Hundreds Compete in Maui Water Conservation Art Contest

By Maui Now Staff

File photo by Wendy Osher.

Nearly 550 students on Maui submitted entries into the 3rd Annual Water Conservation Poster Contest conducted by the Department of Water Supply.

The contest was designed to educate Maui’s youth on the importance of water conservation, and encourage them to take an active role in ensuring water sustainability in the islands.

Student artwork focused on the theme, Malama I Ka Wai, or Take Care of the Water, and were evaluated on conservation message, originality, visual effectiveness, neatness and creativity.

Winning entries and honorable mentions will be featured in the 2013 DWS Water Conservation Calendar, to be posted on the county website at www.mauiwater.org.  The posters are currently on display at the Department of Water Supply Water Resources and Planning Office at One Main Plaza in Wailuku.

The winners include:

Kindergarten:

• First Place: Kiara Lima, Kilohana Elementary School
• Second Place: Maya Fujita, Pukalani Elementary School
• Third Place: Carly Dudoit, Kualapu’u Elementary School
• Honorable Mention: Dylan Stolley, Carden Academy of Maui
• Honorable Mention: Daniel Arashiro-Garcia, Carden Academy of Maui
• Honorable Mention: Bahnaya Cohen, Carden Academy of Maui

Grades 1 and 2:

• First Place: Jaz Kelber, Grade 2 – Pomaikai Elementary School
• Second Place: Makena Guzman, Grade 2 – Kamehameha Schools of Maui
• Third Place: Dax Barker, Grade 2 – Carden Academy of Maui
• Honorable Mention: Darija Trumbo, Grade 1 – Carden Academy of Maui
• Honorable Mention: Eden Emory, Grade 2 – Carden Academy of Maui
• Honorable Mention: Tyler Russell, Grade 2 – Carden Academy of Maui

Grades 3 and 4:

• First Place: Ansel Newman, Grade 3 – Carden Academy of Maui
• Second Place: Miles Stone, Grade 4 – Carden Academy of Maui
• Third Place: Sunny Diller, Grade 3 – Carden Academy of Maui
• Honorable Mention: Fernanda Maldonado, Grade 4 – Kamali’i Elementary School
• Honorable Mention: Raelynn Yoshida, Grade 4 – Kamehameha Schools of Maui
• Honorable Mention: Maya Miller, Grade 3 – Carden Academy of Maui

Grades 5 and 6:

• First Place: James Eduard Torres, Grade 6 – Maui Waena Intermediate School
• Second Place: Mykaela Padron, Grade 5 – Waihe’e Elementary School
• Third Place: Haley Shapiro, Grade 5 – Carden Academy of Maui
• Honorable Mention: CJ Ozee, Grade 5 – Carden Academy of Maui
• Honorable Mention: Jasmine Moe, Grade 5 – Montessori Hale O Keiki
• Honorable Mention: Alana Baltad, Grade 5 – Wailuku Elementary School

Grades 7 and 8:

• First Place: Mary Jane Butac, Grade 8 – Maui Waena Intermediate School
• Second Place: Mindy Santos, Grade 8 – St Anthony School
• Third Place: Devon Bluh, Grade 8 – Montessori Hale O Keiki
• Honorable Mention: Ohmala Kotok, Grade 7 – Clearview Christian Girls School
• Honorable Mention: Kortney Russell, Grade 7 – Clearview Christian Girls School
• Honorable Mention: Mary Joy Butac, Grade 7 – Maui Waena Intermediate School

High School:

• First Place: Devan Takita, Grade 11 – Baldwin High School
• Second Place: Tylor Brown, Grade 9 – Baldwin High School
• Third Place: Braden Bio, Grade 11 – Baldwin High School
• Honorable Mention: Christian Ah Chan, Grade 10 – Baldwin High School
• Honorable Mention: Aubriann Belen, Grade 11 – Baldwin High School
• Honorable Mention: Keali’i Guzman, Grade 10 – Maui High School

Contest judges included: Nalani Caulford, teacher at Kamali’i Elementary School; Maria Graham, Director of Lahaina Art Gallery; and Rob Parsons, County of Maui’s Environmental Coordinator.

The first through third place winners were issued US Savings Bonds of $100 for first place, $75 for second, and $50 for third.