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
6th Grade – 2nd Place
Saniyah Wilson
Teacher: Clarie Thompson
Sacred Hearts Academy
Acts of Kindness
6th Grade – 3rd Place
Mitsuko Nakamaejo
Teacher: Clarie Thompson
Sacred Hearts Academy
Acts of Kindness
7th Grade – 1st Place
Kailee Deuz
Teacher: Gayle Pai
Damien Memorial School
Spreading Kindness To Our Kupuna
7th Grade – 2nd Place
Lexi Siliado
Teacher: Gayle Pai
Damien Memorial School
Speak Up For One Another
7th Grade – 3rd Place
Isabella Anderson
Teacher: Darcy Coronil
Kapolei Middle School
Sharing Sweetness in Hawaii
8th Grade – 1st Place
Kaylee Manzano
Teacher: Gayle Pai
Damien Memorial School
Teaching Kids How to Play Different Sports
8th Grade – 2nd Place
Leonidas Morales
Teacher: Darcy Coronil
Kapolei Middle School
Bullying Around the Corner
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
9th Grade – 1st Place
Tytus Ahn
Teacher: JoAnna Fong
Kaimuki Christian School
Kindness Through Music
9th Grade – 2nd Place
Kailee Miyamoto
Teacher: Kapualoke Renaud
Kamehameha Schools Kapalama
Holding Onto You
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
10th Grade – 2nd Place
Ku’umea Dunn-Agonias
Teacher: Jasmine Casey
Ke Kula ‘o Nāwahīokalani’ōpu’u
The Little Things Matter
10th Grade – 3rd Place
Camryn Cleaves
Teacher: Kara Lee
Kaiser High School
Impacts of Kindness
11th Grade – 1st Place
Malia Petilos
Teacher: Kara Lee
Kaiser High School
A Single Act
11th Grade – 2nd Place
Kainoa Hiatt
Teacher: Mikayla Kloeppel
Kalaheo High School
Aloha Through Kindness
11th Grade – 3rd Place
Alison Liu
Teacher: Van Tran-Trimner
Kalani High School
Showing Lolomaika’i in Hawaii
12th Grade – 1st Place
Madison Manguso
Teacher: Whitney Aragaki
Waiakea High School
How Kindness Saved My Childhool
12th Grade – 2nd Place
Kadee Parubrub
Teacher: Dawn Taba
Kauai High School
Changing the World, One Act of Kindness at a Time
12th Grade – 3rd Place
Jasey Morikawa
Teacher: Kara Lee
Kaiser High School
Ohana Means Family
Poster Division
Kindergarten – 1st Place
Sophie Rich
Teacher: Jill Abelli
Voyager Public Charter School
Be Kind to Honu
Kindergarten – 2nd Place
Dylan Qi
Teacher: Zoe Liu
Art Tent Studio
Don’t Cut Tree
Kindergarten – 3rd Place
Lia Stone
Teacher: Zoe Liu
Art Tent Studio
Lily Clean Up
1st Grade – 1st Place
Natalie Wakayama
Teacher: Jane Kim
Holy Nativity School
Kindness Squares
1st Grade – 2nd Place
Elaiza Janelle Acorda
Teacher: Zenaida Dela Cruz
Kaiulani Elementary School
Spread Kindness, You’ll Find Happiness
1st Grade – 3rd Place
Alexander Sun
Teacher: Melissa Shelverton
Maryknoll School
Helping the Earth
2nd Grade – 1st Place
Aurora Wong
Teacher: Zoe Liu
Art Tent Studio
Help Baby-New Born Turtle!
2nd Grade – 2nd Place
Stella Rich
Teacher: Jill Abelli
Voyage Public Charter School
Save the Uhu
2nd Grade – 3rd Place
Arabelle Hensley
Teacher: Jolene Yoshioka
Sacred Hearts Academy
Help Stray Pets
3rd Grade – 1st Place
Evelyn Morimoto
Teacher: Cary Pendaz
Sacred Hearts Academy
Choose Kindness and Help Each Other
3rd Grade – 2nd Place
Angela He
Teacher: Zoe Liu
Art Tent Studio
The City of Clean Up!
3rd Grade – 3rd Place
Alexis Hussey
Teacher: Wendy Tomita
Aliiolani Elementary School
Let’s Be Kind
4th Grade – 1st Place
Sophia Jane Patacsil
Teacher: Reymalyne Hogan
August Ahrens Elementary School
Kindness is the Key to Others Hearts
4th Grade – 2nd Place
Makena Kim
Teacher: Chase Shikada
Aina Haina Elementary School
Be the Change
4th Grade – 3rd Place
Riley Horiuchi
Teacher: Greg Servé
King Liholiho Elementary School
Be Kind
5th Grade – 1st Place
Elle Keifer
Teacher: Jane Kim
Holy Nativity School
Be a City of Kindness
5th Grade – 2nd Place
Sora Manabe
Teacher: Laura Dela Cruz
Hokulani School
Kindness Everywhere!
5th Grade – 3rd Place
Koji Keifer
Teacher: Jane Kim
Holy Nativity School
Small Things Make A Big Difference
6th Grade – 1st Place
Tayzia Folasa
Teacher: Melissa Shelverton
Maryknoll School
The Smallest Thing Could Be Making Giant Smiles
6th Grade – 2nd Place
Janea Isabel Dela Cruz
Teacher: Reymalyne Hogan
August Ahrens Elementary School
Checking Up On Someone
6th Grade – 3rd Place
Lola Nakasone
Teacher: Mia Fitzgerald
Washington Middle School
Kindness is Everywhere
7th Grade – 1st Place
Adelyn Shelverton
Teacher: Joyce Abille-Takahashi
Kaimuki Christian School
Acts of Kindness
7th Grade – 2nd Place
Tahni Cavaco
Teacher: Nancy Hilson
Ewa Makai Middle School
Everyone Has a Heart
7th Grade – 3rd Place
Luka Manansala
Teacher: Gayle Pai
Damien Memorial School
Be Part of the Solution
8th Grade – 1st Place
Gianna Floyd
Teacher: Nancy Hilson
Ewa Makai Middle School
Kindness Doesn’t Stop At People
8th Grade – 2nd Place
Megan Collier
Teacher: Melissa Shelverton
Maryknoll School
Kindness is Universal
8th Grade – 3rd Place
Annilis Ung
Teacher: Jay Hernandez
Kaimuki Middle School
Acts of Akahai
9th Grade – 1st Place
Lilinoe Walters
Teacher: Robert Green
Kauai High School
Don’t Mind the Time, Just Keep Talking
9th Grade – 2nd Place
Karlie Goldberg
Teacher: Robert Green
Kauai High School
Brighten Someone’s Day
9th Grade – 3rd Place
Seri Agena
Teacher: Ruth Ravina-Koethe
Mililani High School
Keep Our Environment Clean
10th Grade – 1st Place
Kimberly Cassens
Teacher: Dara Zakimi
Roosevelt High School
E Mālama I Ka’ Āina A Me Ka Honua
10th Grade – 2nd Place
Aileen Kang
Teacher: Mr. Melemai
Kalani High School
Color the World with Kindness
10th Grade – 3rd Place
Kyle Borromeo
Teacher: Ruth Ravina-Koethe
Mililani High School
People Need People – A Few Words Go Far
11th Grade – 1st Place
Leona Stremick
Teacher: James Mosher
Kalani High School
All My Love On Paper
11th Grade – 2nd Place
Cadence Caddell
Teacher: Yang Li
Myron B. Thompson Academy
Making Waves of Kindness
11th Grade – 3rd Place
Malia Gilbert
Teacher: Ruth Ravina-Koethe
Mililani High School
Care for the Aina
12th Grade – 1st Place
Carly Miyamoto
Teacher: Brigitte Scholz
Pearl City High School
It Starts With You
12th Grade – 2nd Place
Kyra Brighter
Teacher: Ruth Ravina-Koethe
Mililani High School
Pulama O Ke Aina (Cherish the Land)
12th Grade – 3rd Place
Lilia Ramos
Teacher: Robert Green
Kauai High School
Be There When It Counts
Digital Media Poster Division
6th Grade – 1st Place
Hāla’iaumoe Alo
Teacher: Laurel Oshiro
Sacred Hearts Academy
Self Love
6th Grade – 2nd Place
Kennedy Barton
Teacher: Laurel Oshiro
Sacred Hearts Academy
Love Yourself
6th Grade – 3rd Place
Kaho Yoshida
Teacher: Laurel Oshiro
Sacred Hearts Academy
Keep the Sea Plastic Free
7th Grade – 1st Place
Grace Eggers
Teacher: Taryn Felipe
Niu Valley Middle School
Kindness Starts with Yourself
7th Grade – 2nd Place
Kira Wesselink
Teacher: Aimee Clanin
Washington Middle School
Friendship
7th Grade – 3rd Place
Samantha Kate Ng
Teacher: Rob Cacace
Myron B. Thompson Academy
Let’s Take Care of Our Environment MĀlama ‘Āina
8th Grade – 1st Place
Matix Vega
Teacher: Taryn Felipe
Niu Valley Middle School
There are No Small Actions
8th Grade – 2nd Place
Maximus A. Cho
Teacher: Taryn Felipe
Niu Valley Middle School
Be The Light
8th Grade – 3rd Place
Kyrianna Perkins
Teacher: Taryn Felipe
Niu Valley Middle School
Listen To Others
9th Grade – 1st Place
Reikho Perez-Palalay
Teacher: Robert Green
Kauai High School
Lend A Hand
9th Grade – 2nd Place
Chelsea-Chanelle Echalar
Teacher: Robert Green
Kauai High School
Sharing Aloha
9th Grade – 3rd Place
Keanu Yadao-Iida
Teacher: Robert Green
Kauai High School
Food For Our Community
10th Grade – 1st Place
Yeon Jae Kim
Teacher: Dara Zakimi
Roosevelt High School
Book of Kindness
10th Grade – 2nd Place
James Tippetts
Teacher: Robert Green
Kauai High School
Appreciation Letters for Soldiers
10th Grade – 3rd Place
Janealyn Apana-Martin
Teacher: Somxay Thammas
P. Baldwin High School
Dear ____,
11th Grade – 1st Place
Kaidyn Yago
Teacher: Robert Green
Kauai High School
There’s Kindness in All of Us
11th Grade – 2nd Place
Alejah Nicole Callorina
Teacher: Milanie Dumapit
Kapolei High School
Helping Hands Hawaii
11th Grade – 3rd Place
Angelina Kent
Teacher: Whitney Aragaki
Waiakea High School
Warm Soup
12th Grade – 1st Place
Skyler Aranda
Teacher: Robert Green
Kauai High School
Give A Helping Hand
12th Grade – 2nd Place
Jeremiah Garcia
Teacher: Robert Green
Kauai High School
Passionate Shelter Volunteering
12th Grade – 3rd Place
Danaree Leigh Lafradez
Teacher: Nicole Yasuda
R. Farrington High School
Let Kindness Grow
Middle School Video Division
1st Place
Henry Rapp
Teacher: Chris Facuri
Aliamanu Middle School
Bully Trouble
2nd Place
Kazuma Brailsford
Teacher: Frederika Bain
Myron B. Thompson Academy
Be Kind to Everyone
3rd Place
Anthony Lewis
Teacher: Chris Facuri
Aliamanu Middle School
Good Karma
High School Video Division
1st Place
Len Nguyen
Jennifer Li
Victoria Escolans
Teacher: Mara Kaizawa
McKinley High School
Ripple of Compassion
2nd Place
Ashley Yu
Teacher: Siang Chyn Lim
Roosevelt High School
Sending Letters Once Again
3rd Place
Lauré-Anne Edayan
Sunny Kalahiki
Jeston King
Teacher: John Allen III
Waianae High School
Kindness All Around
