Students honored at 2025 Hawaii High School Journalism Awards
The Hawaii Scholastic Journalism Association hosted 2025 Hawaii High School Journalism Awards banquet on Thursday, April 17, honoring local students for their work in journalism.
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Moanalua’s Jadin Washington, right, and Haysten Jesus come up to receive their award during the 2025 Hawaii High School Journalism Awards banquet on Thursday, April 17, in Honolulu.2/11
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Students and faculty advisors listen as Civil Beat investigative reporter Blaze Lovell delivers remarks as keynote speaker during the 2025 Hawaii High School Journalism Awards banquet on Thursday, April 17, in Honolulu.3/11
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McKinley’s Cheska Orias receives a first-place award for her poster illustration, seen at right, during the 2025 Hawaii High School Journalism Awards banquet on Thursday, April 17, in Honolulu.4/11
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McKinley’s Cheska Orias reacts after receiving a first-place award for her poster illustration during the 2025 Hawaii High School Journalism Awards banquet on Thursday, April 17, in Honolulu.5/11
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'Iolani’s Kaelyn Pacpaco, right, and Anya Paz-Travis, left, receive a first place award for feature writing during the 2025 Hawaii High School Journalism Awards banquet on Thursday, April 17, in Honolulu.6/11
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Jay Hartwell, president of the Hawaii Publishers Association, speaks as Mililani’s Josslyn Rose, left, and Waipahu’s Alyssa Salcedo listen during the 2025 Hawaii High School Journalism Awards banquet on Thursday, April 17, in Honolulu.7/11
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'Iolani’s Kaelyn Pacpaco, winner of the Journalist of the Year, delivers remarks during the 2025 Hawaii High School Journalism Awards banquet on Thursday, April 17, in Honolulu.8/11
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'Iolani’s Kaelyn Pacpaco, winner of the Journalist of the Year, smiles during the 2025 Hawaii High School Journalism Awards banquet on Thursday, April 17, in Honolulu.9/11
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Sacred Hearts’ Lindsey Dimaya reacts after being announced the first-place winner for the Podcast category during the 2025 Hawaii High School Journalism Awards banquet on Thursday, April 17, in Honolulu.10/11
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From left, Sacred Hearts’ Joy Gora-Aina, Anna Casupang, and Keira Wheeler, right, react after being announced the First Place State school winner during the 2025 Hawaii High School Journalism Awards banquet on Thursday, April 17, in Honolulu.11/11
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Winners of all categories in the 2025 Hawaii High School Journalism Awards pose for a portrait on Thursday, April 17, in Honolulu. At top left is Jay Hartwell, president of the Hawaii Publishers Association.
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