Water Conservation Poetry and Poster Winners Announced

 

HONOLULU – Winners of the Board of Water Supply’s (BWS) 2011 Water Conservation Week Poster and Poetry Contests were announced today at an awards ceremony at the City and County of Honolulu’s Mission Memorial Auditorium. 

 

“The children and teachers who participate in this program serve as a great example to all residents of the City and County of Honolulu,” said Honolulu Mayor Peter Carlisle.  “By using their creative talents to promote sustainable practices in the community, they are helping to set the groundwork for future generations.”

 

The winning students were each recognized and presented with awards for their creative expressions of this year’s contest theme, “Me He Ahupua‘a – Mai Uka I Kai, E Malama Wai (As an Ahupua‘a – from Mountain to Sea, Conserve Water).”  The contest winners also received U.S. savings bonds and other prizes.

 

“These contests are our way of encouraging the leaders of tomorrow to take an active role in ensuring the sustainability of Oahu’s groundwater supply,” said BWS Chairman of the Board Randy Chung. 

 

“The quality and creativity of the students’ artwork and poetry always amazes me,” said BWS Acting Manager Dean Nakano.  “Not only do the students demonstrate that they clearly understand the importance of water conservation, but their work helps us to convey this message year-round.”

 

Top honors were awarded to 24 Oahu students in different categories from Kindergarten to 12^th grade, along with 18 honorable mentions.  The poster contest was open to students in grades K through 6 and the poetry contest was open to grades 7 to 12.  The winning entries were chosen by contest judges out of more than 1,400 posters and nearly 175 poems received in the 33^rd annual poster and 3^rd annual poetry contests.  The winning and honorable mention artwork and poems will be featured in the BWS 2012 Water Conservation calendar, which will be printed and made available to the public at the end of this year. It will also be on the BWS website at www.boardofwatersupply.com to download for free.  All winning and honorable mention entries will also be on exhibit at:

• Honolulu Hale Lane Gallery from  Monday, May 9 to Thursday, May 19;  
• BWS Public Service Building Lobby from Monday, May 23 to Thursday, June 2;   
• Kapolei Hale from Monday, June 6 to Friday, June 17; 
• Kahala Mall from Monday, June 20 to Friday, July 1; and 
• Windward Mall from Monday, July 11 to Friday, July 22.   

 

This year’s poster contest judges included professional illustrator Michael Furuya, Department of Education Resource Instructor Evan Tottori, and BWS Community Relations Specialist Diane Moses.  Maile Meyers, owner of Native Books/Na Mea Hawaii, Department of Education Resource Instructor Treena Shapiro, and BWS Community Liaison Alani Apio judged the poetry contest.

 

These contests were made possible through the support of Platinum Sponsors The Friends of Halawa Xeriscape Garden, Times Supermarket, and Kamehameha Schools; and Gold Sponsor Alexander & Baldwin Foundation; among others.

 

2011 Water Conservation Week poster place winners:

Kindergarten

·         1^st Place: Jordyn Aoki, Kamiloiki Elementary School

·         2^nd Place: Mikail Cintron, Aliiolani Elementary School

·         3^rd Place: Lucas Valleriani, St. Elizabeth School

 

First through second grade

·         1^st Place: Tani Yoshioka, 2^nd Grade, Hawaii Baptist Academy

·         2^nd Place: Lauren Gaza, 2^nd Grade, Na‘au

·         3^rd Place: Rancen Bello, 2^nd Grade, Cathedral Catholic Academy

 

Third through fourth grade

·         1^st Place: Alana Dubie, 4^th Grade, Moanalua Elementary

·         2^nd Place: Brooke Suzuki, 4^th Grade, Na‘au

·         3^rd Place: Kera Hayashi, 4^th Grade, Na‘au

 

Fifth through sixth grade

·         1^st Place: Leeanne Sison, 6^th Grade, Kapolei Middle School

·         2^nd Place: Gregory Nystul, 6^th Grade, Na‘au

·         3^rd Place: Kohana Kerr, 6^th Grade, Kamehameha Elementary School

 

2010 Water Conservation Week poetry winners:

Seventh through eighth grade

·         1^st Place: Dylan Okuhara, 7^th Grade, Na‘au

·         2^nd Place: Allison Lee, 7^th Grade, Kawananakoa Middle School

·         3^rd Place: `Auli`i Aikau-Osurman, 8^th Grade, Na‘au

·         4^th Place: Dustin Gaspar, 7^th Grade, Kailua Intermediate School

 

Ninth through tenth grade

·         1^st Place: Shayna Fujimoto, 9^th Grade, McKinley High School

·         2^nd Place: Christian Yang, 10^th Grade, Na‘au

·         3^rd Place: Leslie Yang, 9^th Grade, Na‘au

·         4^th Place: Devon Ahuna, 10^th Grade, Na‘au

 

Eleventh through twelfth grade

·         1^st Place: Samuel Spengler, 11^th Grade, Le Jardin Academy

·         2^nd Place: Travis Lefrandt, 11^th Grade, Moanalua High School

·         3^rd Place: Taliya Chiaki Hayes, 12^th Grade, Mililani High School

·         4^th Place: Melissa Hamada, 12^th Grade, Mililani High School

 

A full list of awards, including Honorable Mention winners, is available at the BWS website:  www.boardofwatersupply.com.