2002
Mary Vorsino, Honolulu Advertiser reporter
2001
Kyle Sekimoto, 10 o'clock news producer for KITV4
2000
Lisa Asato, former Star-Bulletin reporter
1998
Leila Fujimori, Star-Bulletin reporter
1997
Derek Paiva, Honolulu Advertiser reporter
Carrie Lyn Higa, Fresno Bee copy editor
Christi Young, KGMB producer
1996
Lynda Arakawa, Honolulu Advertiser reporter
Erin Teruya, KITV executive producer
1995
Donica Croot, Star-Bulletin layout editor
1994
Kim Murakawa, former Star-Bulletin, Advertiser, KHON reporter; former press secretary to Gov. Ben Cayetano
Frank Cho, Honolulu Advertiser business reporter
Brandon Masuoka, Honolulu Advertiser reporter
Jennifer Ablan, columnist for Barron's
1993
Anthony Bolante, Reuters photographer (Seattle)
HAWAII PRESS CLUB Interns (taken over by the Hawaii chapter in 1991)
1990
Jon Yoshishige, former Honolulu Advertiser reporter
1989
Esme Infante, former Honolulu Advertiser assistant features editor
1988
James Gonser, Honolulu Advertiser reporter
Glenn Wakai, former KHNL reporter and state legislator
1987
Robert Lopez, Los Angeles Times reporter
1986
Jade Moon, KGMB anchor
1983
Bruce Voss, former KHON reporter, attorney
1982
Ken Andrade, Star-Bulletin Webmaster
Robbie Dingeman, Honolulu Advertiser staff writer
Stacy Sakamoto, KIRO (Seattle) reporter
1981
Craig Gima, Star-Bulletin reporter
Stephen Tsai, Honolulu Advertiser sports reporter
Stephen J. Downes, Honolulu Advertiser graphics editor
1980
Tina Shelton, KHON reporter
1979
Betty Shimabukuro, Star-Bulletin features assistant editor
Daryl Huff, KITV reporter
George Garties, Los Angeles AP assistant bureau chief
Diane Yukihiro (Chang), former Star-Bulletin senior editor
1978
Vicki Viotti, Honolulu Advertiser reporter
1977
David Waite, Honolulu Advertiser reporter
Jay Hartwell, former Honolulu Advertiser reporter, Ka Leo o Hawaii adviser
Emerald Yeh, KGO (San Francisco) anchor
1976
Jim McCoy, former KHON news director
Andrew Yamaguchi, Honolulu Advertiser assistant city editor
1975
Gary Kubota, Star-Bulletin Maui correspondent
1974
Leslie Wilcox, KHON anchor
Sandra Oshiro, Honolulu Advertiser business editor