportation/Travel Honrable MentionTrump Ho‘okipa - Issue 1 2014 Western Publishing Association Maggie Awards Visitor Guides, consumer pub., circ under 75,000 Winner Trump Ho‘okipa (August 2013) 2013 Editor & Publisher n/a Publisher of the Year Honoree Dennis Francis 2013 Hawaii Publishers Association Pa`i Awards Excellence in Design 2nd Place Halekulani Living 2013 Hawaii Publishers Association Pa`i Awards Visitor Publication Excellence 2nd Place Halekulani Living 2013 Western Publishing Association Maggie Awards Best Semi-Annual Publication Winner Halekulani Living (Fall/Winter) 2013 Western Publishing Association Maggie Awards Best Overall Publication Design, consumer pub., circ under 75,000 Finalist's Award Halekulani Living (Fall/Winter) 2013 Western Publishing Association Maggie Awards Best Series of Editorial Photographs, consumer magazine Finalist's Award Halekulani Living (Fall/Winter) 2013 Western Publishing Association Maggie Awards Best Lifestyle & Alternative Lifestyle, consumer magazine Finalist's Award HILuxury 2013 Western Publishing Association Maggie Awards Best How-To article, consumer magazine Finalist's Award HILuxury (August/September) 2013 Western Publishing Association Maggie Awards Best Single Editorial Photograph, consumer magazine Finalist's Award HILuxury (August/September) Oahu Publications Inc. Awards & Honors.xlsx Date Organization Contest Award/Honor Placement Recipient 2013 Western Publishing Association Maggie Awards Best Series of Articles, consumer magazine Finalist's Award HILuxury (Exclusive Fare Not Your Grandfather’s Club Sandwich) 2013 Western Publishing Association Maggie Awards Most Improved Publication, consumer magazine Finalist's Award HILuxury 2012 2013 Editor & Publisher EPPY Awards Finalist Honolulu Pulse 2013 Best of the West Journalism Contest General Reporting 1st Place Honolulu Star-Advertiser 2013 Newseum n/a Top Ten front pages (Oct 8, Oct 16, and Dec 6) Top 10 Honolulu Star-Advertiser 2013 Associated Press Sports Editors APSE Contest Breaking News Top 10 Honolulu Star-Advertiser (Sports department) 2013 Associated Press Sports Editors APSE Web Contest Honorable mention Honorable mentionHonolulu Star-Advertiser (Sports department) 2013 INMA INMA Awards Marketing Solutions for Advertising Clients, 75,000 to 300,000 circulation category2nd Place Honolulu Star-Advertiser and the Open House Guide Keyword program 2013 Russell B. Egnor Media Awards n/a Best Metro Newspaper 1st Place Ho'okele 2013 Crime Stoppers n/a Print Media Award Winner MidWeek 2013 Hawaii Publishers Association Pa`i Awards Editorial Cartoon 1st Place MidWeek 2013 Hawaii Publishers Association Pa`i Awards Editorial Cartoon 2nd Place MidWeek 2013 Hawaii Publishers Association Pa`i Awards Best Non-daily Newspaper 2nd Place MidWeek 2013 Hawaii Publishers Association Pa`i Awards Sports Writing 2nd Place MidWeek 2013 Western Publishing Association Maggie Awards Best Travel & In-Transit, consumer magazine Finalist's Award Waikiki Magazine 2013 Western Publishing Association Maggie Awards Best new Publication, trade and consumer magazine Finalist's Award Waikiki Magazine 2012 INMA INMA Awards Readership/Usage of the Print Publication (75,000-300,000 circulation) 2nd Place "Launch of Digital Subscriptions" campaign 2012 Hawaii Publishers Association Pa`i Awards Visitor Publication Excellence (under 500,000 per year) 2nd Place Aulani 2012 Western Publishing Association Maggie Awards Award of Excellence for Best New Publication Finalist's Award Aulani (Spring/Summer edition) 2012 March of Dimes n/a Franklin Delano Roosevelt Award for Distinguished Community Service Honoree Dennis Francis 2012 Hawaii Publishers Association Pa`i Awards Visitor Publication Photography 1st Place Halekulani Living 2012 Hawaii Publishers Association Pa`i Awards Essay Photography 2nd Place HILuxury 2012 Western Publishing Association Maggie Awards Best Lifestyle Magazine Winner HILuxury (Oct/Nov edition) 2012 Editor & Publisher 10 Newspapers That Do It Right 10 Newspapers That Do It Right Top 10 Honolulu Star-Advertiser 2012 Editor & Publisher EPPY Awards Best Entertainment Website with under 250,000 unique monthly visitors 2nd Place honolulupulse.com 2012 Editor & Publisher EPPY Awards Best Entertainment Website with under 1 million unique monthly visitors Finalist honolulupulse.com 2012 Hawaii Publishers Association Pa`i Awards Visitor Publication Excellence (under 500,000 per year) 1st Place Ko Olina 2012 Western Publishing Association Maggie Awards Award of Excellence for Best Annual/One-Time Publication Finalist's Award Ko Olina 2012 Hawaii Publishers Association Pa`i Awards Editorial Opinion 1st Place MidWeek (Bob Jones) 2012 Hawaii Publishers Association Pa`i Awards Editorial Cartoon 1st Place MidWeek (Dick Adair) 2011 Society of American Business Editors and Writers Best in Business Awards Breaking News (Dailies: 100,000 to 200,000) Winner Andrew Gomes & Rob Perez "Hawaiian Electric Suitor" (Honolulu Star-Advertiser) 2011 American Cancer Society High Plains Media Awards Newspaper - Weekly News Winner Chad Pata for "Taking the Big Out of the Big C" (MidWeek) 2011 Ronald McDonald House Charities n/a Annual Gala Dinner Honoree Dennis Francis 2011 Hawaii Publishers Association Pa`i Awards Excellence in Design - Coated Stock 2nd Place Halekulani Living 2011 Western Publishing Association Maggie Awards Award of Excellence for Best New Publication Finalist's Award Halekulani Living (Fall edition) 2011 Western Publishing Association Maggie Awards Best Semi-Annual Publication Winner Halekulani Living (Spring/Summer edition) 2011 Western Publishing Association Maggie Awards Award of Excellence for Best Interview/Profile Finalist's Award HILuxury (Aug/Sep 2010 "Chef Masaharu Morimoto’s storybook journey lands in Honolulu") 2011 Western Publishing Association Maggie Awards Award of Excellence for Best Lifestyle Magazine / Consumer Finalist's Award HILuxury (Dec/Jan edition) 2011 Associated Press Sports Editors APSE Contest Special Section Top 10 (75,001-175,000 circulation) Top 10 Honolulu Star-Advertiser 2011 Associated Press Sports Editors APSE Web Contest Top 10 (under 500,000 average monthly unique users) Top 10 Honolulu Star-Advertiser Oahu Publications Inc. Awards & Honors.xlsx Date Organization Contest Award/Honor Placement Recipient 2011 Best of the West Journalism Contest General Interest Column Writing 3rd Place Lee Cataluna (Honolulu Star-Advertiser) 2011 Hawaii Publishers Association Pa`i Awards Excellence in Cover Design 1st Place Luana 2011 Hawaii Publishers Association Pa`i Awards Arts & Entertainment 1st Place MidWeek 2011 Hawaii Publishers Association Pa`i Awards Editorial Cartoon 1st Place MidWeek 2011 Hawaii Publishers Association Pa`i Awards Non-daily Newspaper Excellence 2nd Place MidWeek 2011 Hawaii Publishers Association Pa`i Awards Visitor Publication Excellence (under 500,000 per year) 2nd Place Ola 2011 Best of the West Journalism Contest Explanatory Reporting 3rd Place Staff for "Graying of Hawaii" (Honolulu Star- Advertiser) 2010 Society of American Business Editors and Writers Best in Business Awards Explanatory: Dailies Sunday circulation 100,000 to 200,000 Winner "Homeless in Waikiki" (Honolulu Star-Advertiser) 2010 Society of American Business Editors and Writers Best in Business Awards Feature: Dailies Sunday circulation 100,000 to 200,000 Winner Allison Schaefers (Honolulu Star-Advertiser)