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The Hawai‘i chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) celebrated the best in Hawai‘i’s public relations industry at the 37th Annual Koa Anvil Awards ceremony, held virtually for the first time tonight. This year PRSA Hawai‘i handed out 43 awards in two main categories: Koa Anvil Awards for outstanding public relations programs and campaigns; and Koa Hammer Awards […]

A friendly reminder about the upcoming submissions deadline for Koa Anvil Awards along with our key important dates this year. DEADLINE EXTENSION: The new deadline for online award submissions has been extended to Sunday, July 12 at 11:59 p.m. HST. NEW EVENT DATE: The awards gala has been postponed to Thursday, October 8 at Prince

The Hawaii Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) announced its 2020 Board of Directors. “We’re looking at what this new decade will mean for the public relations industry,” says Mondy Jamshidi Kent, MA, PRSA Hawaii president. “Whether responding to today’s top issues, concerns in crisis communications to navigating climate change, it’s an

PreviousNext Anthology Marketing Group’s Island of Hawaii Visitors Bureau campaign wins Best of Show, and three practitioners receive individual awards HONOLULU – The Hawaii chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) celebrated the best in Hawaii’s public relations industry at the 36th Annual Koa Anvil Awards ceremony Friday night in downtown Honolulu. In

By Robin Rockey, APR APRs are an elite group of highly respected practitioners for a reason – you worked hard to earn your accreditation and continue to put in the time and effort to maintain your APR and demonstrate your public relations knowledge and professionalism to the world. After many years of benchmark comparisons with

By Carly Owens I love data and numbers. That’s not normally a declaration you hear public relations professionals make, but because I’ve seen what a powerful tool data can be for our profession, I will shout it from the rooftops. Data fuels public relations measurement, which can sometimes be an afterthought in our industry, but

Please see below our 2021 board members and their new positions of leadership: Board Officers PresidentJustine Houston-Brown, APRRocket Science Marketing & Public Relations President-ElectPatty ConoverBank of America Immediate Past PresidentCharla Batey, MBA, APRCox Communications TreasurerRobin Rockey, APRRockSpark Communications SecretaryBrittney HolbrookKBS Reality Advisors Returning Directors-at-Large James AlleyOrange County Business CouncilCommunity Service Co-Chair Elena Bosch, APRThink TogetherPROTOS

Each year from September 15 to October 15, we take time to recognize the contributions, legacy and influence of Hispanic and Latino Americans to the culture and achievements of the United States.  Hispanic Heritage Month was originally proclaimed in September 1968 – lasting only one week – during the tenure of President Lyndon B. Johnson.