Star-Bulletin
garners 22 awardsSix first-place honors were earned
during Saturday ceremonies
The Honolulu Star-Bulletin captured six first-place awards and 22 awards overall in the 2002 Excellence in Journalism Awards presented by the Hawaii Society of Professional Journalists.
The awards were handed out Saturday at the Sheraton Princess Kaiulani Hotel.
The Honolulu Advertiser won eight first-place awards and 20 overall.
The Hawaii Tribune Herald in Hilo won the top print award for public service.
The Inland Northwest Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists judged the contest.
DAILY NEWSPAPER
General News/Enterprise Reporting
>> Winner: Cynthia Oi, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, "Where Rene Went Wrong"
Judges described the story as a "balanced look at (Rene) Mansho's downfall and her strengths. A personal, insightful look at the woman's weaknesses, backed by background, history to fill the story out."
>> Finalist: Lyn Danninger, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, "Coming Home"
>> Finalist: Diana Leone, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, "Sandy Beach"
Feature Writing/Long Form
>> Winner: Craig Gima, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, "Crystal City"
Gima "applies a powerful voice in telling a sad story of American history," judges said.
>> Finalist: Tanya Bricking, The Honolulu Advertiser, "North Shore Surf Dreams"
>> Finalist: Jennifer Hiller, The Honolulu Advertiser, "Serenade of Sounds of Silence"
News Page Design
>> Winner: Assistant Editor Mike Rovner, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, for "Taking a Great Fall"
Judges described the entry as having "fantastic graphics" which "tell the story at a glance." Judges also complimented the typography as "very well done."
>> Finalist: Mike Rovner, assistant editor; Kip Aoki, graphic artist; Honolulu Star-Bulletin, "When Lawyers Go Bad"
Feature Page Design
>> Winner: Bryant Fukutomi, graphic artist, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, "Road Warriors"
Judges described it as "visually gold -- headline -- graphic -- map tied in nicely with the story. Nice layout and font choices."
Business Reporting
>> Winner: The Honolulu Advertiser Business Staff, "9-11-02: Hawaii's Changing Economy"
>> Finalist: The Honolulu Advertiser Business Staff, "Aloha-Hawaiian Merger Off"
Spot News Reporting
>> Winner: The Honolulu Advertiser staff, "Girl's Body Found"
>> Finalist: The Honolulu Advertiser staff, "Harris Quits Race"
>> Finalist: Mark Adams, The Maui News, "Raging Water"
Feature Writing/Short Form
>> Winner: Valerie Monson, The Maui News, "Pauley Boy"
>> Finalist: Matthew Thayer, The Maui News, "Kahului Harbor"
>> Finalist: Jaymes Song, The Associated Press, "Healthy in Hawaii"
INTERNET
Online Reporting/Breaking News
>> Winner: The Honolulu Advertiser Online Staff, "2002 General Election Coverage"
Online Reporting/Feature
>> Winner: The Honolulu Advertiser Online Staff, "Hawaii State Art Museum"
MAGAZINE
Business Reporting
>> Winner: Teresa Dawson, Environment Hawai'i, "Foundering Kauai Shrimp Farm Awaits Receipt of Government Loans and Land"
>> Finalist: Cathy S. Cruz, Hawaii Business magazine, "What now?"
Personalities
>> Winner: Jacy L. Youn, Hawaii Business magazine, "Robert Kiyosaki"
Feature Writing/Short Form
>> Winner: Derek Ferrar, Hana Hou! Magazine, "Portraits of Power"
>> Finalist: Kate Robertson, Island Scene, "Special Delivery"
>> Finalist: Martha Noyes, Spirit of Aloha, "Wow! Waikiki"
Feature Writing/Long Form
>> Winner: Leslie Lang, Hana Hou! Magazine, "Kalo Culture"
>> Finalist: David K. Choo, Honolulu Magazine, "Healing Ourselves"
Page Design
>> Winner: Jonathan Tanji, Island Scene, "Not Giving in to the Target"
>> Finalist: Darrell Ishii, Spirit of Aloha, "The Quality of Rain"
>> Finalist: Steve Shrader, Hana Hou! Magazine, "Sailing the Winds of Time"
Magazine Cover
>> Winner: Darrell Ishii, Tony Novak-Clifford, Spirit of Aloha, March/April 2002
>> Finalist: Michel V.M. Le, Honolulu Magazine, October Issue
>> Finalist: Jayson Harper, Hawaii Business magazine, "Top 250"
NONDAILY NEWSPAPER
Business Reporting
>> Winner: Prabha Natarajan, Pacific Business News, "Hawaii Cruise Industry Grows"
>> Finalist: Ben DiPietro, Pacific Business News, "Keeping a Family Business Alive: Succession Planning Critical to Transition"
>> Finalist: Steve Jefferson, Pacific Business News, "State Tourism Promo Undergoes Major Upheaval"
General News/Enterprise Reporting
>> Winner: Beverly Keever, Honolulu Weekly, "Fallout: Enewetak atoll 50 years ago this week"
>> Finalist: Joanne Fujita, Honolulu Weekly, "Good Fish Bad Fish"
>> Finalist: Terrence Sing, Pacific Business News, "Hollywood heeds call of high-tech tax incentives"
Feature Writing
>> Winner: Ben DiPietro, Pacific Business News, "After the storm: 10 years after 'Iniki Kauai remembers September 11 for a different tragedy"
>> Finalist: Terrence Sing, Pacific Business News, "Kona lands the big one"
>> Finalist: Laura Dierenfield, North Hawaii News, "Beyond Sugar"
Community Reporting
>> Winner: Mark Vieth, Louise Rockett, Lahaina News, "Lahaina targets crime"
>> Finalist: Laura Dierenfield, North Hawaii News, "Fun hats benefit food bank"
>> Finalist: Steve Jefferson, Pacific Business News, "Outrigger: Hotel growth rides on city intervention"
Page Design
>> Winner: Jessica Yu, Pacific Business News, "Hawaii uncorked"
OPEN PRINT
Sports Reporting
>> Winner: Kalani Simpson, sports columnist, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, "Sprinter makes run of a century"
>> Finalist: Stuart H. Coleman, Honolulu Magazine, "Eddie & the Duke"
Arts/Entertainment Reporting
>> Winner: Nadine Kam, Today editor, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, "Doris Duke's Fantasyland"
Judges said Kam "takes us on an intriguing stroll through a woman's mansion and an heiress's life."
>> Finalist: Naomi Sodetani, Hana Hou! Magazine, "Heart of the Sea"
>> Finalist: Gary Chun, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, "All Things Buffy"
Column Writing/News
>> Winner: Teresa Dawson, Environment Hawai'i, "Board Talk"
>> Finalist: Rob Perez, Honolulu Star Bulletin, "Raising Cane"
>> Finalist: Lee Cataluna, The Honolulu Advertiser
Column Writing/Feature
>> Winner: Rick Chatenever, The Maui News, "Making the Scene"
>> Finalist: Cheryl Chee Tsutsumi, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, "Hawaii's Back Yard"
>> Finalist: Cheryl Chee Tsutsumi, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, "Hawaii's Back Yard"
Judges' comments: "Ms. Tsutsumi's writing was a pleasure to read. Gorgeous word choice. Nice imagery. Perfect balance of personal experiences and the columns' subjects/topics."
Column Writing/Sports
>> Winner: Ferd Lewis, The Honolulu Advertiser
>> Finalist: Kalani Simpson, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, "What a Shame"
Government Reporting
>> Winner: Scott Whitney, Honolulu Magazine, "The Automatic Tourism Money Machine"
>> Finalist: Rick Daysog, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, "Democratic Funds; Lingle Campaign Funds"
Breaking News Reporting
>> Winner: The Honolulu Advertiser staff, "Harris Quits Race"
>> Finalist: The Honolulu Advertiser staff, "Patsy Mink"
>> (tie) Finalist: Honolulu Star Bulletin staff, Kahealani Indreginal murder coverage
>> (tie) Finalist: The Honolulu Advertiser staff, "Girl's Body Found"
Editorial Opinion
>> Winner: Patricia Tummons, Environment Hawai'i, "Hawaiian Forests: How do you celebrate a century of loss?"
>> Finalist: Lee Catterall, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, "Sanctimony threatens death with dignity bill"
>> Finalist: Kam Napier, Honolulu Magazine, "None of the Above"
Editorial Cartoon
>> Winner: John Pritchett, Honolulu Weekly, "Go Fish"
>> Finalist: Corky Trinidad, Honolulu Star Bulletin, "Bless me father for I have sinned"
Illustration
>> Winner: Garry Ono, Island Scene, "Ka 'Ohana o ka Wa'a"
>> Finalist: Martha Hernandez, The Honolulu Advertiser, "The Winter Games"
>> Finalist: Scott Goto, Hana Hou! Magazine, "The Nose Knows"
Informational Graphic
>> Winner: Michel V.M. Le, Honolulu Magazine, "King of Streets"
>> Finalist: David Swann, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, "When it rains it pours"
>> Finalist: Jon Orque, The Honolulu Advertiser, "Hawaii State Art Museum"
News Photography
>> Winner: Amanda Cowan, The Maui News, "Raging Waters"
>> Finalist: Jeff Widener, The Honolulu Advertiser, "The Voter"
Feature Photography
>> Winner: Jeff Widener, The Honolulu Advertiser, "Fan tastic"
>> Finalist: Jeff Widener, The Honolulu Advertiser, "Dogged"
Sports Photography
>> Winner: Jeff Widener, The Honolulu Advertiser, "Marathon spray"
>> Finalist: Richard Walker, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, "Warriors get costly win"
Photo Essay
>> Winner: Darrell Ishii, Spirit of Aloha, "The Quality of Rain"
>> Finalist: Darrell Ishii, Spirit of Aloha, "Harsh Beauty"
Investigative Reporting
>> Winner: Malia Zimmerman, Hawaii Reporter, "Exposing a Garment Factory"
>> Finalist: Tim Ruel, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, "Prices at the Pump"
>> Finalist: Scott Whitney, Honolulu Magazine, "The Automatic Tourism Money Machine"
Public Service Reporting
>> Winner: Jason Armstrong, Hawaii Tribune Herald, "Shaky Shelter"
>> Finalist: Rob Perez, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, "When lawyers go bad"
>> Finalist: John Duchemin, The Honolulu Advertiser, "Retirement fund in peril"
RADIO
General News/Enterprise Reporting
>> Winner: Heidi Chang, National Public Radio, "Jim Darling: Song of the Whales"
Public Service Reporting
>> Winner: Heidi Chang, The World, "Duke Kahanamoku: Hawaii Surfing Legend Gets a Stamp"
STUDENT
News Writing
>> Winner: Emma Yuen, Environment Hawai'i, "Building a Bridge to the Future on the Stones of Kahikinui"
>> Finalist: Sacha Mendelsohn, Ka Leo O Hawaii, "New Visa Rules Causing Trouble"
Feature Writing
>> Winner: Emma Yuen, Environment Hawai'i, "Myth in the Mists of Moloka'i's North Shore"
>> Finalist: Julian Billson, Ka Leo O Hawaii, "At-large OHA Candidate Is Proud to Be on the Ballot"
>> Finalist: Reenie Young Rea, HPU Kalamalama, "We Recycle!"
TELEVISION
Government Reporting
>> Winner: Keoki Kerr, KITV "Manoa Primary Election Voting Problems"
>> Finalist: Garett Kamemoto, KGMB-TV, "Who's Working for Linda?"
Government Feature
>> Winner: Keoki Kerr, KITV, "Fishing Village Methane Contamination"
>> Finalist: Garett Kamemoto, John Allen, KGMB-TV, "DOE buried in paper"
Business Reporting
>> Winner: Keoki Kerr, KITV, "Hawaii's J.C. Penney Stores Closing"
>> Finalist: Mahealani Richardson, Rex Von Arnswaldt, KITV, "Shark Feeding Business"
>> Finalist: Mariza Reyes, KGMB-TV "Kuakini Nurses"
Spot News Reporting
>> Winner: Garett Kamemoto, KGMB-TV, "Harris Withdraws"
General News/Enterprise Reporting
>> Winner: Garett Kamemoto, John Allen, KGMB-TV, "Patsy Mink"
>> Finalist: Keoki Kerr, KITV, "Ala Wai Park Roof Problem"
Feature Reporting/Short Form
>> Winner: Mariza Reyes, Beau Cuizon, KGMB-TV, "Dangerous Crosswalk"
>> Finalist: Mariza Reyes, Beau Cuizon, KGMB-TV, "Hauula Mold"
Feature Reporting/Long Form
>> Winner: Alan J.D. Lu, KGMB-TV, "Turtles"
>> Finalist: Darren Pai, Dell Ison, KHNL-TV, "Academic All-Star"
>> Finalist: Gary Sprinkle, KITV, "Airman Eisel"
Investigative Reporting
>> Winner: Alan J.D. Lu, KGMB-TV, "Beach Encroachment"
>> Finalist: Alan Lu, KGMB-TV, "Marisco"
>> Finalist: Daryl Huff, KITV, "Speed Camera Threshold Revealed"
Series Reporting
>> Winner: Jim Mendoza, Tom Garbisch, John Allen, KGMB-TV, "Marshall Islands-Pacific Sacrifice"
>> Finalist: Stacy Loe, KGMB TV, "Predators Next Door"
>> Finalist: Louise Kim McCoy, George Hurd, John Allen, KGMB-TV, "Guardians in the Sky"
Sports Reporting
>> Winner: Duncan Armstrong, KHNL-TV, "Skiing Hawaii Style"
>> Finalist: Liz Chun, Glenn Tengan, Neil Noble, KGMB-TV, "A True Warrior"
>> Finalist: Darren Pai, Dell Ison, KHNL-TV, "Academic All-Star"
Videography
>> Winner: Tom Garbisch, KGMB-TV, "Marshall Islands"
>> Finalist: Duncan Armstrong, KHNL-TV, "Skiing Hawaii Style"
>> Finalist: John Allen, Glenn Tengan, KGMB-TV, "Warrior Workout"
Special News Program
>> Winner: Sharie Shima, KHNL-TV, "Hawaii's Greatest Storm -- The Hurricane"
>> Finalist: Liz Chun, John Allen, Glenn Tengan, KGMB-TV, "Warrior Pride: The Road to Respect"
>> Finalist: Gary Sprinkle, KITV, "Mystery of the Whale Song"
Public Service Reporting
>> Winner: Pamela Young, KITV, "Behind the Cinnabar Gate"