Entries will be divided into one of three school groups: 1) Grades K – 4; 2) Grades 5 – 8; and 3) Grades 9 – 12. Three winners (1st plce, 2nd place, and 3rd place) will be chosen in each category. Three overall winners (1st plce = grand prize, 2nd place, and 3rd place) will be chosen from the nine category winners. The grand prize winner's design will be struck on the 2012 Mauna Kea Coin.
The Overall Winners
First Place (Grand Prize)
- Galileoscope
- $50 KTA Merchandise Certificate
- ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawai‘i Family membership card
- Friends of the Onizuka Space Center Family membership card
- Galaxy Garden/Paleaku Gardens Peace Sanctuary Family pass for 4 times a year
Second Place
- Galileoscope
- $40 KTA Merchandise Certificate
- ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawai‘i Family membership card
- Friends of the Onizuka Space Center Family membership card
- Galaxy Garden/Paleaku Gardens Peace Sanctuary Family pass for 2 times a year
Third Place
- Galileoscope
- $30 KTA Merchandise Certificate
- ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawai‘i Family membership card
- Friends of the Onizuka Space Center Family membership card
- Galaxy Garden/Paleaku Gardens Peace Sanctuary Family pass for 1 time a year
Category Winners
First Place of Each Category
- $25 KTA merchandise certificate
- $15 ‘Imiloa Bank of Hawaii Museum Store gift certificate
- Mauna Kea baseball hat
- Space pen
- Set of Mauna Kea Brand Astronomy Trading Cards
- 2012 Mauna Kea Bronze Coin
Second Place of Each Category
- $15 KTA merchandise certificate
- $15 ‘Imiloa Bank of Hawaii Museum Store gift certificate
- Mauna Kea baseball hat
- Space pen
- Set of Mauna Kea Brand Astronomy Trading Cards
- 2012 Mauna Kea Bronze Coin
Third Place of Each Category
- $10 KTA merchandise certificate
- $15 ‘Imiloa Bank of Hawaii Museum Store gift certificate
- Mauna Kea baseball hat
- Space pen
- Set of Mauna Kea Brand Astronomy Trading Cards
- 2012 Mauna Kea Bronze Coin