Best of Show & Kau I Ka Hano Awards

Bennet Group received five honorable accolades at this year’s annual Koa Anvil Awards, presented by the Hawai’i chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). For the second year in a row, our firm also took home the highly sought-after “Best of Show” award, reserved for the top public relations campaign of the year. This year, Bennet Group received “Best of Show” for our campaign publicizing the Whole Foods Market Kailua Store grand opening.

Bennet Group also received eight accolades at this year’s Ilima Awards, presented by the Hawai’i chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC). Bennet Group was honored with IABC’s “Best in Show” prize, taking home the prestigious “Kau I Ka Hano Award,” for our public relations campaign for Forest City Hawaii’s “Flip the Switch” commissioning ceremony.

In total, this year Bennet Group received the following awards at the PRSA Hawai’i Koa Anvil Awards and IABC Hawai’i Ilima Awards:

PRSA Awards:

– Koa Anvil Award and “Best of Show” in events and observances for the Whole Foods Market Kailua Store grand opening
– Koa Anvil Certificate for events and observances for Ward Centers Small Business Saturday launch
– Koa Anvil Certificate for events and observances for the Inaugural Pacific Links Hawai’i Championship
– Koa Hammer Award for social media: text-based marketing programs for the Pillars of Peace Hawai’i launch
– Koa Hammer Award for press conferences for Forest City Hawaii’s launch of O’ahu’s largest solar farm

IABC Awards:

– Kau I Ka Hano Award for Forest City Hawaii’s launch of O’ahu’s largest solar farm
– The Ilima Award of Excellence for public relations program for the Whole Foods Market Kailua Store grand opening
-The Ilima Award of Excellence for media relations for Aloha Pacific Links Hawai’i
-The Ilima Award of Excellence for marketing communications for Aloha Wellness at Embassy Suites-Waikiki Beach Walk
-The Ilima Award of Merit for public relations program for the Pillars of Peace Hawai’i Launch
-The Ilima Award of Merit for media relations for the Finance Factors Charity Breakfast
-The Ilima Award of Merit for marketing communications for the Pillars of Peace Hawai’i Launch
-The Ilima Award of Merit for social media for the Pillars of Peace Hawai’i Launch

PICTURED: An award-winning team and some of our wonderful clients- from L-R Katie Gardner Ka’anapu (Ward Centers), Joan Bennet, Monica Salter, Crystal Yamasaki, Emma Wo, Dabney Gough (Whole Foods Market), Robbie Ann Kane (Hawai’i Community Foundation) and Anj Lum.