View the 2018 My Hawaiʻi Story Anthology
My Hawaiʻi Story Project 2018
Congratulations to the 2018 Winners!
Mahalo to all the participating students and teachers!
Kellen Apuna, Reflections From Rare Birds
Kamehameha Schools Kapālama Middle School
Noah Asano, My Hawai‘i
Kamehameha Schools Kapālama Middle School
Leila Baqui, Makana Ola
Kamehameha Schools Maui
Cameron Cornforth, Hamau Ka Leo, A Quiet Shoreline
Innovations Public Charter School
Jaya DeSilva, The Strong ‘Ulu Tree: Ikaika ka ‘Ulu
Kamehameha Schools Kapālama Middle School
Kapua Jay, Becoming My Hawai‘i
Kamehameha Schools Kapālama Middle School
Chase Kamikawa, Hanohano ‘o Maui
Kamehameha Schools Kapālama Middle School
Dustin Kealoha, Where is Our Hawai‘i?
Kamehameha Schools Kapālama Middle School
Alana Kincaid, My Hawai‘i, My Love
Kamehameha Schools Kapālama Middle School
Kaimana Klein, Punalu‘u
Volcano School of Arts and Sciences
Kaydence Lilio, Kauiʻs Place
Kamehameha Schools Maui
Shaelyn Loo, A Stick With A Story
Kamehameha Schools Kapālama Middle School
Mālie Lyman, Life in The Eyes of The Koa
Kamehameha Schools Kapālama Middle School
Mariah Mapa, The Beauty Of Family
Kamehameha Schools Kapālama Middle School
Hālaʻi Napuʻelua, A Blade Of Pili Grass
Kamehameha Schools Kapālama Middle School
Kahala Neumann, A Seed So Small, A Tree So Tall
Kamehameha Schools Kapālama Middle School
Amaia Nihipali-Sabol, I’ve Got Molokaʻi on My Mind
Kamehameha Schools Kapālama Middle School
Payton Oliveria, News of the Nēnē
Kamehameha Schools Kapālama Middle School
Wainohia Peloso, Kekahi Hopena Pule Ma Kaho‘olawe
Kamehameha Schools Kapālama Middle School
Kassidy Pieper, We Will Rise
Kamehameha Schools Kapālama Middle School
Huki Plunket, Jewels of the Forest
Kamehameha Schools Kapālama Middle School
Maile Riddarskjold, The Past Is The Way To The Future
Myron B Thompson Academy
Regan Riley, No ko Mākou mau Kūpuna
Innovations Public Charter School
Moanahiwalani Walker, Ko‘a Coral
Kamehameha Schools Kapālama Middle School
Jaime Wond, Keep The ‘Āina Thriving
Kamehameha Schools Kapālama Middle School
Click here for the Full Anthology
The winners will be presented with awards and prizes at the Hawaiʻi Conservation Conference on July 25, 2018 at the Hawaiʻi Convention Center in Honolulu.
ENTRY DETAILS
The 2018 My Hawai‘i creative writing contest was open to all middle school students (6-8th grade) in the state. Students were invited to submit a story or poem that addressed the theme, “Ulu ka lālā i ke kumu: From a strong foundation grows an abundant future” to align with the 2018 Hawai‘i Conservation Conference theme.
“Ulu ka lālā i ke kumu,” is an Hawaiian ‘ōlelo no‘eau (wise saying) that means, “the branch grows from the tree trunk.” The word kumu can mean foundation, trunk, base, source, and teacher. Lessons learned from our past prepare us for further growth and the evolution of conservation in Hawai‘i.
Entries must tell a story, not simply share information.
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
