Star-Bulletin grabs
14 journalism awards

By Star-Bulletin staff

The Honolulu Star-Bulletin's "Locked Out" series won top honors in the public service reporting category of the Society of Professional Journalists-Hawaii Excellence in Journalism Awards.

It was one of 14 awards captured by the Star-Bulletin in the inaugural year of the competition, which aims to improve the standards of journalism in Hawaii. Judges received 158 print entries and 50 television entries for the contest, which covered calendar year 1996.

In addition to the "Locked Out" series -- written by Ian Lind, Richard Borreca, Pat Omandam, Gordon Y.K. Pang and Jim Witty -- the Star-Bulletin took top honors in three other categories.

Rob Perez's "Real Estate Waivers" won in the government reporting category, George Steele took the award for headline writing, and David Shapiro's "Volcanic Ash" won in the column-writing category.

Category finalists from the Star-Bulletin included:

Government reporting: "Hawaiian Homelands: Problems and Promises," Joan Conrow and Rod Thompson.

Business reporting: "Real Estate Waivers," Rob Perez; "Antenna Dilemma," Rob Perez and Richard Borreca.

General news reporting: "Betrayal of Trust," Christine Donnelly.

Investigative reporting: "Hawaiian Homelands: Problems and Promises," Joan Conrow and Rod Thompson.

Sports reporting: "Fishy Habit," Mike Fitzgerald.

Headline Writing: Dan Woods; Lois Lingeman.

Feature photo/newsprint: "Heart Breaking," Ken Sakamoto.

Illustration: "Hawaii Theatre," Kevin Hand.

Awards in other categories went to:

Business reporting: "Lucky You leave Hawaii," Jeff Barrus, Hawaii Business; Spot news reporting: "7 Hours of Terror," Honolulu Advertiser; General news reporting: "Alana is Ready," Greg Barrett, Honolulu Advertiser; Feature writing/short form: "Native Speakers are a Rare Resource," Vicki Viotti, Honolulu Advertiser; Feature writing/long form: "Standoff at Makua," Catherine Van Horn and Wayne Parker, Honolulu Magazine; Sports reporting: "Surf Turf Wars," Scott Whitney, Honolulu Magazine; Editorial opinion writing: "Ka-Boom," A. Kam Napier, Honolulu Magazine.

Also: Editorial cartooning: "Man on the Street: This Space for Rent," Winvelle James, Island Business; News photo/newsprint: "7 Hours of Terror," Cory Lum, Honolulu Advertiser; Feature photo/newsprint: "Back on Course," David Scull, Honolulu Advertiser; Feature photo/coated stock: "Revolutionary Times," Ric Noyle, Sandra Sanpei, Island Business; Sports photo/newsprint: "Eating it," Matthew Thayer, The Maui News; Illustration: "Construction," Pierre Fortin, Island Business; Page design/coated stock: "Girls in Jail: Criminals or Victims?" Honolulu Magazine.

Top television awards were given for:

Government reporting: "City Golf Tournament," Keoki Kerr, KITV-4; Spot news reporting: "Miranda Standoff," Tina Shelton, KITV; General news reporting: "Skydiving accident," Jill Kuramoto, KITV; Feature reporting: "Harley Woman," Jill Kuramoto, KITV; Series reporting: "When Gambling Goes Bust," Bill Brennan, KHON; Sports reporting: "Shark dive," Gary Sprinkle, KITV; Public service reporting: "Pacific Adventures: Shadow of a Shark," Gary Sprinkle, KITV.

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