CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2024 CONTEST WINNERS!
A special MAHALO to the following for their kokua: Watermark Publishing,
ESPN 1420 Radio, The Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts,
Kahala Mall, PBS Hawaii, Honolulu Star-Advertiser/Midweek,
West Hawaii Today, Hawaii Tribune Herald, tgi The Garden Island
and Steve Uyehara from Hawaii News Now, Sunrise
Essay Division
6th Grade – 1st Place
Brexielle Agramon
Teacher: Clarie Thompson
Sacred Hearts Academy
Caring for the Land
6th Grade – 2nd Place
Josias Chan
Teacher: Lauren Takao
Punahou School
Hawaii: Present to Future
6th Grade – 3rd Place
Thiago Barco
Teacher: Rachel Major
Kanoelani School
Bleaching of Coral
7th Grade – 1st Place
Auden Schmidt-Martin
Teacher: Daena Tokunaga
Waipahu Intermediate School
Preserving Hawaiian Beauty
7th Grade – 2nd Place
Rose Bozeman
Teacher: Darcy Coronil
Kapolei Middle School
Only One Hawaii
7th Grade – 3rd Place
Loralei Denny
Teacher: Darcy Coronil
Kapolei Middle School
Prevent Pollution, Protect Nature
8th Grade – 1st Place
Rowen Lee
Teacher: Taeyeon Kim
Iolani School
How We Save Hawaii’s Environment
8th Grade – 2nd Place
Haylo Daniels
Teacher: Gayle Pai
Damien Memorial School
Cleaning Up Waikiki
8th Grade – 3rd Place
Lea Marie Saturnino
Teacher: Gayle Pai
Damien Memorial School
Lessening My Carbon Footprint
9th Grade – 1st Place
Keahi Ingram
Teacher: Kapualoke Renaud
Kamehameha Schools – Kapalama
E Mālama ʻōe i ka ʻĀina, e Mālama ka ʻĀina iā ʻoe
9th Grade – 2nd Place
Chelsey Tyau
Teacher: Amanda Di Bella
Iolani School
Our Kuleana To Malama
9th Grade – 3rd Place
Phoenix Shelton
Teacher: Kapualoke Renaud
Kamehameha Schools – Kapalama
A Wave of Kindness – Caring For Hawaii’s Ocean
Click here to read the essay
10th Grade – 1st Place
NO ENTRIES
10th Grade – 2nd Place
NO ENTRIES
10th Grade – 3rd Place
NO ENTRIES
11th Grade – 1st Place
Ho’ikeamaka Saigusa
Teacher: Van Tran-Trimner
Kalani High School
Malama Hawaii’s Environment
11th Grade – 2nd Place
Shaylie Martinez
Teacher: Chayanee Brooks
Ka’u High School
Malama – Hono’apo Restoration
11th Grade – 3rd Place
Coleen Ramos
Teacher: Chayanee Brooks
Ka’u High School
How To Malama Our Aina
12th Grade – 1st Place
Edward J. Wirtz
Teacher: Chayanee Brooks
Ka’u High School
The Environmental Disconnect
12th Grade – 2nd Place
Jenai Barco
Teacher: Brian Tsutsui
Pearl City High School
Malama Loko I’a
12th Grade – 3rd Place
Shyann Baniaga
Teacher: Chayanee Brooks
Ka’u High School
Malama Ka Aina
Poster Division
Kindergarten – 1st Place
Elaina Mae Ricks
Teacher: Janel Yoshimura
Momilani Elementary
Make a Splash
Kindergarten – 2nd Place
Elliana Cummings
Teacher: Janel Yoshimura
Momilani Elementary
Malama the Island
Kindergarten – 3rd Place
Violet Yamamoto
Teacher: Lori Sasaki
Momilani Elementary
Clean Up The Earth
1st Grade – 1st Place
Samuel Huang
Teacher: Mellissa Shelverton
Maryknoll School
Malama Our Tree Snail
1st Grade – 2nd Place
Serena Calizo
Teacher: Karen Hirata
Momilani Elementary
Malama the Honu and Earth
1st Grade – 3rd Place
Emmi Oshiro
Teacher: Carol Hasegawa
Momilani Elementary
Malama the Sea Animals
2nd Grade – 1st Place
Daxten Goo
Teacher: Leah Condello
Ka’imi Loa Elementary
Turning the Hands Down
2nd Grade – 2nd Place
Kenzo Tanaka
Teacher: Renz Lorenzo
Momilani Elementary
Malama Our Ocean
2nd Grade – 3rd Place
Julianna Racimo
Teacher: Robin Anderson
Kapolei Elementary
It’s More Than Just Mynah
3rd Grade – 1st Place
Jemma Han
Teacher: Kari Arakaki
Waikiki Elementary
Malama Aina
3rd Grade – 2nd Place
Grace Ragasa
Teacher: Robin Anderson
Kapolei Elementary
Take Care of our Beaches
3rd Grade – 3rd Place
Kei Nakagawa
Teacher: Ryan Omine
Momilani Elementary
Pick up trash for the sea animals
4th Grade – 1st Place
Daysen Goo
Teacher: Ashley Domingo
Ka’imi Loa Elementary
Educating Tourists
4th Grade – 2nd Place
Sloane Coleon
Teacher: Tricia Kreidler
Kaneohe Elementary
Malama Da Recyclers
4th Grade – 3rd Place
Ivy Rysevas
Teacher: Brandon Au
Makalapa Elementary
Save the Land!
5th Grade – 1st Place
Aria Christensen
Teacher: Leslie Sumitani
E. B. deSilva Elementary
Malama Hawai’i by Propagating
Native Plants
5th Grade – 2nd Place
Shaisen Palacpac
Teacher: Robin Anderson
Kapolei Elementary
The Aina Feels Good
5th Grade – 3rd Place
Eastin Humalon
Teacher: Robin Anderson
Kapolei Elementary
Malama Ka Aina
6th Grade – 1st Place
Jing Xi Weng
Teacher: Stacey Bow
Kawananakoa Middle School
Protect Hawai’i’s Native Animals
6th Grade – 2nd Place
Makena.Kim
Teacher: Hugh Mosher
Punahou School
From Mauka to Makai: Protecting our Aina
6th Grade – 3rd Place
Sophia Patacsil
Teacher: Daryle Mishina
Ewa Makai Middle School
Don’t Pollute the Ocean
7th Grade – 1st Place
Chloe Yu
Teacher: Lesego Butindaro
Stevenson Middle School
Malama Aina
7th Grade – 2nd Place
Hailey Tellyer
Teacher: Daryle Mishina
Ewa Makai Middle School
Genki Balls
7th Grade – 3rd Place
Jake Concepcion
Teacher: Nancy Hilson
Ewa Makai Middle School
Malama All Ainas
8th Grade – 1st Place
Peyton How
Teacher: Daryle Mishina
Ewa Makai Middle School
Malama the Heart of Hawai’i
8th Grade – 2nd Place
Ceana Baliscao
Teacher: William Ching
Highlands Intermediate
Restore Our Land’s Beauty
8th Grade – 3rd Place
Bella Cheung
Teacher: Daena Tokunaga
Waipahu Intermediate School
Be a Hero and Mālama ‘Āina
9th Grade – 1st Place
Emma Wittig
Teacher: Mikayla Kloeppel
Kalaheo High School
Watch Your Step
9th Grade – 2nd Place
Olivia Heltsley
Teacher: Mikayla Kloeppel
Kalaheo High School
Get Rid of Invasive Species
9th Grade – 3rd Place
Kayley Yu
Teacher: Siang Chyn Lim
Waipahu High School
Nurturing Tomorrow – Malama Aina
10th Grade – 1st Place
Emily Nishihira
Teacher: Sherrilea Katasako
Kalani High School
Spreading Aloha
10th Grade – 2nd Place
Rana Terai
Teacher: Sherrilea Katasako
Kalani High School
Malama ka ‘aina for the seals
10th Grade – 3rd Place
Nya Mendes
Teacher: Sherrilea Katasako
Kalani High School
Aloha in Hawaii
11th Grade – 1st Place
Lilinoe Walters
Teacher: Robert Green
Kauai High School
No Spare ‘Em, No Spear ‘Em
11th Grade – 2nd Place
Atona Chan
Teacher: James Mosher
Kalani High School
They Need our Aloha
11th Grade – 3rd Place
Qian Chen
Teacher: Sherrilea Katasako
Kalani High School
Preserve the Hawaiian Environment
in our Globe
12th Grade – 1st Place
Annabella Floyd
Teacher: John Michael Manglallan
Kapolei High School
Care for the Future
12th Grade – 2nd Place
Elisabeth Delap
Teacher: Britney Kam
Mililani High School
Friend of Hawaii
12th Grade – 3rd Place
Curran Ibbs
Teacher: Robert Green
Kauai High School
Regulation Fishing
Digital Media Poster Division
6th Grade – 1st Place
Serena King
Teacher: Beth King
King’s Homeschool
Malama i ka ‘Aina
6th Grade – 2nd Place
Titan Hardy
Teacher: Michael Oyama
Mililani Middle School
Save Hawaii’s Palm Trees
6th Grade – 3rd Place
Raiden Tong
Teacher: Lisa Shimizu
Kaimuki Middle School
Keep Our Oceans Clean to Help Our Marine Life
7th Grade – 1st Place
Marc Lennard Tadeja
Teacher: Daena Tokunaga
Waipahu Intermediate School
Malama Aina, One Step
at a Time
7th Grade – 2nd Place
Scarlett Drummondo
Teacher: Frederika Bain
Myron B. Thompson Academy
The Perils of Beach Erosion
7th Grade – 3rd Place
Amaya Tamboa
Teacher: Nancy Hilson
Ewa Makai Middle School
Goodbye CRB!
8th Grade – 1st Place
Maya Miyashiro
Teacher: Seann Kojima
Mililani Middle School
Give Back to Your Hawaii
8th Grade – 2nd Place
Rylee Honda
Teacher: Carrie Edgil
Waiakea Intermediate School
Visit Responsibly
8th Grade – 3rd Place
Bronson Ancheta
Teacher: David Higa
Ewa Makai Middle School
Malama Your Environment
9th Grade – 1st Place
Savannah Clifton
Teacher: Mikayla Kloeppel
Kalaheo High School
Malama Hawaii Protest
9th Grade – 2nd Place
SiYu Ding
Teacher: Sean Nishimura
Moanalua High School
Our Contribution, Our Home
9th Grade – 3rd Place
Naomi Huang
Teacher: Sean Nishimura
Moanalua High School
Spreading Life Back Into Our Environment
10th Grade – 1st Place
Kaitlyn Asiata
Teacher: Sean Nishimura
Moanalua High School
Malama Aina
10th Grade – 2nd Place
Aika Middleton
Teacher: Joshua Tollefson
Punahou school
Mālama ‘Āina
10th Grade – 3rd Place
Avani Kim
Teacher: Darren Rey
Aiea High School
Cherish & Love
11th Grade – 1st Place
Sarah Ing
Teacher: Van Tran-Trimner
Kalani High School
Spread the ALOHA
11th Grade – 2nd Place
Jamie Bishop
Teacher: Robert Green
Kauai High School
Mālama I ke kai
11th Grade – 3rd Place
Tonu Joshua
Teacher: Darren Rey
Aiea High School
Work Together for the Better
12th Grade – 1st Place
Kiya Malczewska
Teacher: Amy Boehning
Hawaii Technology Academy, Waipahu
Malama Hawaii: The Greatest of All is Aloha
12th Grade – 2nd Place
Shailea Mancia
Teacher: Robert Green
Kauai High School
Mālama I Ka ‘Āina
12th Grade – 3rd Place
Daniel Steven Andres
Teacher: Robert Green
Kauai High School
Invasive Species Gotta Go, So Native Species Can Grow
Middle School Video Division
1st Place
George Trimner
Teacher: Van Tran-Trimner
Mililani Middle School
This or That Makes a Big Impact
2nd Place
Anya Ayau
Shiho Chan
Audrey Cheang
Chloe Hall
Teacher: Jay Hernandez
Kaimuki Middle School
E Mahalo I Ka Aina
3rd Place
Steven Au
Joshua Hee
Jiwon Kang
Nathan Ng
Teacher: Jay Hernandez
Kaimuki Middle School
Malama Our Aina
High School Video Division
1st Place
Sofia Chi
Chloe Liu
Teacher: Elisa Lo
Punahou School
Malama ‘Aina: Nurture the
Land that Nurtures Us
2nd Place
Dash Kealoha
Teacher: Derrick Bulatao
Maryknoll School
Take Care of our ‘Aina
3rd Place
Chazen Caspino
Thaddeus Suka Faletusi
Titan Kia-Cox-Bongo
Jaylum Pelen
Teacher: John Allen III
Waianae High School
Conserve Your Energy
