PACIFIC BUSINESS NEWS  
2000 Forty under 40 program:  Young Businessperson of the Year
Neal Yokota, President and CEO

2005 Forty under 40 program
Sonja Swenson, Senior Vice President

Koa Anvils (Programs & Campaigns) and  Koa Hammers (Public Relations Tools)

2009
Events/Observances (7 Days or Fewer) - Associations/Nonprofit
(Koa Anvil Award)
10th Annual Lantern Floating Hawaii Ceremony

Media Relations - Consumer Products (Other)
(Award of Excellence)
Ala Moana Center's 17th Annual 4th of July Fireworks

Press Conferences (Award of Excellence)
Hilton Grand Vacations' Grand Waikikian Soft Opening

2008
Annual Report - Nonprofit (Koa Hammer Award)
Hawai‘i Tourism Authority 2007 Annual Report

Events/Observances (7 Days or Fewer) - Government (Award of Excellence)
Hawai‘i Tourism Authority 16th Annual Keep it Hawai‘i
Recognition Awards

Marketing Consumer Products - Other (Award of Excellence)
Oahu Visitors Bureau - “Waikiki Share the Experience Press Trip”

Media Relations - Travel & Tourism/Hospitality (Award of Excellence)
Oahu Visitors Bureau - “Travel Off the Beaten Path on Oahu”

Creative Tactics (Award of Excellence)
13th Annual Honolulu Festival Poster

2007
Special Purpose Publication Nonprofit (Award of Excellence)
12th Annual Honolulu Festival Poster

Brochures - Business (Award of Excellence)
Grace Pacific Corporate Brochure

Special Events/Observances (7 Days or fewer) - Business (Award of Excellence)
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Hawai‘i “Flavors of Starwood Hawai‘i”
Press Trip

Media Relations - Business (Award of Excellence)
Kona Brewing Company Launches Pipeline Porter

2006
News Releases - Government (Award of Excellence)
Oahu Visitors Bureau “Hot and Hip Honolulu”

Brochures - Government (Koa Hammer Award)
James Campbell High School - Smaller Learning Community Brochures

External Newsletter - Government (Award of Excellence)
James Campbell High School - Saber Paws Parent Newsletter

2005
Brochures - Government (Koa Hammer Award)
Department of Education REACH Brochure

Events/Observances - Business (Award of Excellence)
2004 Honolulu Triathlon

2004
Integrated Communications - Nonprofit (Koa Anvil Award)
9th Annual Honolulu Festival

2003
Public Service - Business & Industry (Koa Anvil Award)
AIG Hawaii Hot Spots Program

Multicultural - Government & Nonprofit (Koa Anvil Award)
8th Annual Honolulu Festival

Marketing Consumer Services - Business & Industry (Koa Anvil Award)
Starwood Hawai'i Keiki Aloha Press Trip

Special Events/Observances - Government and Nonprofit (Award of Excellence)
Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art

2002
Media Relations - Business & Industry (Award of Excellence)
Santa Maria Shipping

2001
Institutional Programs - Business & Industry (Koa Anvil Award)
O'ahu Visitors Bureau O'ahu 'Ohana Getaway Press Trip

News Releases/Feature Stories - Business/Industry (Koa Anvil Award)
Tera Biz CyberCrime Seminar

Public Affairs - Government/Nonprofit (Award of Excellence)
North West CruiseShip Association

Brochures- Government/Nonprofit (Award of Excellence)
MicroBiz 50 Brochure

2000
Public Relations Program (Award of Excellence)
AIG Hawaii Insurance Safe Driving Rodeo

2007 PRSA Hawaii Hokupa'a Award - Young PR Professional of the Year
Rebecca Pang, Senior Account Executive

Communication Programs - External Ongoing (Award of Merit)
10th Annual Lantern Floating Hawaii Ceremony

2008
Communication Programs - External One Time (Best of Show))
Moana Surfrider - Westin Transformation

Communications Program - External Ongoing (Award of Merit)
Hawai‘i Tourism Authority 2007 Keep it Hawai‘i Awards

Special Print Communication - Design and Content: Annual Report (Award of Merit)
Hawai‘i Tourism Authority 2007 Annual Report

Special Print Communication - Design and Content (Award of Merit)
13th Annual Honolulu Festival Poster

Writing - Publication (Award of Merit)
Castle & Cooke Hawai‘i Koa Ridge Newsletter

2007
Special Print Communication - Brochures (Award of Merit)
Grace Pacific Corporate Brochure

Illustration/Photo (Award of Merit)
12th Annual Honolulu Festival Poster 

2006
External Publication (Award of Merit)
James Campbell High School – Saber Paws Parent Newsletter

2005 
Writing - News Release (Award of Excellence)
Honolulu Triathlon “Race to Athens – Honolulu” Press Release

Special Print Communications/Brochure (Award of Merit)
Department of Education REACH Brochure

Marketing Communications/Television Commercial (Award of Merit)
10th Annual Honolulu Festival TV Commercial

2004
Special Print Communication/Other (Award of Excellence)
9th Annual Honolulu Festival Poster

Marketing Communications/Television Commercial (Award of Merit)
9th Annual Honolulu Festival TV Commercial

2003
External One-Time Program (Award of Merit)
Doris Duke’s Shangri La

2000
Communications Program - External One-Time Program (Award of Excellence)
TeraBiz Cyber Crime

Special Print Communication - Brochure  (Award of Merit)
MicroBiz 50 Brochure

Writing/Promotional Writing (Award of Merit)
Dave & Buster's Announcement

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