KAILUA-KONA — West Hawaii Today senior reporter Nancy Cook Lauer earned the Big Island Press Club’s Torch of Light award for her work on breaking the story surrounding former-Hawaii County Mayor Billy Kenoi’s use of a county-issued pCard.
KAILUA-KONA — West Hawaii Today senior reporter Nancy Cook Lauer earned the Big Island Press Club’s Torch of Light award for her work on breaking the story surrounding former-Hawaii County Mayor Billy Kenoi’s use of a county-issued pCard.
The press club, the state’s oldest press club, founded in 1967, has awarded the Torch of Light annually since 1997 on Freedom of Information Day, which was Thursday.
The Torch of Light award is given to an individual who brightens the public’s right to know.
“It’s an honor and a privilege to receive this prestigious award,” Cook Lauer said. “It feels good to be recognized by your peers.”
The Big Island Press Club on Thursday also awarded the Lava Tube dishonor, which is given for a lack of communication and keeping the public in the dark, to Kenoi.