Essay Division
6th Grade – 1st Place
Tia Peter
Myron B. Thompson Academy
Restoring the Beauty
6th Grade – 2nd Place
Sophia Rostron
Sacred Hearts Academy
Just Keep Swimming?
6th Grade – 3rd Place
Sarah Montoni
Myron B. Thompson Academy
Plastic: A Threat to Hawaii Life
7th Grade – 1st Place
Nathaniel Burness
Damien Memorial School
Junk Cars: What They’re Doing to Our Islands
7th Grade – 2nd Place
Quincy Coullahan
Mililani Middle School
Hawaiian Monk Seals on the Road to Becoming Extinct
7th Grade – 3rd Place
Jorrin Ikeno
Damien Memorial School
Making Housing Prices Reasonable
8th Grade – 1st Place
Nicholas Rios
Damien Memorial School
The Problem with Poop
8th Grade – 2nd Place
Christine Lim
Punahou School
“Bee”hind the Scenes of Hawaii
8th Grade – 3rd Place
Kaily Sakai
Punahou School
Take A Bite Out Of Animal Abuse
9th Grade – 1st Place
Kammi Nguyen
Sacred Hearts Academy
Leaving Our Mark On State Parks: Improving Our Public Parks For The Better
9th Grade – 2nd Place
Ayla Hakikawa
Sacred Hearts Academy
The Importance of Awareness: Slowing Rapid ʻOhiʻa Death
10th Grade – 1st Place
Abigail Macalintal
Sacred Hearts Academy
Emergency Alert: Hurricane Warning This Area
10th Grade – 2nd Place
Alyse Glaser
Sacred Hearts Academy
Vaporizing the Future
10th Grade – 3rd Place
Sarah Tamashiro
Sacred Hearts Academy
Avoiding (Traffic) Death on a Daily Basis
11th Grade – 1st Place
Paige Yuen
Kaimuki Christian School
Housing for Minors Escaping Hawaii’s Most Horrific Industry: Sex Trafficking
11th Grade – 2nd Place
Jenna Shigezawa
St. Andrew’s Schools
Waves of Awareness
11th Grade – 3rd Place
Melissa Kang
St. Andrew’s Schools
Using Micro-Units to Solve the High Housing Problem in Hawaii
12th Grade – 1st Place
Tiffany Ng
Sacred Hearts Academy
Where is the Doctor?
11th Grade – 2nd Place
Jenna Shigezawa
St. Andrew’s Schools
Waves of Awareness
11th Grade – 3rd Place
Melissa Kang
St. Andrew’s Schools
Using Micro-Units to Solve the High Housing Problem in Hawaii
12th Grade – 1st Place
Tiffany Ng
Sacred Hearts Academy
Where is the Doctor?
12th Grade – 2nd Place
Kennedy Kamaile Hanohano
St. Andrew’s Schools
Comfort in the Commute
Poster Division
Kindergarten – 3rd Place
Ren Aragaki
St. Joseph Elementary School
Widen Your Eyes
1st Grade – 3rd Place
Avish Arzaga
Kaiulani Elementary School
Let’s Stop the Damaging Effects of Plastics
2nd Grade – 1st Place
Anna Kang
Liholiho Elementary School
Make Hawaii A Better Place!
3rd Grade – 2nd Place
Claire Pinkerton
Sacred Hearts Academy
Don’t Leave Your Nets In The Water!
4th Grade – 1st Place
Dana Dela Cruz
Kanoelani Elementary
Keep Hawaii Healthy
4th Grade – 2nd Place
Laʻakea Smith
Ahuimanu Elementary School
No Child Abuse
4th Grade – 3rd Place
Dylann Neyer
Manana Elementary
Protect Native Species
5th Grade – 1st Place
Kaleo Castro
Ahuimanu Elementary School
Using Plastic Equals Eating Plastic
5th Grade – 3rd Place
Mikayla Macaluso
Holy Nativity School
Respect It & Protect It
6th Grade – 1st Place
Aileen Kang
Punahou School
Reduce Straws, Use Your Cups!
6th Grade – 2nd Place
Erin Lam
Waikele Elementary School
Stop Traffic Congestion, Carpool
6th Grade – 3rd Place
Eva Hand
Holy Nativity School
Don’t Do It! Don’t Drink and Drive, Drive Careful, Stay Alive
7th Grade – 1st Place
Ryan E. Handa
Myron B. Thompson Academy
Malama Aina by Protecting our Surrounding Environment
7th Grade – 2nd Place
Merrick Tambio
Mililani Middle
Have Compassion for Each Other
7th Grade – 3rd Place
Waverly Tanouye
Kapolei Middle School
Support Our Local Economy
8th Grade – 1st Place
Carly Miyamoto
Highlands Intermediate
Disconnect to Reconnect
8th Grade – 2nd Place
Katerina Im
Punahou School
The Use of Fossil Fuels in Hawaii
8th Grade – 3rd Place
Ariana Oshiro
Sacred Hearts Academy
Junk Cars Ruin the Beauty of Our Islands
9th Grade – 1st Place
Kaianna Kaneshiro
Mililani High School
Help Stop Depression in Hawaii
9th Grade – 2nd Place
Emi Okazaki
Mililani High School
Give Back To Those In Need
9th Grade – 3rd Place
Isabella Jameson
Mililani High School
Protect Our Native Species
10th Grade – 1st Place
Kayden Kimble
Kapolei High School
The Sea Turtles On Our Island
10th Grade – 2nd Place
Aina Endo
Myron B. Thompson Academy
It’s Okay Not To Be Okay (Hawaii Mental Health Issue)
10th Grade – 3rd Place
Tiaʻrei Fesagaiga-Yagin
Mililani High School
Don’t Bully! Show Aloha
11th Grade – 1st Place
Thomas W. DeCoito
Waiakea High School
Reduce the Spread of Rapid ʻOhiʻa Death
11th Grade – 2nd Place
Ruby O’Malley
Kaiser High School
Help Hawaii’s Mentally Ill Teenagers
11th Grade – 3rd Place
Thanh Trang Phan Luu
Roosevelt High School
A Ray of Hope
12th Grade – 1st Place
Arri Lei Javier
Moanalua High School
The Wind, The Sun, Our Energy
12th Grade – 2nd Place
Marlena Brotchie
Mililani High School
Protect Native Species: Remove Invasive Fish
12th Grade – 3rd Place
Jacinda Chen
Roosevelt High School
Don’t Be Bitter, Stop The Litter
Digital Media Poster Division
6th Grade – 1st Place
Melissa Kaanoi
Sacred Hearts Academy
Eat Well To Live Well
6th Grade – 2nd Place
Gabriella Abrew
Sacred Hearts Academy
Handle With Care. Plastic Is Everywhere
6th Grade – 3rd Place
Tehya Ordonez
Sacred Hearts Academy
The Only Bad Workout Is No Workout
7th Grade – 3rd Place
Ava Carnaggio
Niu Valley Middle School
Suicide Awareness
8th Grade – 2nd Place
Reina Visaya
Niu Valley Middle School
Ocean Plastic Pollution
8th Grade – 3rd Place
Ailee Keppel
Niu Valley Middle School
Say NO To Plastic Straws
9th Grade – 1st Place
Jayceliah Westbrook-Cueto
Waianae High School
Don’t Let Drugs Control You
9th Grade – 2nd Place
Sydney S. A. Bonsall
Waianae High School
Ohana Means Family
9th Grade – 3rd Place
Caleb Wood
Kaiser High School
Pollution is Murder, Clean Up Your Trash
10th Grade – 1st Place
Trevor Komatsu
Moanalua High School
Protect Our Water
10th Grade – 3rd Place
Cristen Gadicho
Kapolei High School
Avoid Oxybenzone
11th Grade – 1st Place
Justyn Kailewa
Waianae High School
Texting Can Wait…Life Can’t
12th Grade – 1st Place
Celena Carlsberg
Roosevelt High School
Don’t Leave Bees “Beehind”
12th Grade – 2nd Place
Qianman Wan
McKinley High School
We Live In An Hourglass
12th Grade – 3rd Place
Jeida Ostrowski
Moanalua High School
Butts In Our Food
Middle School Video Division
1st Place
Kamalani Doctor, Oriana Tremaine
Kealakehe Intermediate School
Stop Trafficking
2nd Place
Zoey Daida
Myron B. Thompson Academy
Mental Health in Hawaii
3rd Place
Aiden Schutte, Kaninaualii Akana
Kealakehe Intermediate School
Save Our Reefs
High School Video Division
1st Place
Kendall Scott
Mililani High School
Small Changes
2nd Place
Kirsten Aoyagi
Sacred Hearts Academy
Bruised
3rd Place
Ha “Summer” Nguyen
Saint Francis School
Change a Straw, Save a Life
