The Magazine Division of Oahu Publications Inc., publisher of the Hono­lulu Star-Advertiser, has won three 2014 MAGGIE Awards, considered the publishing industry’s most prestigious awards in the western United States. The MAGGIE competition is sponsored by the Western Publishing Association, which announced the awards May 2 in Los Angeles.

The OPI winners were Trump Ho‘o­kipa and Hale­ku­lani Living. Trump Ho‘o­kipa won two MAGGIEs, one for Best Single Editorial Photograph in the Consumer category and another for the August 2013 issue of Visitor’s Guides in the Consumer with Circulation Under 75,000 category. Halekulani Living’s October 2013 issue won for Best Overall Publication Design in the Consumer With Circulation Under 75,000 category.

The 2014 MAGGIE competition drew more than 1,000 entries in 89 editorial and design categories from 24 states west of the Mississippi River.

Linda Woo, OPI’s Magazine Division publisher, said she was "delighted and gratified to see these well-deserved honors for our exceptionally talented, hardworking team of writers, photographers and designers. They rank right up there with the best publication professionals in the country, as these awards clearly demonstrate."

Dave Kennedy, OPI’s Magazine Division president, said he had "nothing but the highest praise and warmest congratulations for the OPI team. Our Magazine Division is Hawaii’s leader in customized, award-winning in-room publications, including Hale­ku­lani, Trump, Disney Aulani, Hilton Grand Vacations and Hilton Hawaiian Village. In six years the division has grown from nothing — literally zero publications — to our current 14 titles. And with these three awards, the division now has six MAGGIEs to its credit."