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The Big Island Press Club this week gave Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie the dubious honor of naming him the recipient of the club’s 15th annual Lava Tube award for a number of his actions last year. Like the lava tube itself, the award recognizes the year’s most notable offense for keeping the public in the […]

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The Big Island Press Club has recognized Member of the Year Tiffany Edwards Hunt, publisher of the Big Island Chronicle blog and UH Hilo journalism advisor, for her role in organizing a media symposium at the University of Hawaii at Hilo in October. The club also recognized Rod Thompson, treasurer and retired Star-Bulletin reporter, for […]

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The Big Island Press Club is pleased to announce the availability of college scholarships to students with Big Island ties who are seeking careers in journalism. This is one of the core tenets of the press club’s mission, which is comprised of dozens of Big Island media professionals and supporters of open government.

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In a continuing effort to foster literacy, the Big Island Press Club has launched a campaign to help replenish the children’s book collections at three East Hawaii public libraries just in time for Christmas. “Learning and loving to read is a key element to a discriminating public, and for a lot of children, the public […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Big Island Press Club has announced the 2010 recipients of its scholarships, awarded Aug. 7 at the Press Club’s annual Scholarship Dinner at Pescatore in Hilo. Mitchell Byars, a 2007 Konawaena High graduate, was awarded the $1,500 Robert C. Miller and $500 Jack Markey Scholarships for a total of $2,000. The four-time […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii County Council Members, having run roughshod over the Sunshine Law in the last year, earned the Big Island PressClub’s 13th annual Lava Tube award in recognition of the year’s most notable offenses against the public’s “right to know.” The County Council disregarded the Sunshine Law when reorganizing last June, sparking a lawsuit […]

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MEDIA RELEASE In a topic timely for the upcoming election season, CBS News Pollster Kathleen A. Frankovic is speaking next week on the methods, history and the challenge of getting accurate information without slanting facts when conducting polls. Frankovic will speak at the Big Island Press Club annual dinner, Friday, January 29, 2010, at the […]

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Focusing on children 8 to 12 years old, the Big Island Press Club has donated books valued at over $1,000 to Toys for Tots for delivery as Christmas presents.

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Karin Stanton/Hawaii247.com Contributing Editor The Big Island Press Club doled out more than $3,000 in scholarships to two journalism students Friday evening at its annual dinner. Recipients Mitchell Byars and Will Sims, both of Kona, collected $1,600 each for their educations. Byars is entering his third year at University of Colorado Boulder, where he is […]

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