Hawaii public relations firms honored with top Koa awards
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The Hawaii chapter of the Public Relations Society of America celebrated its 60th anniversary last night and presented its top annual awards to 50 PR companies and professionals for stellar achievement in various categories of work.
A record 97 entries were received from which nine Koa Anvils, for programs, and seven Koa Hammers, for tactics, were awarded, as were nine Koa Anvil Awards of Excellence and 25 Koa Hammer Awards of Excellence
PRSA Hawaii also presented special annual awards to longtime and up-and-coming practitioners.
Koa Anvil Winners
Entry: Aloha Festivals Celebrates Its 60th Anniversary
Company: The Limtiaco Company for Aloha Festivals
Category: Special Events/Observances (more than 7 days)
Subcategory: Nonprofit
Entry: Debut of The Pride of Hawaii
Company: Communications Pacific for NCL America
Category: Special Events/Observances (more than 7 days)
Subcategory: Business
Entry: Go Ahead Hawaii, Give Yourself a HI-5
Company: Hastings & Pleadwell: A Communication Company
Category: Integrated Communications
Subcategory: Government
Entry: Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts 40th Anniversary
Company: Hastings & Pleadwell: A Communication Company
Category: Special Events/Observances (more than 7 days)
Subcategory: Nonprofit
Entry: Island Air Rebranding Launch
Company: Communications Pacific for Island Air
Category: Integrated Communications
Subcategory: Business
Entry: NewsBytes Internal Communication Campaign
Company: Hawaiian Electric Company
Category: Internal Communications
Subcategory: Business
Entry: Sharky's Annual Alumni Fundraising Campaign
Company: Hawai'i Pacific University Institutional Advancement
Category: Internal Communications
Subcategory: Nonprofit
Entry: Smoke-Free Hawaii (State-Wide Campaign)
Company: Hastings & Pleadwell: A Communication Company
Category: Public Affairs
Subcategory: Nonprofit
Entry: The Avenue Shops at Safeway Center
Company: Communications Pacific for Safeway, Inc.
Category: Community Relations
Subcategory: Business
Koa Hammer Winners
Entry: Biotech Upgrades Put Safety First
Company: Becker Communications, Inc. for Hawaii Crop Improvement Association
Category: Editorials/Op-Ed Columns
Subcategory: Business
Entry: Clear the Smoke, Hawai'i
Company: Hastings & Pleadwell: A Communication Company
Category: Direct Mail/Direct Response
Subcategory: Nonprofit
Entry: Eat and Buy Vegetables Locally and We All Gain
Company: Maui Communicators
Category: Editorials/Op-Ed Columns
Subcategory: Government
Entry: Greencycling -- Put Opala in its Place!
Company: Hastings & Pleadwell: A Communication Company
Category: Direct Mail/Direct Response
Subcategory: Government
Entry: I MUA
Company: Kamehameha Schools
Category: External Newsletter (3 colors or more)
Subcategory: Nonprofit
Entry: Kapalua Bay -- Los Angeles Times Editorial
Company: McNeil Wilson Communications for Kapalua Bay
Category: Advertorial
Subcategory: Business
Entry: Sesame Street Presents: The Body
Company: Becker Communications, Inc. for Bishop Museum
Category: News Releases
Subcategory: Nonprofit
Source: PRSA Hawaii Chapter