(1) Grades K – 4 Winners
1st place: Roman Usuda
Waiakea Elementary School, grade 4
2nd Place: Raquel Ross
Waiakeawaena Elementary School, grade 3, Mrs. Turner
3rd Place: Vyas S. Hale
Holualoa Elementary School, grade 4, Mrs. Haupert
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(2) Grades 5 – 8 Winners
1st place: Wynter Ah Mow
Kealakehe Intermediate School, grade 6, Mr. Harlan
2nd Place: Serena Usuda
Waiakea Intermediate School, grade 7
3rd Place: Kaitlin Iwahashi
Waiakea Intermediate School, grade 6
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(3) Grades 9 – 12 Winners
1st place: Sky Ishibashi
Kamehameha High School, grade 11, Mrs. Gapero
2nd Place: Tiari Carreira
Kamehameha High School, grade 11, Mrs. Gapero
3rd Place: Yuriko Kurahashi
Waiakea High School, grade 12, Mrs. Kelly
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(4) Special Award Winners
James K. Pihana, Koa Rice, and Shawn Laatsch selected the following special awards.
Humor Award: Charles Makana Lee
Kamehameha High School, grade 11, Mrs. Gapero
Important Cultural Message Award:
Kuileipualilia Aikau
Waimea Middle School, grade 6, Ms. Takamoto
Conceptual Design Award: Anna-Jane Hans
Kea`au High School, grade 12
Artistic Excellence Award: Tiana Honda
Waiakea High School, grade 11, Mrs. Kelly
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Judges:
- James K. Pihana (native Hawaiian cultural practitioner)
- Koa Rice (Hawaiian cultural practitioner)
- Shawn Laatsch (planetarium manager at `Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawai`i)
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