#Imi Pono Challenge
Baldwin-Maui High team wins top prize in 2025 ‘Imi Pono Challenge
Baldwin High’s Jada Gomes and Maui High’s Hina Wells teamed up to capture the top prize in the fourth ʻImi Pono Challenge with their community service and media campaign centering on the Challenge’s theme of “Cultivating Care: Caring for Your Islands, Caring for Yourself.”
Kīhei Charter, Maui Waena students win top prizes for anti-vaping campaigns
A Kīhei Charter high school senior and a team of two Maui Waena Intermediate seventh-graders received $1,000 cash prizes for their anti-vaping public service announcement video, infographic and slogan in the third ‘Imi Pono: The Greatest Challenge awards ceremony Thursday evening.
ʻImi Pono anti-vaping campaign contest with $1,000 grand prize extended to April 20
The deadline for ‘Imi Pono: The Greatest Challenge, which this year calls on high school and intermediate youth to develop an anti-vaping media campaign, has been extended to April 20.
Deadline for ‘Imi Pono anti-vaping youth media contest is March 23
The deadline for ‘Imi Pono: The Greatest Challenge, which this year calls on Maui County high school and intermediate youth to develop an anti-vaping media campaign, is a week away – Thursday, March 23 – with top prizes of $1,000.
ʻImi Pono anti-vaping youth contest offers $700 prize, deadline nears
The deadline for the ‘Imi Pono: The Greatest Challenge, which offers cash prizes of up to $700 for high school and middle school students to develop an anti-vaping campaign, is fast approaching – on March 23.
Applications Open for New Maui Youth Council
The Youth Council is intended to ensure the voices of young people “are heard in County government on important issues with long-term effects.”
3 Students Win $1,000 Top Prizes in the ‘Imi Pono Challenge
Mikaela Tirona of Baldwin High, Angie Pustelnik of St. Anthony School and Shalev Sabag of Lahaina Intermediate each took home the top prize of $1,000 in the 2021 ‘Imi Pono: The Greatest Challenge media contest.
Second ‘Imi Pono Challenge Invites Students to Share Ideas on COVID-19 Prevention
The contest calls for youths to create a public awareness campaign around the COVID-19 prevention theme: “The Four Ws — Wear Your Mask, Wash Your Hands, Watch Your Distance and Worldwide Vaccination.”
MEO Holds First Session of Teen Financial Literacy Workshop, July 20
The four-session program offered through MEO’s Business Development Center covers budgeting and savings, basic banking, applying for jobs, credit – and its importance – and more.
Imi Pono Programs Offered in July for 2020 Entrants and Finalists
Two business and financial programs, produced by MEO and the Maui Chamber of Commerce, will be held in July for entrants in “The Greatest Challenge 2020.” They are: Core Four Business Planning Course for Teens, and Teens Financial Literacy.
ʻImi Pono Challenge Winners Showcase Their Ideas for Maui’s Future on Zoom
To learn about entrepreneurial ideas from Maui’s youth to improve the island’s future, the Maui Chamber of Commerce is presenting the 2020 winners of the County Council’s ʻImi Pono Challenge via Zoom on June 1 from 5:30 to 7 pm.
