Our readers love Hawaii as much as we do. So we’re always thrilled when they share their Hawaii experiences and memories with us.

One of the ways they share with us most often is through photos. Lots of photos. The best of these give even longtime residents like us new perspectives of Hawaii, and reaffirm why we are so very fortunate to call the Islands our home.

Got a great photo taken in Hawaii? It could win you a free trip back to our Islands in our 11th Annual HAWAII Magazine Photo Contest.

Enter your photos in one of these four categories: Oahu, Maui, Big Island or Kauai. The photos can be of anything—people, places, things—but need to have been shot on the island corresponding to the category you are entering.

You may enter up to eight photos, but no more than two photos per category. Make sure you send your photo (or photos) to us, postmarked by Aug. 7, 2009.

We’ll be giving away nine prizes—one grand prize, four first-place and four second-place prizes.

Grand Prize is airfare for two to Honolulu from your nearest Hawaiian Airlines gateway city, plus a six-night stay at the newly remodeled Outrigger Reef on the Beach Hotel in Waikiki.

First place winners will receive $100, a coffee gift set from The Kona Coffee & Tea Company and a book prize package from Watermark Publishing.

Second place winners receive $75, a Hawaiian music CD from The Mountain Apple Company and a book prize from Watermark Publishing.

Winners will be published in the January/February 2010 issue of HAWAII Magazine, and on HawaiiMagazine.com.

Click here for more contest details, rules and the official entry form.

Want to check out last year’s Photo Contest winners and finalists? Click here for a slideshow.

Good luck!
 






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