Derek Paiva

October 22, 2025

Derek conceptualizes, develops, edits and composes editorial content on various subjects over multiple media platforms and across Anthology’s disciplines. The company created the director of editorial services position to utilize his skills as an award winning Hawai‘i-based writer and editor.

Prior to joining Anthology, Derek served for five years as editor-in-chief of Hawai‘i magazine, an Oahu-based, nationally distributed bimonthly magazine aimed at frequent- and first-time travelers to the Hawaiian Islands. His career experience includes seven years as an arts and entertainment writer for The Honolulu Advertiser daily newspaper where he wrote lifestyle features on music, film, TV, nightlife, art, fashion and culture. At The Honolulu Advertiser, Derek also fulfilled a longtime dream of combining his lifelong loves of music and writing into a career interviewing dozens of musicians, including Prince, B.B. King, Eddie Vedder, Elvis Costello, Bonnie Raitt, David Byrne, Kanye West, Roger Daltrey, Rihanna and Pink.

Born and raised on the island of Hawai‘i, Derek is a graduate of the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism. His journalism awards include multiple honors from the Society of Professional Journalists Hawai‘i Chapter, and three first-place Pai Awards for Visitor Publication Excellence from the Hawai‘i Publishers Association as editor-in-chief of Hawai‘i magazine.

Derek volunteers time annually as a judge for The Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation’s Inspired in Hawai‘i essay contest for kindergarten through 12th grade students.