My Hawaiʻi Story Project 2019

View the 2019 My Hawaiʻi Story Anthology

If you have any questions, please contact myhawaiistory@gmail.com or 808-221-8102 or 808-781-6147.

Congratulations to the 2019 Winners!

Mahalo to all the participating students and teachers!

Ciana Cooper, My Hawai’i Story
Lokelani Intermediate, Kihei, Maui

Mia Estrada, Resilience is Hawai‘i
Kamehameha Schools Kapālama Middle School

Kā‘ililani Fallau, Melancholy Change
Myron B. Thompson Academy

Aya Fo, He Hawai’i Au
Kamehameha Schools Kapālama Middle School

Selah Fronda, But Then It Shifts
Kamehameha Schools Kapālama Middle School

Kapena Gormley, Trash of the Human Mind
Kamehameha Schools Kapālama Middle School

Kaumuali‘i Harman, Kaʻū, The Land of My Ancestors
Ke Kula ‘o Nawahiokalani‘opu‘u, Puna, Hawaii Island

Therese Nicholle Ignacio, Mother Island
Lokelani Intermediate, Kihei, Maui

Luke Kahuhu, Ka Wai ikaika o Hawaiʻi
Kamehameha Maui Middle School

Gavin Kauina, Leiauliʻilani
Kamehameha Schools Kapālama Middle School

Paris Kekua, Waiolani
Kamehameha Schools Kapālama Middle School

Kelani Kephart, Life
Kamehameha Schools Kapālama Middle School

Alyssa Magalianes, Overcome
Kamehameha Schools Kapālama Middle School

Chloe Martin-Blevins, Resilience
Hongwanji Mission School

Natalie Maunakea, With My Eyes Closed
Hongwanji Mission School

Alena Kealaula‘anu McMillan, Pele’s Wrath
Highlands Intermediate

Kalea Hope Morinaga-Omori, Strive Until You Reach Beauty
Kamehameha Schools Kapālama Middle School

Ka‘ie Naboa-Cordy, Kānaka Hawaiʻi
Kamehameha Schools Kapālama Middle School

Raya Nakao, Prospering After Destruction
Hongwanji Mission School

Kailani Pajarillo, Resilience
Kamehameha Schools Kapālama Middle School

Teia Jiana Perez, I Will Be Standing
Kamehameha Schools Kapālama Middle School

Rennen Santos-Adrian, Fight For What’s Right
Kamehameha Maui Middle School

Waikolu Stone-Sardinha, He Aliʻi
Kamehameha Schools Kapālama Middle School

Taitea Sunaoka, Where Is Our Culture Now?
Kamehameha Schools Kapālama Middle School

Mahina Tahere, Kindling
Kamehameha Schools Kapālama Middle School

The winners will be presented with awards and prizes at the Hawai‘i Conservation Conference on Wednesday July 10, 2019 at 4:00 PM at the Hawai‘i Convention Center in Honolulu.

ENTRY DETAILS
The 2019 My Hawai‘i creative writing contest was open to all middle school students (6–8th grade) in the state. Students were invited to submit their best story or poem that addressed the theme: “He ‘a‘ali‘i kū makani au: Resilience in the Face of Change” to align with the 2019 Hawai‘i Conservation Conference theme.

“He ‘a‘ali‘i kū makani au; ‘a‘ohe makani nana e kula‘i” is a Hawaiian ‘ōlelo no‘eau (wise saying) that translates to “I am a wind-resisting ‘a‘ali‘i; no gale can push me over.” Like the ‘a‘ali‘i tree, our roots must be firmly grounded to support resilience and growth in a changing climate.

PROJECT PARTNERS
The Pacific Writers’ Connection
Hawai‘i Coastal Zone Management Program
Hawai‘i Conservation Alliance
Hawai‘i Conservation Alliance Foundation
Hawai‘i Department of Education
Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources
– Division of Forestry and Wildlife
– Division of Aquatic Resources
Hawai‘i Environmental Education Alliance
National Park Service – Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park
Friends of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Pacific Resources for Education and Learning
Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
Polynesian Voyaging Society

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