2022 Inspired in Hawaii Essay, Poster, Digital Poster and Video Contest Winners

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2022 CONTEST WINNERS!

A special MAHALO to the following for their kokua:  Watermark Publishing,  Anthology Group, HONOLULU Magazine, ESPN 1420 Radio, The Hawaii State Foundation of Culture and the Arts, Kahala Mall, PBS Hawaii, Star Advertiser/Midweek, and Steve Uyehara from Hawaii News Now.

Essay Division

6th Grade – 1st Place
Kiara Feliciano
Teacher:  Darcy Coronil
Kapolei Middle School
The Result of Kindness

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6th Grade – 2nd Place
Saniyah Wilson
Teacher:  Clarie Thompson
Sacred Hearts Academy
Acts of Kindness

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6th Grade – 3rd Place
Mitsuko Nakamaejo
Teacher:  Clarie Thompson
Sacred Hearts Academy
Acts of Kindness

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7th Grade – 1st Place
Kailee Deuz
Teacher:  Gayle Pai
Damien Memorial School
Spreading Kindness To Our Kupuna

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7th Grade – 2nd Place
Lexi Siliado
Teacher:  Gayle Pai
Damien Memorial School
Speak Up For One Another

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7th Grade – 3rd Place
Isabella Anderson
Teacher:  Darcy Coronil
Kapolei Middle School
Sharing Sweetness in Hawaii

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8th Grade – 1st Place
Kaylee Manzano
Teacher:  Gayle Pai
Damien Memorial School
Teaching Kids How to Play Different Sports

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8th Grade – 2nd Place
Leonidas Morales
Teacher: Darcy Coronil
Kapolei Middle School
Bullying Around the Corner

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8th Grade – 3rd Place
Samuel Cezar-Kanaka’ole
Teacher:  Gayle Pai 
Damien Memorial School
Ways I Wish I Was Like Mr. Clarence T. C. Ching

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9th Grade – 1st Place
Tytus Ahn
Teacher:  JoAnna Fong
Kaimuki Christian School
Kindness Through Music

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9th Grade – 2nd Place
Kailee Miyamoto
Teacher:  Kapualoke Renaud
Kamehameha Schools Kapalama
Holding Onto You

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9th Grade – 3rd Place
Jackson Pōmaika’i Kumao Savala
Teacher:  Kapualoke Renaud
Kamehameha Schools Kapalama
The Power of Kindness
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10th Grade – 1st Place
Kaimālie Toribio
Teacher:  Jasmine Casey
Ke Kula ‘o Nāwahīokalani’ōpu’u 
True Aloha of Hawaii

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10th Grade – 2nd Place
Ku’umea Dunn-Agonias
Teacher:  Jasmine Casey
Ke Kula ‘o Nāwahīokalani’ōpu’u 
The Little Things Matter

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10th Grade – 3rd Place
Camryn Cleaves
Teacher:  Kara Lee
Kaiser High School
Impacts of Kindness

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11th Grade – 1st Place
Malia Petilos
Teacher:  Kara Lee
Kaiser High School
A Single Act

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11th Grade – 2nd Place
Kainoa Hiatt
Teacher: Mikayla Kloeppel
Kalaheo High School
Aloha Through Kindness

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11th Grade – 3rd Place
Alison Liu
Teacher:  Van Tran-Trimner
Kalani High School
Showing Lolomaika’i in Hawaii

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12th Grade – 1st Place
Madison Manguso
Teacher:  Whitney Aragaki 
Waiakea High School
How Kindness Saved My Childhool

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12th Grade – 2nd Place
Kadee Parubrub
Teacher:  Dawn Taba 
Kauai High School
Changing the World, One Act of Kindness at a Time

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12th Grade – 3rd Place
Jasey Morikawa
Teacher:  Kara Lee 
Kaiser High School
Ohana Means Family

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Poster Division

Kindergarten – 1st Place
Sophie Rich
Teacher:  Jill Abelli
Voyager Public Charter School
Be Kind to Honu

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Kindergarten – 2nd Place
Dylan Qi
Teacher:  Zoe Liu
Art Tent Studio
Don’t Cut Tree

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Kindergarten – 3rd Place
Lia Stone
Teacher:  Zoe Liu
Art Tent Studio
Lily Clean Up

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1st Grade – 1st Place
Natalie Wakayama
Teacher:  Jane Kim
Holy Nativity School
Kindness Squares

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1st Grade – 2nd Place
Elaiza Janelle Acorda
Teacher:  Zenaida Dela Cruz
Kaiulani Elementary School
Spread Kindness, You’ll Find Happiness

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1st Grade – 3rd Place
Alexander Sun
Teacher:  Melissa Shelverton
Maryknoll School
Helping the Earth

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2nd Grade – 1st Place
Aurora Wong
Teacher: Zoe Liu
Art Tent Studio
Help Baby-New Born Turtle!

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2nd Grade – 2nd Place
Stella Rich
Teacher: Jill Abelli
Voyage Public Charter School
Save the Uhu

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2nd Grade – 3rd Place
Arabelle Hensley
Teacher:  Jolene Yoshioka
Sacred Hearts Academy
Help Stray Pets

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3rd Grade – 1st Place
Evelyn Morimoto
Teacher:  Cary Pendaz
Sacred Hearts Academy
Choose Kindness and Help Each Other

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3rd Grade – 2nd Place
Angela He
Teacher:  Zoe Liu
Art Tent Studio
The City of Clean Up!

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3rd Grade – 3rd Place
Alexis Hussey
Teacher:  Wendy Tomita
Aliiolani Elementary School
Let’s Be Kind

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4th Grade – 1st Place
Sophia Jane Patacsil
Teacher:  Reymalyne Hogan
August Ahrens Elementary School
Kindness is the Key to Others Hearts

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4th Grade – 2nd Place
Makena Kim
Teacher:  Chase Shikada
Aina Haina Elementary School
Be the Change

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4th Grade – 3rd Place
Riley Horiuchi
Teacher: Greg Servé
King Liholiho Elementary School
Be Kind

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5th Grade – 1st Place
Elle Keifer
Teacher:  Jane Kim
Holy Nativity School
Be a City of Kindness

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5th Grade – 2nd Place
Sora Manabe
Teacher:  Laura Dela Cruz
Hokulani School
Kindness Everywhere!

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5th Grade – 3rd Place
Koji Keifer
Teacher:  Jane Kim
Holy Nativity School
Small Things Make A Big Difference

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6th Grade – 1st Place
Tayzia Folasa
Teacher:  Melissa Shelverton
Maryknoll School
The Smallest Thing Could Be Making Giant Smiles

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6th Grade – 2nd Place
Janea Isabel Dela Cruz
Teacher:  Reymalyne Hogan
August Ahrens Elementary School

Checking Up On Someone

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6th Grade – 3rd Place
Lola Nakasone
Teacher:  Mia Fitzgerald
Washington Middle School
Kindness is Everywhere

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7th Grade – 1st Place
Adelyn Shelverton
Teacher:  Joyce Abille-Takahashi
Kaimuki Christian School
Acts of Kindness

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7th Grade – 2nd Place
Tahni Cavaco
Teacher:  Nancy Hilson
Ewa Makai Middle School
Everyone Has a Heart

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7th Grade – 3rd Place
Luka Manansala
Teacher:  Gayle Pai
Damien Memorial School
Be Part of the Solution

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8th Grade – 1st Place
Gianna Floyd
Teacher:  Nancy Hilson
Ewa Makai Middle School
Kindness Doesn’t Stop At People

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8th Grade – 2nd Place
Megan Collier
Teacher:  Melissa Shelverton
Maryknoll School
Kindness is Universal

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8th Grade – 3rd Place
Annilis Ung
Teacher:  Jay Hernandez
Kaimuki Middle School
Acts of Akahai

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9th Grade – 1st Place
Lilinoe Walters
Teacher:  Robert Green
Kauai High School
Don’t Mind the Time, Just Keep Talking

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9th Grade – 2nd Place
Karlie Goldberg
Teacher:  Robert Green
Kauai High School
Brighten Someone’s Day

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9th Grade – 3rd Place
Seri Agena
Teacher:  Ruth Ravina-Koethe
Mililani High School
Keep Our Environment Clean

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10th Grade – 1st Place
Kimberly Cassens
Teacher:  Dara Zakimi
Roosevelt High School
E Mālama I Ka’ Āina A Me Ka Honua

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10th Grade – 2nd Place
Aileen Kang
Teacher:  Mr. Melemai
Kalani High School
Color the World with Kindness

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10th Grade – 3rd Place
Kyle Borromeo
Teacher:  Ruth Ravina-Koethe
Mililani High School
People Need People – A Few Words Go Far

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11th Grade – 1st Place
Leona Stremick
Teacher:  James Mosher
Kalani High School
All My Love On Paper

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11th Grade – 2nd Place
Cadence Caddell
Teacher:  Yang Li
Myron B. Thompson Academy
Making Waves of Kindness

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11th Grade – 3rd Place
Malia Gilbert
Teacher:  Ruth Ravina-Koethe
Mililani High School
Care for the Aina

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12th Grade – 1st Place
Carly Miyamoto
Teacher:  Brigitte Scholz
Pearl City High School
It Starts With You

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12th Grade – 2nd Place
Kyra Brighter
Teacher:  Ruth Ravina-Koethe
Mililani High School
Pulama O Ke Aina (Cherish the Land)

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12th Grade – 3rd Place
Lilia Ramos
Teacher:  Robert Green
Kauai High School
Be There When It Counts

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Digital Media Poster Division

6th Grade – 1st Place
Hāla’iaumoe Alo
Teacher:  Laurel Oshiro
Sacred Hearts Academy
Self Love

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6th Grade – 2nd Place
Kennedy Barton
Teacher:  Laurel Oshiro
Sacred Hearts Academy
Love Yourself

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6th Grade – 3rd Place
Kaho Yoshida
Teacher:  Laurel Oshiro
Sacred Hearts Academy
Keep the Sea Plastic Free

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7th Grade – 1st Place
Grace Eggers
Teacher:  Taryn Felipe
Niu Valley Middle School
Kindness Starts with Yourself

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7th Grade – 2nd Place
Kira Wesselink
Teacher:  Aimee Clanin
Washington Middle School
Friendship

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7th Grade – 3rd Place
Samantha Kate Ng
Teacher:  Rob Cacace
Myron B. Thompson Academy
Let’s Take Care of Our Environment MĀlama ‘Āina

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8th Grade – 1st Place
Matix Vega
Teacher:  Taryn Felipe
Niu Valley Middle School
There are No Small Actions

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8th Grade – 2nd Place
Maximus A. Cho
Teacher: Taryn Felipe
Niu Valley Middle School
Be The Light

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8th Grade – 3rd Place
Kyrianna Perkins
Teacher:  Taryn Felipe
Niu Valley Middle School
Listen To Others

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9th Grade – 1st Place
Reikho Perez-Palalay
Teacher:  Robert Green
Kauai High School
Lend A Hand

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9th Grade – 2nd Place
Chelsea-Chanelle Echalar
Teacher:  Robert Green
Kauai High School
Sharing Aloha

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9th Grade – 3rd Place
Keanu Yadao-Iida
Teacher:  Robert Green
Kauai High School
Food For Our Community

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10th Grade – 1st Place
Yeon Jae Kim
Teacher:  Dara Zakimi
Roosevelt High School
Book of Kindness

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10th Grade – 2nd Place
James Tippetts
Teacher:  Robert Green
Kauai High School
Appreciation Letters for Soldiers

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10th Grade – 3rd Place
Janealyn Apana-Martin
Teacher:  Somxay Thammas
P. Baldwin High School
Dear ____,

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11th Grade – 1st Place
Kaidyn Yago
Teacher:  Robert Green
Kauai High School
There’s Kindness in All of Us

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11th Grade – 2nd Place
Alejah Nicole Callorina
Teacher:  Milanie Dumapit
Kapolei High School
Helping Hands Hawaii

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11th Grade – 3rd Place
Angelina Kent
Teacher:  Whitney Aragaki
Waiakea High School
Warm Soup

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12th Grade – 1st Place
Skyler Aranda
Teacher:  Robert Green
Kauai High School
Give A Helping Hand

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12th Grade – 2nd Place
Jeremiah Garcia
Teacher:  Robert Green
Kauai High School
Passionate Shelter Volunteering

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12th Grade – 3rd Place
Danaree Leigh Lafradez
Teacher:  Nicole Yasuda
R. Farrington High School
Let Kindness Grow

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Middle School Video Division

1st Place

Henry Rapp

Teacher:  Chris Facuri

Aliamanu Middle School

Bully Trouble

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2nd Place

Kazuma Brailsford

Teacher:  Frederika Bain

Myron B. Thompson Academy

Be Kind to Everyone

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3rd Place

Anthony Lewis

Teacher:  Chris Facuri

Aliamanu Middle School

Good Karma

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High School Video Division

1st Place
Len Nguyen
Jennifer Li
Victoria Escolans
Teacher:  Mara Kaizawa
McKinley High School
Ripple of Compassion

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2nd Place
Ashley Yu
Teacher:  Siang Chyn Lim
Roosevelt High School
Sending Letters Once Again

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3rd Place
Lauré-Anne Edayan
Sunny Kalahiki
Jeston King
Teacher:  John Allen III
Waianae High School
Kindness All Around

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