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HPA Print Media Expo and Luncheon

Once a year, the Hawaii Publishers Association and Hawaii’s Printers invite the Advertising, Marketing and Sales industry to meet and greet at the Print Media Day and Expo. This year’s free expo event was held on Thursday, September 11, 2008 at the Waikiki Hilton Hawaiian Village.

Who Should Attend? Media and Print Buyers, Ad Agency and Marketing Executives, Publisher and Printer Industry Professionals. Print Media Expo offers a personalized event, geared toward helping Hawaii businesses make informed advertising and printing decisions.

HPA Pa’i Awards -
APRIL 1, 2009. DEADLINE TO SUBMIT FEB 2.
Click to see read of last years event and winners

Hilton Hawaiian Village, Tapa Ballroom, Honolulu, Hawaii 

The annual HPA Pa’i Awards honors outstanding achievements in Hawaii publications.  An independent panel of mainland publishing experts judges the contest and gives awards for excellence in editorial content and graphics in numerous categories for newspapers, magazines and other publications.  The program is designed so there are categories for nearly all publications. 

For 2008: Click here to view the list of this year's
                         Pa'i award winners. 

For 2007: Click here to view the HPA archive of 
                        Pa'i award winners.

HPA High School Journalism Awards  April 2009
also known as the Hawaii State High School Newspaper Awards

HPA and the daily Hawaii newspapers co-sponsor the annual Hawaii High School Newspaper Awards contest to encourage local high school students to pursue careers in journalism. This program offers students tangible awards, peer and professional recognition, publicity and the opportunity to meet professionals in Hawaii publishing. Click here to view list of 2008 award winners.

HPA Hall of Fame Awards

The Hawaii Publishers Association Hall of Fame recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to Hawaii and the print media industry throughout their careers.  The Board of Directors selects inductees from nominations made by HPA members. The 2007 Print Expo included a bonus when Carl 'Kini Popo' was inducted into the HPA Hall of Fame.  Click to read about our newest award winner, Trade Publishing's, Carl 'Kini Popo' Hebenstreit.