The Department of Water Supply (DWS), County of Hawai‘i, congratulates all Big Island schoolchildren who entered the Department’s 6th Annual Keiki Water Conservation Poster Contest! More than 200 K-6 students from 11 public, private, and charter schools demonstrated their knowledge of water conservation and artistic skills through their poster entries. This year’s contest theme was “Water is Life.” Mahalo to the students’ teachers and parents for promoting water conservation. Please see the entries below and remember to do your part to protect and preserve our most precious resource – safe drinking water!

2024 Poster Contest Winners

Kindergarten

Apollo Van Brunt - Innovations Public Charter School
Winner
Apollo Van Brunt

 Innovations Public Charter School

Peyton Botelho - Christian Liberty Academy
Runner-Up
Peyton Botelho

 Christian Liberty Academy

First-Grade

Everest Aragon - Hawai'i Preparatory Academy
Winner
Everest Aragon

Hawai’i Preparatory Academy

Ezra Hernandez
Runner-Up
Ezra Hernandez

Christian Liberty Academy

Second-Grade

Kota Bonk - Waimea Elementary
Winner
Kota Bonk

Waimea Elemetary

Jack Olson - homeschool
Runner-Up
Jack Olson

Homeschool

Third-Grade

Ava Rose - Hawai'i Preparatory Academy
Winner
Ava Rose

 Hawai’i Preparatory Academy

Thaddeus Peralta - Christian Liberty Academy
Runner-Up
Thaddeus Peralta

Christian Liberty Academy

Fourth-Grade

India Aragon - Hawai'i Preparatory Academy
Winner
India Aragon

Hawai’i Preparatory Academy

Maddison Rose Rasse - Waiākeawaena Elementary
Runner-Up
Maddison Rose Rasse

 Waiākeawaena Elementary

Fifth-Grade

Auri Taise - Waiākeawaena Elementary
Winner
Auri Taise

Waiākeawaena Elementary

Ayano Noguchi - Waiākeawaena Elementary
Runner-Up
Ayano Noguchi

 Waiākeawaena Elementary

Sixth-Grade

MJ Nacorda - Kea'au Middle School
Winner
MJ Nacorda

Kea’au Middle School

Michaela-Rose Marsh - Kea'au Middle School
Runner-Up
Michaela-Rose Marsh

Kea’au Middle School