Essay Division
6th Grade – 1st Place
Sage Nguyen
Teacher: Kristin Colburn
Sacred Hearts Academy
Dark Times Ahead
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7th Grade – 1st Place
Kayla Tra
Teacher: Gayle Pai
Damien Memorial School
Hawaii’s Beautiful Lifestyle
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7th Grade – 2nd Place
Rachel Mercado-Bringas
Teacher: Darcy Coronil
Kapolei Middle School
Let’s Turn Down the Heat
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7th Grade – 3rd Place
Luke Butera
Teacher: Gayle Pai
Damien Memorial School
Why Homelessness is Unfortunate
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8th Grade – 1st Place
Isabelle Inocencio
Teacher: Gayle Pai
Damien Memorial School
The Impact of Junk Cars
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8th Grade – 2nd Place
Amber Kanthack
Teacher: Gayle Pai
Damien Memorial School
Litter, Litter, Litter
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8th Grade – 3rd Place
Marlie Kaapana
Teacher: Darcy Coronil
Kapolei Middle School
Losing the Aloha
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9th Grade – 1st Place
Grace Hart
Teacher: JoAnna Fong
Kaimuki Christian School
Choose Your Fate…Don’t Vape
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10th Grade – 1st Place
Mia Kamisato
Teacher: Jill Sprott
Sacred Hearts Academy
Better Education for Our Future Leaders
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11th Grade – 1st Place
Audrey Engelhardt
Teacher: Whitney Aragaki
Waiakea High School
Prioritizing Public Recreational Areas
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12th Grade – 1st Place
Abigail Macalintal
Teacher: Randal Horobik
Kamehameha Schools Kapalama
The Wisdom of a Past Piggy Bank
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12th Grade – 2nd Place
Emily Tom
Teacher: John Bickel
Iolani School
Building People Up: The COFA Crisis in the Land of Aloha
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12th Grade – 3rd Place
Sora Cheng
Teacher: Kathy Shigemura
Kalaheo High School
Homelessness in Hawaii
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Poster Division
Kindergarten – 1st Place
Mateo Barco
Teacher: Lisa Hee
Kanoelani Elementary School
Don’t Text and Drive
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Kindergarten – 2nd Place
Joy Wang
Teacher: Renaye Oyer
Sacred Hearts Academy
Are You Up to the Task? Wear Your Mask
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Kindergarten – 3rd Place
Emi Fredette
Teacher: Renaye Oyer
Sacred Hearts Academy
Are You Up to the Task? Wear Your Mask
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1st Grade – 1st Place
Evelyn Morimoto
Teacher: Malia Urie
Sacred Hearts Academy
Be a Caretaker
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1st Grade – 2nd Place
Ashton Ikeda
Teacher: Milton Makishi
Maryknoll Grade School
Grow More Plants to Feed Hungry People
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1st Grade – 3rd Place
Lily Ogata
Teacher: Ahlayn Labuanan
Pomaikai Elementary School
I Will Help Plant Native Plants
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2nd Grade – 1st Place
Ren Aragaki
Teacher: Donna Moore
Waiakeawaena Elementary School
Fresh Farm, Local Charm
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2nd Grade – 2nd Place
Elizabeth Ma
Teacher: Malia Urie
Sacred Hearts Academy
Let’s Take Care of Each Other, Wash Your Hands
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2nd Grade – 3rd Place
Jossie Wang
Teacher: Malia Urie
Sacred Hearts Academy
Let’s Clean Up the Ocean
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3rd Grade – 1st Place
Zoey Jeremiah-Kwan
Teacher: Malia Urie
Sacred Hearts Academy
Love Your Earth
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3rd Grade – 2nd Place
Miyana Sander
Teacher: Malia Urie
Sacred Hearts Academy
Take Care of Each Other
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3rd Grade – 3rd Place
Keziah Kim
Teacher: Sharon Fukayama
Hahaione Elementary School
Aloha Bottles
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4th Grade – 1st Place
Anna Kang
Teacher: Peter Nakashima
Liholiho Elementary School
Keep Hawaii Clean!
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4th Grade – 2nd Place
Alexandria Ikeda
Teacher: Jennifer Yamaguchi
Pearl City Highlands Elementary School
Grow a Garden to Help Feed Families
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4th Grade – 3rd Place
Kennedy Barton
Teacher: Malia Urie
Sacred Hearts Academy
Please Don’t Litter
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5th Grade – 1st Place
Julie Kang
Teacher: Noelle Hoftiezer
Punahou School
Don’t Waste Water. Water is Life
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5th Grade – 2nd Place
Cassidy Kopf
Teacher: Malia Urie
Sacred Hearts Academy
Nature is a Solution to Air Pollution
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5th Grade – 3rd Place
Embree Sakamoto
Teacher: Malia Urie
Sacred Hearts Academy
Help Me Protect the Ozone
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6th Grade – 1st Place
Noah Britos
Teacher: Shirley Reynon
Saint Louis School
Cars Pollute, Bikes Don’t
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6th Grade – 2nd Place
Kira Uno
Teacher: Craig Segawa
Robert Louis Stevenson Middle School
Global Warming in Hawaii
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6th Grade – 3rd Place
Tyler Tsubota
Teacher: Leslei Bingo
Kaimuki Christian School
Let’s Ease Traffic & Be Fantastic
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7th Grade – 1st Place
Kaleo Castro
Teacher: Timothy Holstad
S. W. King Intermediate School
Eat Local
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7th Grade – 2nd Place
Chaira Domingo-Cadiz
Teacher: Vanessa Porrata
Kapaa Middle School
Spread Aloha Not Trash
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7th Grade – 3rd Place
Samantha Querry
Teacher: Daryle Mishina
Kapolei Middle School
Let’s Help Out Support Our Farmers
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8th Grade – 1st Place
Latasi Lake
Teacher: Daryle Mishina
Kapolei Middle School
Protect Our Communities
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8th Grade – 2nd Place
Elisha Kurian
Teacher: Leslei Bingo
Kaimuki Christian School
Help the Homeless
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8th Grade – 3rd Place
Danielle Souza
Teacher: Somer Rickards
St. Theresa Catholic School
Locally Picked NOT Shipped
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9th Grade – 1st Place
Karly Kinoshita
Teacher: Casilda Rippard
James B. Castle High School
Keep the Ocean Clean & Dispose of Waste Properly!
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9th Grade – 2nd Place
Ella Moore
Teacher: Kathy Shigemura
Kalaheo High School
Save Our Future
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10th Grade – 1st Place
Carly Miyamoto
Teacher: Brigitte Scholz
Pearl City High School
Hawaii is in Our Hands
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10th Grade – 2nd Place
Keahi Frost
Teacher: Nathan Nakata
McKinley High School
Spread Body Positivity
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10th Grade – 3rd Place
Journey Flores
Teacher: Jill Sprott
Sacred Hearts Academy
Hope For The Future
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11th Grade – 1st Place
Erin Hikiji
Teacher: Ruth Ravina-Koethe
Mililani High School
Stop Covid from Growing, Wear Your Mask
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11th Grade – 2nd Place
Emmeline Ink
Teacher: Ruth Ravina-Koethe
Mililani High School
Keep Invasive Species Out
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11th Grade – 3rd Place
Lucas Cruz
Teacher: Kathy Shigemura
Kalaheo High School
Affordable Housing
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12th Grade – 1st Place
Dain Ro
Teacher: Dara Zakimi
Roosevelt High School
Keep the Sea Trash Free
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12th Grade – 2nd Place
Alwyn Matthew D. Augustin
Teacher: Ruth Ravina-Koethe
Mililani High School
Stop COVID-19 in Hawaii
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12th Grade – 3rd Place
Raelynn Kiyuna
Teacher: Caitlyn Yoshina
Kalani High School
The Power of Our Community Can Overcome Any Adversary
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Digital Media Poster Division
6th Grade – 1st Place
Jaiden Heresa
Teacher: Malia Urie
Sacred Hearts Academy
We Are All Human
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6th Grade – 2nd Place
Kaila Kim-Ng
Teacher: Malia Urie
Sacred Hearts Academy
We Are All Equal
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6th Grade – 3rd Place
Sharlene Galamgam
Teacher: Malia Urie
Sacred Hearts Academy
Help People in Need
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7th Grade – 1st Place
Ricardo Dixon
Teacher: Taryn Takara
Niu Valley Middle School
Protect our Ocean and Sea Animals
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7th Grade – 2nd Place
Colten Nagahisa
Teacher: Vanessa Porrata
Kapaa Middle School
Keep Kauai, Kauai
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7th Grade – 3rd Place
Alayna S. Ruth
Teacher: Christopher Facuri
Aliamanu Middle School
Hike Out What You Hike In
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8th Grade – 1st Place
Kalena Awana
Teacher: Taryn Takara
Niu Valley Middle School
What is Home?
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8th Grade – 2nd Place
Tahari Tamanaha
Teacher: Taryn Takara
Niu Valley Middle School
Hope for Homeless
8th Grade – 3rd Place
Caitlin Lamb
Teacher: Taryn Takara
Niu Valley Middle School
Littering Can Kill
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9th Grade – 1st Place
Ashlyn DiMaggio
Teacher: Kathy Shigemura
Kalaheo High School
Think Before You Throw
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9th Grade – 2nd Place
Eric Hufstetler
Teacher: Kathy Shigemura
Kalaheo High School
Don’t Vape or Your Lungs will DISINTEGRATE
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9th Grade – 3rd Place
Isaac Cameron
Teacher: Kathy Shigemura
Kalaheo High School
Monk Seals Extinction
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10th Grade – 1st Place
Keili Ishiara
Teacher: LeRoy Makekau
Moanalua High School
Show Your Devotion by Saving the Ocean
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10th Grade – 2nd Place
Taylor Sakaguchi
Teacher: Kathy Shigemura
Kalaheo High School
Ku Kia’i Mauna!
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10th Grade – 3rd Place
Aaron Javier
Teacher: LeRoy Makekau
Moanalua High School
Help Hawaii’s Homeless
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11th Grade – 1st Place
Isabella Sepulveda
Teacher: Sean Nishimura
Moanalua High School
#ENDHUMANTRAFFICKING
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11th Grade – 2nd Place
Michael Neermann-Hinds
Teacher: Darren Rey
Aiea High School
A Garbage Dinner
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11th Grade – 3rd Place
Siena Bulagay
Teacher: LeRoy Makekau
Moanalua High School
Keep Our Island Clean
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12th Grade – 1st Place
Megan Nakamoto
Teacher: Whitney Aragaki
Waiakea High School
Adopt Don’t Shop
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12th Grade – 2nd Place
Skyler Canne-Hiyama
Teacher: Darren Rey
Aiea High School
Wear da Mask
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12th Grade – 3rd Place
Sophia Danielle Largo
Teacher: Sean Nishimura
Moanalua High School
Support Mom & Pop’s Biz!
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Middle School Video Division
1st Place
Ashley Yu
Teacher: Siang Chyn Lim
Robert Louis Stevenson Middle School
Cyberbullying
2nd Place
Genshu Price
Teacher: Skye Darnell
King Intermediate School
Recycling for Hawaii
3rd Place
Sayde Souza
Teacher: Quyen Anderson
Aiea Intermediate School
Malama ‘Aina
High School Video Division
1st Place
Jonah Kingery
Teacher: Darren Rey
Aiea High School
A Hero Rises: Local Economics
2nd Place
Cameron Cousins
Teacher: Noelani Kamalu
Kanu o Ka ‘Aina
“Adopt a Gulch” Get the Plastics Before it Hits the Ocean
3rd Place
Kobelyn Guerrero, Elizabeth Johnson
Teacher: Jason Tamura
Mililani High School
We Can
