First place – The Honolulu Advertiser – “Sudden Departure”
Second place – Honolulu Star-Bulletin – “Obama”
Third place – Honolulu Star-Bulletin – ‘Lights Out”
Category 2 – Editorial Feature
First place – Honolulu Magazine – “Peter the Prosecutor”
Second place – Hawaii Business - “Success Secrets of 9 Top Leaders”
Third place – The Honolulu Advertiser – “Destinations Unknown”
Category 3 – Editorial Enterprise Reporting
First place – Honolulu Star-Bulletin – “Navy Recruiters False Promises”
Second place – Pacific Business News – “Judge Quits Law to Gain Appointment”
Third place – The Honolulu Advertiser – “The Fog of War and Heroism”
Category 4 – Editorial Series
First place – The Honolulu Advertiser – “System Failure”
Second place – The Honolulu Advertiser – “Silent Disease”
Third place – The Honolulu Advertiser – “When Pedestrians Die”
Category 5 – Editorial Opinion
First place – The Honolulu Advertiser
- “Lingle made rash choice to stir the pot on transit”
Second place – Hawaii Tribune-Herald - “Bill is bad for business, bad for all Hawaii”
Third place – Honolulu Magazine - “Supplies, Demanded”
Category 6 – Investigative Reporting
First place – The Honolulu Advertiser - “Crossing the Line — Abuse in Hawai’i Homes”
Second place – Honolulu Star-Bulletin - “Avoiding the College Trap”
Third place – The Honolulu Advertiser - “When Pedestrians Die”
Category 7 – Editorial Column Department
First place – West Hawaii Today – Reed Flickinger
Second place – Honolulu Star-Bulletin – Dave Reardon
Third place – The Honolulu Advertiser – Lee Cataluna
Category 8 – Sports Reporting
First place – The Honolulu Advertiser – “Jones Tells Friends He’s Leaving”
Second place – Hana Hou! – “The Channel Swimmers”
Third place – Honolulu Star-Bulletin – “Taylor joined by Loved Ones”
Category 9 – Business & Industry Reporting
First place – The Honolulu Advertiser – “Sudden Departure”
Second place – Honolulu Star-Bulletin – “Hawaii On Tap”
Third place – Pacific Business News – “Ewa Beach 96706”
Category 10 – Arts & Entertainment
First place – Honolulu Star-Bulletin – “Inside Bhutan to find Buddha”
Second place – The Honolulu Advertiser – “The Tale of Ka‘iulani”
Third place – Honolulu Star-Bulletin – “Keys to the Past”
Category 11 – Breaking Business News
First place – The Honolulu Advertiser – “Sudden Departure”
Second place – Honolulu Star-Bulletin – “Aloha Means Goodbye”
Third place – Pacific Business News – “Ewa Beach 96706”
Category 12 – Editorial Cartoon
First place – Honolulu Star-Bulletin – Corky Trinidad
Second place – Honolulu Star-Bulletin – Corky Trinidad
Third place – The Honolulu Advertiser - Dick Adair
Category 13 – Sports Photography
First place – Hana Hou! - “The Channel Swimmers”
Second place – The Honolulu Advertiser – “Surf’s up”
Third place – The Maui News – “Feisty Steer”
Category 14 – Feature Photography - Coated Stock
First place – The Kahala - “Iona”
Second place – The Kahala - "In the Valley of Mana"
Third place – Where Guestbook – Oahu - "From Tatau to Tattoo, and Back Again"
Category 15 – Feature Photography - Newsprint
First place – Honolulu Star-Bulletin – “Air on the Side of Caution”
Second place – The Maui News – “Up and At “Em for Some Beach Fun”
Third place – The Honolulu Advertiser – “Funeral”
Category 16 – Spot News Photography
First place – Honolulu Star-Bulletin – “Rain”
Second place – Honolulu Star-Bulletin – “Aloha Means Goodbye”
Third place – The Honolulu Advertiser - “Flood”
Category 17 – Essay Photography – Coated stock
First place – Hana Hou! – “On One Breath”
Second place – Honolulu Magazine – “The Art of Sushi”
Third place – Where Guestbook – “Liquid Heaven”
Category 18 – Essay Photography – Newsprint
First place – The Honolulu Advertiser – “Daysha’s Diary”
Second place – Honolulu Star-Bulletin – “Lights Out”
Third place – Honolulu Star-Bulletin – “Beyond the Basket”
Category 19 – Visitor Publication Photography
First place – Hana Hou! – “Town and Country”
Second place – The Kahala – “In the Valley of Mana”
Third place – Hawaii Hotel Network – “Slack Key”
Category 20 – Excellence in Design - Coated stock
First place – Hana Hou! - “The Channel Swimmers”
Second place – Honolulu Magazine - “Peter the Prosecutor”
Third place – Honolulu Magazine - “The Art of Sushi”
Category 21 – Excellence in Design – Newsprint
First place – The Honolulu Advertiser - “Daysha’s Diary”
Second place – West Hawaii Today - “Losing Altitude”
Third place – Honolulu Star Bulletin - “Heco Says Outages Impossible to Stop”
Category 22 – Excellence in Illustration - Coated stock
First place – Hawaii Home & Remodeling Magazine - “Change Makes Cents”
Second place – Hawaii Hotel Network - “Leahi, Poi, Hee Nalu”
Third place – Where Guestbook Oahu - “The Messenger”
Category 23 – Excellence in Illustration - Newsprint
First place – Honolulu Star-Bulletin – “Chris Rock”
Second place – Honolulu Star-Bulletin – “Hawaii On Tap”
Third place – Honolulu Star-Bulletin – “The Dark Knight”
Category 24 – Excellence in Cover Design
First place – Review Publications – Waikoloa Golf Magazine
Second place – Hawaii Home + Remodeling – Pacific Basin Communications
Third place – Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Category 25 – Excellence in Informational Graphics
First place – Hawaii Business – “The Daily Grind”
Second place – Honolulu Star-Bulletin – “How Hawaii Gets its Gasoline”
Third place – The Honolulu Advertiser – “Diabetes and your body”
Category 26 – Directories
First place – Review Publications –
“Hawaii Golf – The 2008-9 Official Golf Guide for Hawaii Island”
Second place – Element Media – “The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii 2008-2009
Business Network Directory”
Third place – Morris Visitor Publications – “Ala Moana Hotel”
Category 27 – Program Booklet
First place – Honolulu Star-Bulletin – Times Are A Changing
Second place – Trade Publishing Company – Maui Wedding Planner 2008
Third place – The Honolulu Advertiser - Warrior Football 2008
Category 28 – Trade Magazine
First place – “Building Industry Magazine” – August 2008
– Trade Publishing Company
Second place – “Hawaii Hospitality” – November/December 2008
– Trade Publishing Company
Third place – “Building Industry Magazine” – July 2008
– Trade Publishing Company
Category 29 – Special Section Excellence
First place – The Honolulu Advertiser – “Daysha’s Diary”
Second place – Hawaii Home + Remodeling –“Green Hawaii”
Third place – Honolulu Magazine – “Gourmet Style”
Category 30 – Japanese Language Publication Excellence –
Over 500M p/yr
First place – Hawaii-Ai
Category 31 – Japanese Language Publication Excellence –
Under 500M p/yr
First place – I am Hawaii
Category 32 – Visitor Publication Excellence - Over 500M p/yr
First place – “Best of Oahu” – Morris Visitor Publications
Second place – “Hana Hou!” – Pacific Travelogue
Third place – “Ala Moana Magazine” – Pacific Basin Communications
Category 33 – Visitor Publication Excellence – Under 500M p/yr
First place – “Where Guestbook Oahu” – Morris Visitor Publications
Second place – “Islands of Outrigger” ” – Morris Visitor Publications
Third place – “R” – Morris Visitor Publications
Category 34 – Non-daily Newspaper Excellence
First place – Pacific Business News
Second place – Big Island Weekly
Third place – Maui Weekly
Category 35 – School Newspaper Excellence
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