Essential Kauai Announces Its First-Annual Photo Contest

Visitors to the Garden Isle submit their favorite shots from their recent vacation.

Lihu%u2018e, Hawaii (PRWEB) April 15, 2006 -- Essential Kauai, Kaua%u2018i%u2019s premier visitor publication, announces its first-annual amateur photo contest. Visitors are being encouraged to submit their favorite shots from their time on Kaua%u2018i in one of the following categories: Beaches, Scenic, People, Nature, and Any Kine Aloha (everything else).

First, second and third place winners will receive select prizes and be published in Essential Kauai%u2019s Photo Spectacular special issue June 19, as well as online at www.essentialkauai.com .

%u201CThe response has already been fantastic,%u201D said Shanna Pollard, President and Publisher of Kaua%u2018i Publishing Company. %u201CWe%u2019ve already received submissions from as far away as England. This is a great opportunity to interact with our many readers and showcase this fantastic island we call home.%u201D

Contest submissions are being accepted via e-mail and by mail at Essential Kauai, P.O. Box 231, Lihu%u2018e, Kaua%u2018i, HI, 96766.

All entries must be received by June 1, 2006. Contest rules and detailed information can be found inside the latest issue of Essential Kauai, available island-wide, or online at http://www.essentialkauai.com/photocontest2006.pdf.

About Essential Kauai:

Essential Kauai is Kaua%u2018i%u2019s leading visitor publication. Published twice a month by Kaua%u2018i Publishing Company with a distributions of more than 10,000 copies, Essential Kauai is available at more than 55 locations across the island, including shopping centers, hotels, restaurants, WalMart and the Lihu%u2018e Airport.

About Kaua%u2018i Publishing Company:

Kaua%u2018i Publishing Company is the leader in producing quality publications for the residents and visitors of Kaua%u2018i. Kaua%u2018i Publishing Company publishes The Garden Island newspaper, Essential Kauai, Kaua%u2018i Business Report, Homes, The Island Shopper and Japanese Beach Press, and is proud subsidiary of Lee Enterprises (NYSE:LEE), the nation%u2019s fourth-largest newspaper publishing company.

Contact:

Todd A. Vines, Associate Editor Essential Kauai

Kaua%u2018i Publishing Company

(808) 245-3681 (X 256) %u2022 Fax (808) 245-5286

www.essentialkauai.com

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