Freelance Opportunities
PROFESSIONAL WRITERS
HAWAIʻI Magazine is an award-winning regional travel publication. The magazine is written for people who love Hawaiʻi and visit often, but who primarily reside outside of Hawaiʻi. We are based in the state of Hawaiʻi and are the only nationally-distributed magazine about Hawaiʻi.
Founded in 1984, HAWAIʻI Magazine was produced for 22 years out of California. In October, 2006, Honolulu-based PacificBasin Communications brought the magazine home for the first time in its history, acquiring it from Irving-based BowTie Inc. PacificBasin Communications is Hawaiʻi’s leading publisher of consumer magazines. Its current titles include Hawaii Business, Hawaii Home+Remodeling and HONOLULU Magazine. It is headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi.
HAWAIʻI uses freelance writers on a wide variety of subjects, including travel stories, personality profiles, stories on activities, history, culture, music, food and environmental sustainability. All stories must be related to Hawaiʻi.
We especially encourage submissions from writers who reside in and are very knowledgeable about the Hawaiian Islands.
Queries and Submitting Clips
Freelance writers interested in writing for HAWAIʻI Magazine are encouraged to submit samples of their published work (print and/or online) along with a letter of interest to interim editor Grace Maeda at gracem@hawaiimagazine.com.
We do not publish travel pieces on destinations outside of Hawaiʻi. We do not publish fiction or poetry. We do not publish features and articles previously published verbatim in other media.
Serious inquiries only, please.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Photographers
HAWAIʻI Magazine also purchases photographs. Queries about photography or potential photo essays should be addressed to interim editor, Grace Maeda at gracem@hawaiimagazine.com.