Star-Bulletin sweeps prizes
for investigative reporting

The newspaper wins 16 Pa'i awards
for journalistic excellence

---

By Rosemarie Bernardo
rbernardo@starbulletin.com

The Honolulu Star-Bulletin received six first place awards -- more than any other publication in the state -- at the annual Hawaii Publishers Association Pa'i Awards presentation yesterday.

In addition, it tied for most awards overall, with 16, at the event honoring Hawaii's print publications held at the Hilton Hawaiian Village.

The Star-Bulletin also swept the top three slots for investigative reporting. Reporter Rick Daysog placed first for his story on campaign contributions to Mayor Jeremy Harris and third for his article on Kamehameha Schools.

On Daysog's article on campaign contributions, the judges commented, "It is obvious that the Star-Bulletin and reporter Rick Daysog spend a lot of time and effort for its investigative reports. The Harris campaign is a story that must be told, and as a voice to the people, Daysog and the paper do an excellent job here."

Copy editor Dave Segal and reporter Russ Lynch placed second for their investigative report on American Classic Voyages.

The Star-Bulletin also topped five other categories for editorial column, sports reporting, spot news photography, excellence in design and excellence in illustration.

Here's a list of the awards (details of some Star-Bulletin awards were available, but information about other awards were not):

>> Spot News Reporting
1) The Honolulu Advertiser
2) Honolulu Star-Bulletin: "Cops shot, suspect dead," reporters Rod Antone, Nelson Daranciang, B.J. Reyes and Gordon Y.K. Pang
3) The Honolulu Advertiser

>> Editorial Feature
1) The Honolulu Advertiser
2) Honolulu Magazine
3) Maui No Ka Oi Magazine

>> Editorial Enterprise Reporting
1) Honolulu Weekly
2) Honolulu Star-Bulletin: "Bond of Sorrow," reporter Treena Shapiro
3) West Hawaii Today

>> Editorial Series
1) Maui News
2) Honolulu Star-Bulletin
3) Hawaii Tribune-Herald

>> Editorial Opinion
1) West Hawaii Today
2) Honolulu Magazine
3) Honolulu Star-Bulletin

>> Editorial Column
1) Honolulu Star-Bulletin: "Honolulu Lite," columnist Charles Memminger
2) The Honolulu Advertiser
3) Honolulu Magazine

>> Sports Reporting
1) Honolulu Star-Bulletin: "Picking up the pieces," sportswriter Dave Reardon
2) Hana Hou Magazine
3) The Honolulu Advertiser

>> Business & Industry Reporting
1) Hawaii Business
2) Hawaii Tribune-Herald
3) Honolulu Star-Bulletin

>> Arts & Entertainment
1) Hana Hou
2) Honolulu Star-Bulletin
3) Maui No Ka Oi

>> Sports Photography
1) The Honolulu Advertiser
2) Maui No Ka Oi
3) Maui News

>> Feature Photography (Coated Stock)
1) Network Media
2) Hana Hou
3) Network Media

>> Feature Photography (Newsprint Stock)
1) The Honolulu Advertiser
2) The Honolulu Advertiser
3) Honolulu Star-Bulletin

>> Spot News Photography
1) Honolulu Star-Bulletin: Photo of girl during mercury cleanup at a state housing project, photographer Dennis Oda
2) Maui News
3) Maui News

>> Essay Photography (Coated Stock)
1) Spirit of Aloha
2) Network Media

>> Essay Photography (Newsprint Stock)
1) North Hawaii News
2) North Hawaii News
3) The Honolulu Advertiser

>> Visitor Publication -- Photography Award
1) Hana Hou
2) Ohana
3) Network Media

>> Excellence in Design (Coated Stock)
1) Honolulu Magazine
2) Island Scene
3) Honolulu Magazine

>> Excellence in Design (Newsprint Stock)
1) Honolulu Star-Bulletin, "Fading Voices," Assistant Managing Editor Mike Rovner
2) The Honolulu Advertiser
3) The Honolulu Advertiser

>> Excellence in Illustration (Coated Stock)
1) Honolulu Magazine
2) Island Scene
3) Honolulu Magazine

>> Excellence in Illustration (Newsprint Stock)
1) Honolulu Star-Bulletin
2) The Honolulu Advertiser
3) The Honolulu Advertiser

>> Visitor Publication Cover Design
1) Wailea Magazine (Guest Informant)
2) Network Media
3) Spirit of Aloha

>> Best Visitor Publication
1) Network Media (The Island of Outrigger)
2) Wailea (Guest Informant)
3) Hana Hou

>> Excellence in Informational Graphics (Coated Stock)
no entries

>> Excellence in Informational Graphics (Newsprint Stock)
1) The Honolulu Advertiser
2) The Honolulu Advertiser
3) Honolulu Star-Bulletin

>> Editorial Cartoon
1) Honolulu Weekly
2) The Honolulu Advertiser
3) Honolulu Weekly

>> Directories
1) Honolulu Magazine (Restaurant Guide)
2) Architecture Mag (PMP)
3) Pleasant Hawaii

>> Program Booklet
1) Taste of Lahaina
2) Obun
3) Maui Time

>> Trade Magazine
1) Building Industry (Trade Publishing)
2) Hawaii Hospitality (Trade Publishing)
3) Agriculture (PMP)