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Posted : 10/8/07 Na'au's Aunty Lindsay Furuya is crowned Miss Kahala 2008!   Her classical piano performance of "Waltz in A Minor Opus Posthumous by Chopin" earned her the BEST TALENT award. The Na`au Ohana congratulates Aunty Lindsay!

Posted : 05/30/07 CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2007 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES! wRyan Goo, Punahou wKate Iwamoto, Maryknoll wJustin Nakazaki, Assets wMie Omori, Iolani

Posted : 03/28/07 BOARD OF WATER SUPPLY 2007 WATER CONSERVATION WEEK POSTER CONTEST First Place Winner!  Ali Nakashima, Grades 2-3 Second Place Winner!  Emma Dold, Grades 5-6 Honorable Mentions: Tanner Heim  Keenan James Dung

Posted : 03/15/07 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.  INTERNATIONAL PEACE POETRY CONTEST  First Place Winners! Jonathan Kishaba, Grade 1 Justin Yamada, Grade 2 Keenan Dung, Grade 3 Garrison Nakamura, Grade 4  Mari Onoye, Grade 5 Jamie Higa, Grade 6 Laurie Nilo, Grade 7 Matthew Carland, Grade 8 Michael Chung, Grade 9 Robert Lau, Grade 10 Jordan Monico, Grade 11 Kate Iwamoto, Grade 12 Second Place Winners! Curtis Hayashi, Grade 2 Brandon Ramos, Grade 3 Leimana Trainor, Grade 4 Diane Low, Grade 5 Trey Saito, Grade 6 Patrick Cheng, Grade 7 Tori Hamura, Grade 8 Mei-Shan Sun, Grade 9 Nalu Bettencourt, Grade 10 Brandi Nakamoto, Grade 11

Posted : 03/01/07 The ARTS at Mark's Garage: A Project of the Hawai`i Arts Alliance with Native Books, Pacific Writers Connection, Kumu Kahua Theatre, Bess Press, Bestsellers Books, VSA Arts Hawai`i-Pacific, and Juniroa Productions  THE SHELTER PROJECT 2007 WINNERS: K-3: 1st Malia Brooks " Smooth River Rocks" 2nd Sunhi Keller "Animals Are a Part of My Home" 3rd Ethan Nakaoka "The Crunchy Rice Cracker" 4-6: 1st Mari Onoye "Anything That Matters Is at Home" 2nd Trey Saito "The Saito Family Home" 3rd Royce Romero "A Mother's Wisdom" 7-8: 1st: Lauren Haruno "Learning Tinikling with Grandpa Salvador at His Ala Lehua Street House" 2nd Adria Fung "Envelopes" 3rd Serena Simmons "Metamorphosis" 9-12: 1st Jordan Monico "The Flame Sun Melts" 2nd Jenny Kim "Gi-Uk: Remember Your Home" 3rd Regan Kobayashi "Vermilion Sunsets"

Posted : 03/01/07 These poets will appear in the Spring '07 issue!!!! SKIPPING STONES: A MULTICULTURAL MAGAZINE, Spring ‘07 “Eating Pink Mochi on Girl’s Day with My Mom at my House in Mililani” by Kalyn Ichinotsubo “Girls Day Doll” by Kristen Tanabe “In Praise of my Family” by Jacie Okamoto “Pineapple Princess” by Mariko Lau “The Cardboard Box” by Bryce Tanaka "Emerald Grass" by Nikolas Hager

Posted : 02/01/07 Jeremy Walter Grade 5 will have a poem published in HIGHLIGHTS magazine.  THE MYSTERY OF LIGHT by Jeremy Walter Grade 3

Posted : 02/01/07 Skipping Stones: A Multicultural Magazine  SKIPPING STONES: January-February 2007 Vol. 19, No. 1 Sean Gono "The Sandy Moonlight" poem Bryce Tanaka "The Cardboard Box" poem and art Kamri Oguma "Go Inside a Book" art Kristen Tanabe "Girl's Day Doll" poem  Jacie Okamoto "Japanese Doll" art Kalyn Ichinostubo "Eating Pink Mochi on Girl's Day" poem and art Dori-Lei Chee "Grandmother" art Mariko Lau "Pineapple Princess" art

Posted : 11/01/06 Skipping Stones: A Multicultural Magazine Recognizes 2006 Youth Honor Award Winners! Jessica Amii, art Ashlyn Chee, art Curtis Hayashi : "I Am a Japanese-American Boy" Resy Kony : "The Micronesia," and art Iris Pak : "Eating Kim Chee and Kalbi Soup With My Mom," and art Ethan Sumida : "What People Don't Understand About Hawai'i"

Posted : 12/12/06 Click here to watch Silent Years, now on ATOMFILMS.COM, one of the top web site for short films.  After years of repression, a woman journeys back to her past and confronts memories of teenage abuse. Adapted from selected poems by Lois-Ann Yamanaka, Silent Years tells a universal story using the unique dialect of Hawaiian Pidgin English. Director: James Sereno

Posted : 11/01/06 Skipping Stones: A Multicultural Magazine Recognizes 2006 Youth Honor Award Winners! Jessica Amii, art Ashlyn Chee, art Curtis Hayashi : "I Am a Japanese-American Boy" Resy Kony : "The Micronesia," and art Iris Pak : "Eating Kim Chee and Kalbi Soup With My Mom," and art Ethan Sumida : "What People Don't Understand About Hawai'i"

Posted : 6/30/06 Na'au Student named winner of the Centennial Miss Teen Hawaii Filipina 2006 Scholarship Pageant. Congratulations Leslie Anne Nilo!

Posted : 6/1/06 Congratulations to our 2006 Graduates! wBrian Chung Punahou wRyan Furuya Mid Pacific Institute wKiran Kepo`o Iolani wCorey Lynch Punahou wJames Matsumura  Waianae wCasey Matsuo Roosevelt wLeslie-Ann Nilo Punahou wMalia Joy Tawata Our Redeemer Lutheran High School wStephanie Torige Mid Pacific Institute wJessica Wiggs Punahou wErin Yamada Hawaii Baptist Academy   vMatthew Mitsuyuki University of Hawaii at Manoa (B.Ed., Secondary Education) vKatie Uechi University of Hawaii at Manoa (BA, English)

Posted : 5/9/06 Na`au Student Winners announced! Five Na'au students recognized as Kaimuki Public Library Poetry Contest Winners! Marcus Maunakea, Grade 1-2, 1st place Melanie Wong, Grade 1-2, 3rd place Mariko Lau, Grade 3-4, 2nd place Tyler Hirashima, Grade 5-6, 1st place Tyler Anderson, Grade 5-6, 2nd place Congratulations Marcus, Melanie, Mariko, Tyler H and Tyler A!

Posted : 5/9/06 Na`au Student Winners announced! Five Na'au students recognized as Kaimuki Public Library Poetry Contest Winners! Marcus Maunakea, Grade 1-2, 1st place Melanie Wong, Grade 1-2, 3rd place Mariko Lau, Grade 3-4, 2nd place Tyler Hirashima, Grade 5-6, 1st place Tyler Anderson, Grade 5-6, 2nd place Congratulations Marcus, Melanie, Mariko, Tyler H and Tyler A!

Posted : 4/15/06 Reading Is Fundamental's "Give a Hoot About Animals" contest winners announced.  Michael Chung, 8th grade, Honorable Mention Royce Romero, 5th grade, Honorable Mention Their entries were selected from over 500 entries sent in by kids all over the country.  Congratulations Michael Chung and Royce Romero.

Posted : 4/12/06 Na`au students named winners in Hawaii Baptist Academy's Speech Festival for Grades 3 - 6 Megan Dung, 4th grade, 1st Place Joshua Kishaba, 2nd grade, 3rd Place Megan presented "Jessica Jean" by Kenn Nesbitt Joshua presented "The Visitor" by Jack Prelutsky Students were judged on projection, articulation, expression, poise, gestures, eye contact and fluency.

Posted : 4/03/06 Na`au student named winner of KIDS DAY writing contest Congratulations Dmitrius Mitte!  KIDS DAY is Parents and Children Together's annual fund raising event, and 2006 marks the 13th anniversary of this partnership with the Honolulu Advertiser. Dmitrius's poem of "Wisdom Through the Years" will be in the special Kid's Day edition of the Honolulu Advertiser on May 3, 2006.

Posted : 3/31/06 Na`au student wins Read Magazine's Ann Arlys Bowler Poetry Contest Congratulations Mie Omori, Grade 11 HOW PIGLETS SHOULD DIE

Posted : 3/28/06 Na`au Student Winners announced! Four Na'au students recognized as 2006's Board of Water Supply 2007 Water Conservation Calendar contest winners. Kristen Tanabe, Grade 5-6, 1st place Diane Low, Grades 3-4, 1st place Bradley Hayashi, Grade 3-4, 3rd place Malia Brooks, Grade 2, Honorable Mention The Oahu-wide contest received over 3000 entries from over 90 public and private school and our students at Na'au.  Congratulations Kristen, Diane, Bradley and Malia!!!

Posted : 3/13/06 Tristan Kaonohi, 5th grade, Na`au Student

Tristan won the title 2006 State Scholastic Chess Championship for the elementary division (K to 6th grade) and is the 5th grade Chess Champion.  Also, Tristan played a vital part in helping the Kamehameha Elementary Chess Team win the 2006 State Team Scholastic Chess Championship.   Under Tristan's leadership, the Kamehameha Primary Chess Team won the 2006 State Primary Scholastic Chess Team Championship (K to 3rd grade) and Keahi Gabriel, a 3rd grader, won the 2006 State Scholastic Chess Championship for the primary division (K to 3rd grade).   The 2006 Hawaii State Chess Championship was held at Windward Community College on Saturday, March 11, 2006 from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm when they had the award presentation.  Tristan won all his games (6 games).  Tristan and the Kamehameha Chess teams have made their presence felt in the world of Chess. Congratulations Tristan!

Posted : 3/13/06 Another Review of Lois-Ann's novel -- Behold the Many Washington Post - March 12, 2006