View the 2016 My Hawaiʻi Story Anthology
Congratulations to the 2016 Winners!
These winners were selected from more than 500 outstanding entries to the My Hawaiʻi Story Contest 2016.
Mahalo to all the participating students and teachers!
| Yearning to Be With Them Again, Kaila Apo | Kamehameha Kapālama Middle School |
| Kuʻu Hawaiʻi Aloha, Kalama Arquette | Kamehameha Kapālama Middle School |
| The Monster in Humans, Draelee Cabinatan | Kamehameha Kapālama Middle School |
| The Legend of Kaimana, Lexi Cowan | Sacred Hearts School |
| Following in the Footsteps of Our Kūpuna, Madison Enos | Kamehameha Kapālama Middle School |
| Kulāiwi, Pono Estores | Kamehameha Kapālama Middle School |
| Whoosh, Levi Fisher | Kamehameha Kapālama Middle School |
| He Koho Ka Hawaiʻi, Jordynn Haumea-Harding | Kamehameha Kapālama Middle School |
| A Spider’s Web, Sofia Howard | Hawaii Preparatory Academy |
| Small Choices, Deadly Results; Jason Huynh | Iao Intermediate School |
| Ulu Pono Alu Like, Gabe Li | Kapālama Middle School |
| Koʻu Honua: Your Earth, My Earth; Pono Lupenui | Kamehameha Kapālama Middle School |
| How About Hawaiʻi, Shaylee Mahi | Kamehameha Kapālama Middle School |
| Restoration of Our Island Nation, Alex Melemai | Kamehameha Kapālama Middle School |
| Hope for Humanity, Taylor Moniz | Kamehameha Kapālama Middle School |
| Everything to Its Proper Place, Joseph Paci | Iao Intermediate School |
| LiFeStYlE, Onipaʻa Pung | Kamehameha Kapālama Middle School |
| Hokuleʻa, Creighton Purdy | Kamehameha Schools Maui |
| Ohia, Aleina Reyes | Kamehameha Schools Maui |
| Kara’s Lesson, Sean Sakamoto | Kamehameha Schools Maui |
| Voices of Nature, Emily Smith | Hoʻala School |
| Mālama i ka ʻĀina, Justice-Lee Vannatta-Kapoi | Kamehameha Schools Maui |
| The Point of No Return, William Wawner | Hawaii Preparatory Academy |
| Aloha ‘Aina, Kanani Wong | Kamehameha Schools Maui |
| Guardians of the Moku, Jonah Keolu Yuen | Kamehameha Kapālama Middle School |
The My Hawai‘i partners invited all middle school students in the state to participate in the 10th annual My Hawai‘i Story Project, an environmental writing contest for students in Hawai‘i.
Questions?
myhawaiistory@gmail.com
PROJECT PARTNERS
The Pacific Writers’ Connection
Hawaii Coastal Zone Management Program
Hawai‘i Conservation Alliance
Hawai‘i Conservation Alliance Foundation
Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources
– Division of Forestry and Wildlife
– Division of Aquatic Resources
Hawai‘i Department of Education
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
Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
