Hawaii

Hawaii Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists

Founded in 1983

The Hawaii SPJ awards the A-Mark Prize for Investigative Journalism in Hawaii as part of its annual Hawaii Excellence in Journalism contest. Hawaii SPJ believes that investigative reporting is an important way of providing vital information to Hawaii residents on subjects that are not easy to find and require skills to uncover. Judges select winners from pieces of reporting that:

• Are well-researched, thorough and original work that provides new insights or uncovers or shines a light on important.
• Are compelling and well presented with depth of research, initiative, use of databases and public records, analysis of documents and records.
• Show the potential impact of the reporting by raising awareness of important issues, causing public debate, influencing changes or providing real solutions that lead to benefits for community or advances public understanding.

A-Mark Prize Recipients

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2025