HAWAII Magazine is a bimonthly regional travel publication, with a paid circulation of 75,000. It is written for those who love the Islands but live, at least most of the time, somewhere else.

Founded in 1984, it was produced for 22 years out of California. In October, 2006, PacificBasin Communications brought the magazine home, acquiring it from BowTie Inc. in Irvine, Calif. PacificBasin Communications is Hawaii's leading publisher of consumer magazines. Its current titles include Honolulu Magazine, Hawaii Business, Hawaii Home+Remodeling and Ala Moana Magazine. It is headquartered in Honolulu.

HAWAII uses freelance writers on a wide variety of subjects, including travel stories, personality profiles, stories on history, culture, music, food and environmental sustainability. All stories must be related to Hawai'i, though we do consider stories about Hawaii-related events on the Mainland.

We do not publish travel pieces on other destinations. We do not publish fiction or poetry.

We especially encourage submissions from the Neighbor Island writers.

QUERIES

Freelance writers are encouraged to submit an e-mail query or manuscript to editor John Heckathorn (johnh@pacificbasin.net).

A query letter should briefly explain the subject you would like to write about and mention your qualifications for treating the subject. Enclose two or three clips of published material if available.

Freelance writers who have not published with us before are encouraged to submit whole manuscripts. We prefer manuscripts submitted as Word documents attached to an email.

Accepted works may be edited for style, content and length.

HAWAII Magazine also purchases photographs. Queries on photography should be addressed to art director, Darin Isobe (darini@pacificbasin.net).

PAYMENT

Feature stories, depending on length and complexity: $600-$1,200. Short items, columns, departments and short features: $50-$600. HAWAII Magazine pays upon publication.

RIGHTS

Upon acceptance, HAWAII Magazine retains first and exclusive license for 12 months from the date of publication to reproduce all and/or any part of the article for design purposes, and distribute it by all means and media now known or hereafter discovered, including but not limited to print, microfilm and electronic media as well as the right to display and transmit the work publicly online. After 12 months all rights secured in the article shall revert to the writer except that already existing Web pages may remain on aio Web sites and that the magazine will be able to publish (and reuse in the same manner and to just as great an extent) the article or portions of it for archival, historical or editorial purposes.

John Heckathorn
Editor, HAWAII Magazine
1000 Bishop Street, Suite 405
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 534-7545
johnh@pacificbasin.net