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Students' Achievements 2008 |
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Contest
Winners
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Coral Reef Outreach Network, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Pacific Services Center, Nature Conservancy, State Of Hawai`i Department of Natural
Resources
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Dakota Brubridge, Grade 1
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Randy Pham, Grade 2
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Diamond Bakery’s and Atlantis
Adventures’ "Saving Kimo" Contest
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Kailikane Kane,
Grade 5
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"My Hawai`i" Story Project 2008
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Lance Chee, Grade 8 - "The
Remarkable Seal"
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Erin Ichinotsubo, Grade 8 - "Vulnerable
Ma`o Hau Hele"
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Gabriel Iwamoto, Grade 9 - "Morning
Alala"
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Tori Lynn Loo, Grade 7 - "Awikiwiki"
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Zachary Pang, Grade 7 - "Rest
Upon Me"
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Kellie Yamada, Grade 9 - "Flame
Angelfish"
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Starbucks's Star Poets Contest
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Joy Kurosawa, Grade 5 - Honorable
Mention - "Crimson Fireworks
Burst"
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Gabby Beniga, Grade 4 - Honorable
Mention - "Grandma Lena"
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Resy Kony, Grade 7 - Winner - "In
Mirconesia"
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Niki Tsubota, Grade 3 - Honorable
Mention - "Niki"
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Carlee Matsunaga, Grade 3 -
Honorable Mention - "Talking
Nature"
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Alyssa Poentis, Grade 6 - Honorable
Mention - "The Heart of
Poetry"
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Honolulu Stories Anthology - Mutual Publishing
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Dante Hirata-Epstein, Grade 4 -
"Jewpanese"
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Samuel Lenzi, Grade 11 -
"The Rain at Ala Wai Park"
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Carlee Matsunaga, Grade 3 -
"There are Stars Above Kelewaa Street
in Mililani"
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Ali Nakashima, Grade 3 -
"Kuhio Vines are Peaceful"
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Trey Saito, Grade 6 -
"Radiant Japanese Maple Tree"
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Zachary Kaneshiro, Grade 3 - "Dinner
at a Sushi Stand"
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Jeremy Walter, Grade 6 -
"If I Were the Ko`olau Mountains"
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AlohaCare Children's Art Contest
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Dante Hirata-Epstein, Grade 4 - art
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Hannah Broderick, Grade 6 - art
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Honolulu
Advertiser/PACT Kids Day Contest 2008
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2 - "In the Ocean" |
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10th
World Children Haiku Contest 2008 - Japan
Airlines |
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Haley
Sakamoto, Grade 7 - "The Wind
Celebration of `Īao
Valley"
Curtis
Hayashi, Grade 3 - "Breezes of
Hana" |
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2008 Board of Water Supply
Water Conservation Week Poster Contest
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Dakota
Miller, Grade 4 - 1st place
Shelby
Ladra, Grade 6 - 3rd place
Casey
Onoye, Grade 4 - Honorable Mention
Marisa
Tanioka, Grade 4 - Honorable Mention
Hak
Jun Kim, Grade 6 - Honorable Mention
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| "My
Hawai`i" Story Project 2008 |
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ĀWIKIWIKI by Tori Lynn Loo,
Grade 7
‘Āwikiwiki, endangered
plant species, only 1,000
of your kind survive
on the island of Moloka `i.
‘Āwikiwiki, also called puakauhi,
you can be found
in dry steep slopes of Pelekunu Valley ,
in shrub lands and forests
of ‘ākala, kauila, and ‘ōhi‘a lehua.
‘Āwikiwiki, you do not reproduce
and many introduced mammal species
love to eat your tasty shoots--
goats, pigs, cattle, sheep, and deer.
Pure ‘āwikiwiki, the Hawaiians
eat your delicious shoots.
You look like a climbing herb.
Exquisite ‘āwikiwiki, with five
small rose- petaled blossoms,
you are a part of the pea family.
Divine ‘āwikiwiki, I can help
save your loveliness
by fencing off predators
protecting you from human disturbance,
and defending you from insects and diseases.
I wish I could teach everyone
about you and your plight.
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| Honolulu
Advertiser/PACT Kids Day Contest 2008 |
IN THE OCEAN by Kylie Shimono, Grade 2
a wavy octopus hides
by blending in
with its surroundings.
In the ocean,
a brilliant humpback
explores for sift plankton
and other small animals.
In the ocean,
a rough nurse shark
eats plenty of manini.
In the ocean,
a small remora sucks
a shark’s skin for algae.
In the ocean,
a spotted monk seal rushes
away from a great white shark.
In the ocean,
a jeweled world listens
to the laughter of children
near the sapphire shores
of Kokololio Beach .
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| "Hawai'i
Peoples Fund's Writing Contest 2008 |
THE DEFINITION by Gabriel Iwamoto, Grade 9
Justice n.
1. The principle of ideal or moral rightness.
2. The upholding of what is right: fairness.
3. The administration of the law.
4. A judge.
What actions are being taken to enforce
“justice?”
Globally, Nationally and Statewide?
What were the actions taken
to mend these unjust situations?
July 14, 2008,
Darfur 200,000-400,000 dead
and 2,500,000 misplaced.
Prosecutors in the I.C.C. request an arrest warrant
for Sudan ’s horrific crimes in Darfur
such as the genocide and other crimes against humanity.
August 8, 2008 Miami .
Raymond Hunter Geisel is arrested
for death threats against Mr. Obama.
Raymond Hunter Geisel was found with knives,
body armor, and with a stash of guns.
He said, “If he gets elected,
I will assassinate him myself.”
December 17, 1941.
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
with two waves totaling 353 aircraft
launched by six Japanese aircraft carriers.
The attack sank four U.S. Navy battleships.
After the attack,
150,000 Japanese were interned.
93,000; 62%, were legalized American citizens.
Justice v.
MOST PEOPLE JUST DO NOT CARE by Lance Chee,
Grade 8
We should’ve given job promotions
to people of different religions.
We should’ve hired people
of various races.
He should’ve treated her
the same as we treated him.
All of us could’ve joined
the World-Congress against Discrimination.
You could‘ve stopped teasing African-Americans
or bi-racial people like Barack Obama.
You could‘ve been a advocate
to help stop bigotry
towards Christians, Muslims, or Buddhists.
They shouldn’t have fired him
just because of his sexual orientation.
They should’ve recognized
same-sex marriage.
He should’ve helped the poor
from being discriminated against
because of how they look.
But instead, most people
just do not care.
We looked the other way.
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| HONOLULU STORIES |
Anthology Mutual Publishing 2008
Edited by Gavan Daws and Bennett Humer
JEWPANESE, by Dante Hirata-Epstein, Grade 4
From Mom I got a disliking of sakana,
or fish because of the awful smell!
From Dad I got my height and big eyes,
which makes me the tallest boy in class,
with one of the best eyesight.
From Grandma Janet Hirata I got my love
of Japanese game shows such as “Challengers of Fire.”
From Grandpa Eddie Hirata I got my respect for Koboji
Shingon,
a temple that we visit every new year and obon season.
From Uncle Scott I got all of his gelt
or chocolate money when I beat him in Dredel.
From Aunt Pam I got my love for Challah,
braided bread for Shabat, the Sabbath.
So I am Dante Kapea Hirata-Epstein,
and I am a Jewish-Japanese boy
who loves the Matzah of obon.
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THERE ARE STARS ABOVE KELEWAA STREET IN MILILANI by Carlee Matsunaga, Age 8
There are stars that smell
of burning fire
in a fire place.
There are stars
that taste like sugar
in a slate cup.
There are stars that sound like
jingling chimes
at Christmas.
There are stars that feel
like a smooth carpet
at Grandma’s house.
Some stars sparkle in the night
sky over Diamond Head .
Other stars help
each other clean up
by brushing on their back with sponges.
Among the stars are those
who are xanthic.
There are stars
above Kelewaa Street in Mililani.
There are stars
that smell like strawberry Otter Pops,
taste like icicles,
sound like jingling bells,
and feel like a soft
dog named Buster.
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CRYING SALTY TEARS by Kristen Tanabe, Age 13
For I will consider
the Green Sea Turtle
and his fellow turtle friends.
For they are endangered reptiles.
For he is the beauty
of the bubbly sea.
For he tells stories
of Hawai‘i by the markings
on his mosaic shell.
For he chants
for the gods and goddesses
of the ocean.
For he bathes
in the silky sun on the sleek
sand of Makapu’u Beach.
For he glides
over rainbow-colored coral
in the glossy, deep azure sea.
For he crunches
on emerald algae.
For he cries salty tears
when he gets trapped
in the fishermen’s nets.
For he is heartbroken
when he sees his beautiful home
being polluted by slippery oil and sharp cans.
For he may disappear and never return
to the jeweled sea that he loves so dearly.
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| Star
Poets 2008
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IN MICRONESIA,
by Resy Kony, Grade 7
women wear colorful Chuukese skirts with diamonds
that are called uroos made by our ancestors.
Grandmas cook brown rice and chicken pwapwa
which is chicken and turtle
and sometimes pig with seaweed.
Storekeepers have businesses that were started
by the first Micronesian people
who arrived on the island.
Fishermen have the most fancy fishing poles
that have colors like leaves
that were made by grandparents
who took a month to craft them.
Girls wear ruby-colored Chuukese dresses
from Guam that were also worn
by their great-great grandmothers.
Boys go hunting in the forest above a town called
Tol,
hunting for goats, sheep, pig and deer
with bows and arrows
all in my place of birth,
Micronesia.
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| Skipping
Stones " Am Award Winning Multicultural
Magazine 2008 Youth Honor Awards
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GARDEN OF PEACE, by Kailee Nihipali, Grade 2
peace of a voice,
voice of the night,
night of the galaxy,
galaxy of rain,
rain of freedom,
freedom of the ocean,
ocean of thoughts,
thoughts of a child,
child of the kingdom,
kingdom of secrets,
secrets of the garden.
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'OIKAIKA KINO |
Sponsored
by Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (PREL)
BIG, FAT, AND UGLY,
by Kevin Hoo, Grade 5
Some of it I’ve tried dieting it off,
I guess that I lived
to be a fat couch potato.
Nobody could say I’m skinny.
Fat just hangs around
reminding you that you
are a non-athletic person.
I’d dream to be very musely
and attractive.
Afternoons in my dreams
I’d be riding my mustang with a date.
I saw a letter saying
I was a dumb fat boy.
I put a ton of peanut butter
in my sandwich.
When I was ten,
I bought a tight belt
to get skinnier.
Nobody knew I tried to get skinny.
Fat people have more issues
than skinny people.
I often tried to think
of why fat is good.
I hated the jocks
cause they’re strong
and have an attitude.
But worse, I’m the only one
that weighs 350kg.
Once I sat on a chain
and it broke.
I was so ashamed
when I was ten
and I weighed 150 lbs.
My mother often said
my fat would wear off
when I get older.
Someone once said to me
you’re as fat as a cow.
I was jealous of people
that got sympathy for being fat.
You can’t beat me at an eating contest
cause I’m fat.
Listen, when I fart,
I blow up the world.
Once when I was fighting physically
with my friend
I won because I jumped on his arm
and it broke.
I’ve never been good at P.E.
because my endurance was terrible.
If I wear a button shirt
the buttons will fly off.
I want you to see
that there are other people
who are also very fat
like you
so don’t worry
I understand.
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Na`au,
LLC 2010
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