Department of Water Supply Announces Winners of 2nd Annual Keiki Water Conservation Poster Contest

Department of Water Supply Announces Winners of 2^nd Annual Keiki Water Conservation Poster Contest

The Department of Water Supply (DWS), County of Hawai‘i, has selected the top artworks from the nearly 500 posters Hawai‘i Island schoolchildren entered earlier this year in its 2^nd Annual Keiki Water Conservation Poster Contest.

Public and private school students attending kindergarten through fifth grade were invited to enter the free contest promoting the theme “Conserve to Preserve.”  Three DWS judges evaluated the posters based on originality, visual artistry, and depiction of the contest theme.

The DWS thanks all the students and their teachers for showcasing the importance of conserving our island’s finite supply of safe drinking water.  Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the typical in-person award ceremony will not occur this year.  Instead, recognitions were mailed to the winners and runners-up.  The top posters and other entries can be viewed under the “Community” tab on the Department’s website, www.hawaiidws.org/.

Congratulations to the following young artists for their outstanding entries:

            First Grade:

1^st Place: Ayano Noguchi                                                                   2^nd Place: Maxine Santos

                            Waiākeawaena Elementary School                                                  Waiākeawaena Elementary School

Teacher: Ms. Kahanu Nguyen                                                           Teacher: Ms. Kahanu Nguyen

            Second Grade:

1^st Place: Zavier Timbresa                                                                  2^nd Place: Serenity Parks

                            Kea‘au Elementary School                                                                 Kea‘au Elementary School

Teacher: Ms. Melissa Watanabe                                                       Teacher: Ms. Crystal Motomura

            Third Grade:

1^st Place: Rylee Honda                                                                        2^nd Place: Quinnie Toloumu 

                            Waiākea Elementary School                                                              Kea‘au Elementary School

Teacher: Ms. Kathy Tsugawa                                                             Teacher: Ms. Kelly Yoshioka

            Fourth Grade:

1^st  Place: Grant Madamba                                                                2^nd Place: Cole Aragaki

                                            Kea‘au Elementary School                                                                 Waiākeawaena Elementary School

Teacher: Ms. Lori Cabalar                                                                  Teacher: Ms. Emma Chong

          Fifth Grade:

1^st  Place: Kawehi Jouppi                                                                   2^nd Place: Camryn Yamanaka

                          Waiākeawaena Elementary School                                                  Waiākeawaena Elementary School

                                Teachers: Ms. Tabbrie Machado,                                                     Teacher: Mr. Lane Matsuura

                                Ms. Naomi Calistro

Note:  No posters were entered in the kindergarten category.

…Water, Our Most Precious Resource…Ka Wai A Kāne…

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