For Kaua‘i Takes Home SPJ Awards

For Kaua‘i Editor in Chief Léo Azambuja

For Kaua‘i Newspaper took home two awards at this year’s Excellence in Journalism Awards presented by the Society of Professional Journalists, Hawai‘i Chapter in June.

In the “Community Reporting” category, For Kaua‘i took First Place with Festival of Lights — 20 Years Brightening Christmas on Kaua‘i, by Léo Azambuja.

“This is a nice feature story that connects the current festival to the history of its beginnings,” the judge commented on this article.

In the “Feature Writing” category, For Kaua‘i snatched a Finalist prize with Koloa, the Piko of Hawai‘i’s Sugar Era, by Léo Azambuja.

“Well written exploration of a bygone way of life that lives on through its stories. The author neatly lays in a nice level of detail throughout the two pieces that comprise this feature, and his reverence for this cultural history is evident — without resorting to sentimentality. The story made me want to know more about this history,” the judge commented on this article.

For Kaua‘i science writer Ruby Pap attended the awards dinner ceremony in at the Manoa Ballroom in Honolulu, representing the newspaper.

In May, at the 32^nd Pa‘i Awards, presented by the Hawai‘i Publishers Association, For Kaua‘i took second best “Editorial Opinion” with Never Forget the Dodo, by Léo Azambuja.

“This is a nice feature story that connects the current festival to the history of its beginnings,” the judge commented.

Mahalo to all our readers and advertisers for helping For Kaua‘i to be recognized as one of the best publications in the state of Hawa‘i.