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ANNOUNCING THE 2008 MY HAWAII STORY PROJECT FINAL SELECTION

June 2, 2008

Aloha "My Hawaii" student authors and teachers,

The staff and volunteers at the Hawaii Conservation Alliance Foundation and the Pacific Writers' Connection wish to extend our heartfelt thanks and appreciation for your participation in the "My Hawaii Story Project." We received 461 entries this year, and our team of reviewers found it extremely challenging to choose only 10 poems and 15 stories or essays for publication.

To all students who participated, we encourage you to keep writing about your exploration and understanding of Hawaii’s environment. To the 25 students whose poems, stories, and essays are final selections, we offer you our congratulations! If your entry has been selected for publication, please contact us at hcastaff@hawaii.edu or 808-587-0061 to arrange for your prizes and awards.

SCHOOL NAME	STUDENT NAME	STORY OR POEM TITLE
Iolani School	Quinn Cowan	"Take Care of Our Hawaii"
	Danielle Huang	"Hanauma Bay"
	Zeke Kearns	"The Old Man from Manoa"
	Allie Kim	"Mililani Ike"
	Jason Loui	"Dangers by Waikiki"
	Alexandra Masaquel	"Something Out of the Blue"
	Amane Morigami	"Trail of Paradise"
	Andrew Okimura	"A Change For Good"
	Lewe Stanaland	"Into the Ko'olau Wilderness"
Island Pacific Academy	Camille Larkins	"An Underwater World"
Kailua Intermediate School	Paris Marie Bell	"My Hawaii"
	Emma Drake	"Hawaii"
	Tanya Haverly	"The Only Place for Me"
	Kiana Ringuette	"My Hawaii"
	Amber Sam Fong	"Regarding the Puaiohi"
Kapolei Middle School	Hillary Oki	"The Ocean's Cry for HELP"
Ka'u High and Pahala Elementary	Toni Beck	"Nani's Adventure"
Kula High and Intermediate	Minjeong Kim	"One Step Toward the Heart of Hawaii"
Kula High and Intermediate	Mikeala Owen	"The Smell of Paradise"
Na'au	Lance Chee	"The Remarkable Seal"
	Erin Ichinotsubo	"Vulnerable Ma'o Hau Hele"
	Gabriel Iwamoto	"Morning Alala"
	Tori Lynn Loo	"Awikiwiki"
	Zachary Pang	"Rest Upon Me"
	Kellie Yamada	"Flame Angelfish"

What happens to the 25 selected stories?

• A free creative workshop will be held for the winners on July 28, 2008.

• Awards will be presented at the Hawai'i Convention Center on July 29, 2008.

• The top 25 stories will be compiled into a book which each winner will receive and will be published on the HCA Web site, crediting you and your school.

• These books will be on display at the 16th Annual Hawai'i Conservation Conference from July 29–31, 2008 at the Hawai'i Convention Center.

My Hawaii Story Project 2007

An Anthology

A collection of 25 stories and poems about Hawaii's environment

written by Middle School students of Hawai'i

Download PDF copy of anthology

Governor Lingle presents 25 My Hawai‘i Awards HCA Press Release, August 2, 2007

List of Winners

Click on student name below to see photo with the Governor

OUR MARINE ENVIRONMENT

• Golden Lau'īpala Drifts by Jessica Amii

• Lea's Kōkua by Malia Brennan

• A Walk Through the Future by Kiara Chong

• My Hawai'i by Sheena Choy

• Polluted Waters by Brandon Finger

• The Life of a 'Ālo'ilo'i by Jamie Higa

• Turtle Tales by Kienen Koga

• My Hawai'i by Evon Le

• My Hawai'i by Keelee Martin

• A Life Unknown by Anela Minuth

• A Life at Risk by Sarah Murayama

• Problem in Paradise by Cadie Shimabukuro

• Pudge the Puffer Fish by Tiffanie Takeda

THE 'ĀINA, FLORA AND BIRDS OF HAWAI‘I

• Mālama the 'Āina by Zalman Bernstein

• A Selection of Haikus on Hawai'i by Colin Berton

• My Hawai'i by Amber Burgess

• Stay With Us Forever by Casie Gaza

• The Scarlet 'Ōhi‘a Slowly Yawns by Matthew Hino

• Beautiful Paradise by Caitlin Hooker

• An Endangered Poem by Sara Ann Ishii

• The “Big Yellow Thing” by Monique Ishikawa

• Song of the 'Alalā by Jacie Okamoto

• Silent Wāwae'iole by Dylan Pavao

• The Plants of My Hawai'i by Amelia Scoyni

• Crimson Flowers by Derin Young

This writing contest was sponsored by:

Pacific Writers' Connection