SPJ Journalism Awards Excellence in journalism awarded.

Congratulations to those who won, and mahalo for all who attended the dinner and entered the contest. Thank you to our emcees Garett Kamemoto, Lisa Kubota, John Heckathorn and Cathy S. Cruz-George. Here are this year’s first place winners:

Daily Newspaper Internet Page Design: Column Writing/ Features or Sports: "Dwarf Paper Parasols in the Reporting: Online Spot News Streets of Waikiki: The Sweet “ Lite" (Charles Reporting: "American Savings Bank" and Sour Saga of the Mai Tai" Memminger, Honolulu Star- (Rick Daysog, The Honolulu "2006 General Election" (The (Darrell Ishii, Spirit of Aloha) Bulletin) (tie) "Afterthoughts" Advertiser) Honolulu Advertiser Online (Kathryn Drury Wagner, Staff) Magazine Cover: Honolulu magazine) Spot News Reporting: "Elements of Blue: What the Online General News Government Reporting: “Earthquake coverage: 15 Reporting: Ocean Says" (Darrell Ishii, Seconds” (Staff, Honolulu Star- Spirit of Aloha) "An Inside Look at Local Bulletin) "Homeless on the Waianae Lobbying" (Jacy L. Youn, Coast" (The Honolulu Nondaily Hawaii Business) General News/ Advertiser Online Staff) Newspaper Enterprise Reporting: Breaking News Magazine Business Reporting: Reporting: "Accident Anniversary" (Jim "Kaloko Dam Flooding" (The Borg, Honolulu Star-Bulletin) Business Reporting: "Business Gets Huggy" (Prabha Natarajan, Pacific Honolulu Advertiser staff) "What's Worth the Most in Feature Writing/ Business News) Health Reporting: Short Form: the Islands?" (Scott Radway, Hawaii Business) "The Joy of Poi" (Benton Sen, “Ka‘imipono” (Lee Imada, The General News/ Enterprise Reporting: Spirit of Aloha) Maui News) or Trade "Patents on Life: GMOs and Reporting: Sports Reporting: Feature Writing/Long the Battle Over who Owns Form: "Fasten Your Seatbelts" (Scott Taro" (Catharine Lo, Honolulu "Colt Brennan" (Stephen Tsai, Radway, Hawaii Business) Weekly) ) "My Life at Stake" (Ilima Loomis, ) Profile: Feature Writing: Arts and Entertainment: "Redemption Songs" (Liza News Page Design: "Dog Inc." (David K. Choo, "Spin Zone: Inside the Dolphin Hawaii Business) Encounter Industry" (Ana Simon, Hana Hou!) "The First Voyage" (Mike Currie, Hawaii Island Journal) Rovner and Dave Swann, Feature Writing/Short Editorial Opinion: Honolulu Star-Bulletin) Form: Community Reporting: "What’s Bad for the Goose, is "Stepping Up Without Bad for the Council Member" Feature Page Design: "The Future of the Kau Coast" Stepping on Toes" (Jacy L. (Alan D. McNarie, Hawaii (Cynthia Oi, Honolulu Star- "The Joy of Soy" (Michelle Youn, Hawaii Business) Island Journal) Bulletin) Ramos and Mike Rovner, Editorial Cartoon: Honolulu Star-Bulletin) Feature Writing/Long Open Print Form: "Sorry, Don, But You're Fired" "Red Dirt and Diamonds" Column Writing/News: (Corky Trinidad, Honolulu Star- (Jesse Katz, Hana Hou!) "Under the Sun" (Cynthia Oi, Bulletin) Honolulu Star-Bulletin) 3 Open Print-cont. Investigative Reporting: Feature Writing: Series Reporting: "Tripler Army Medical Center" "The Game" (Diane S.W. Lee, "Whale Science" (Gary Illustration: (Rob Perez, The Honolulu Kapio Newspress) Sprinkle, KITV) "The Man Who Loved Creme Advertiser) Baths and Other Lurid Tales of Broadcast Reporting: Videography: Spa Life" (Garry Ono, Spirit of Public Service "Surviving Breast Cancer" "Speed Patrol" (Kenneth Aloha) Reporting: (Tina Ng, UH Today) Chong, KITV) "Homeless on the Waianae Informational Graphic: Coast" (Will Hoover, Rob Television Documentary: "March Madness – 43 Perez, and Jeff Widener, The "The Search for Shangrila" (Rex Days: Downpours, Death, Honolulu Advertiser) Government Reporting: Destruction" (Dave Swann, von Arnswaldt and Pamela Honolulu Star-Bulletin) "Kahaluu Park Problems" Young, KITV) Radio (Keoki Kerr, KITV) News Photography: General News/ Special News Program: Business Reporting: "Soaked" (Dennis Oda, Enterprise Reporting: "Campaign 2006 – Race for Honolulu Star-Bulletin) "Korean Wave Washes over "Business Bridge with China Congress: District Two" USA" (Heidi Chang and Faith (Pamela Young, KITV) (KGMB-9) Lapidus, Voice of America) Feature Photography: General News/ Public Service Enterprise Reporting: Reporting: "A Girl's Life" (Matthew Thayer, Feature Reporting: The Maui News) "Pali Tunnel Mudslide" (Ron "Autism in the Family" (Darren "Justice for Native Hawaiians" Mizutani, Greg Lau, KHON2) Pai and Darin Akita, KHNL-TV) Sports Photography: (Chad Blair, Hawaii Public Radio) "Makawao Rodeo" (Matthew Feature Reporting: For a complete list of winners, Thayer, The Maui News) Student "Mixed Plate" (Pamela Young, including the finalists and KITV) judges’ comments, visit www. Photo Essay: News Writing: hawaiispj.org. "Homeless on the Waianae "Student Uses Web to Expose Investigative Reporting: Coast" (Jeff Widener, The Undercover Agents" (Alyssa S. "City Supervisor Busted" (Stacy Honolulu Advertiser) Navarres, Loe, KGMB-9) Ka Leo O Hawaii)

Board Member Elections SPJ looking for candidates.

SPJ is looking for a few good and internship program. Board elections begin this fall. If you would candidates who would be interested members also attend SPJ regional like to be a part of this dynamic in serving on the Hawaii chapter and national conventions, which organization and run for a seat on board of directors. Board members provide professional and networking the board of directors, please contact meet every other month to plan SPJ opportunities with journalists Cathy Cruz-George at 534-7565 or at events, including the annual Gridiron nationwide. Board members serve on [email protected]. show, awards contest and dinner, a volunteer basis without financial Freedom of Information programs, compensation. Board member

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