 
2010 Poster and Poetry Contest Winners
Winners from the Honolulu Board of Water Supply's (BWS) 2010 Water Conservation Week Poster and Poetry Contests were announced on May 5, 2010 at an awards ceremony at the Mission Memorial Auditorium. Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann presented the students with awards for their excellent portrayal of this year's contest theme, "Stop the Drop. "This contest is an excellent way to educate Oahu's students about protecting our precious water resources," said Mayor Hannemann. "I would like to praise the superior talent of these environmentally-conscious keiki, whose fine work illustrates the important role water conservation plays in protecting our aina for future generations."
Congratulations. Above, poster and poetry contest winners pose with Mayor Mufi Hannemann and BWS Manager and Chief Engineer Wayne Hashiro. This contest theme, "Stop the Drop," asked students to focus their work on one specific and vital water-saving practice - leak detection. Click HERE to watch a YouTube video showing how you can check for leaks at home.
All Smiles. The Mayor and Manager presented students with their awards. Second place winner Elliott Markell & teacher Laurie Taguchi (left) and First place winner Denny Whitworth and teacher Lane Yokoyama (right) are pictured above. Forty-five Oahu students were awarded top honors in the poster and poetry contests today. Their entries were chosen by contest judges out of nearly 2,600 posters and 300 poems received in the 32nd annual poster and 2nd annual poetry contests. Click the media players below to watch YouTube video recaps of our contests. Also, click HERE to check out photos of the winners at our awards ceremony. Poster Contest Judging Day Contest Awards Ceremony An online gallery of winning and honorable mention entries may be found by clicking the links below:
The winning entries were selected based on originality, creativity, and artistic/poetic ability, based on the student's age, to convey the contest theme. The poster contest was open to Oahu students in grades K-6, and poetry contest to Oahu students in grades 7-12. For the poster contest, first-, second- and third-place prizes were awarded in four categories: kindergarten, first to second grade, third to fourth grade, and fifth to sixth grade. For the poetry contest, first-, second-, third- and fourth-place prizes were awarded in three categories: seventh to eighth grade, ninth to tenth grade, and eleventh to twelfth grade. The winners from both contests received U.S. savings bonds and other prizes. The winning and honorable mention artwork and poems will also be featured in the BWS's 2011 water conservation calendar, which will be available to the public at the end of this year. This year's poster contest judges included Art Education Specialist Wendy Larrow of the Department of Education (DOE); Professional Artist/City and County of Honolulu Graphic Artist, Scott Goto; and BWS Water Service Investigator, Tracy Keene. Educational Specialist Patricia Nichols of the DOE; Native Books and Na Mea Hawaii Founder Maile Meyer; and BWS Information Specialist Moani Wright-Van Alst judged the poetry contest. Winning and horable mention posters and poems will be on display at the following locations:
Teachers and Parents: Poster and poetry entries will not be returned, but non-winning entries may be picked up from the Board of Water Supply Communications Office at 630 South Beretania Street during regular business hours now through July 1, 2010. For more information, call 748-5041. Mahalo Sponsors! This annual contest and calendar was made possible by generous contributions from these sponsors:
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