
The Department of Water Supply (DWS), County of Hawai‘i, congratulates all Big Island schoolchildren who entered the Department’s 2022 Keiki Water Conservation Poster Contest! Nearly 400 K-5 students from 15 public, private, and charter schools, along with several homeschoolers, demonstrated their knowledge of water conservation and artistic skills through their poster entries. This year’s contest theme was “Be a Superhero – Waste Zero.” 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!
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Poster Contest Winners
2022 Poster Contest Winners
Kindergarten

1st Place
Capella Lee
Kua O Ka Lā New Century Public Charter School
Teacher: Robbie McGrath

2nd Place
Aviva Rose Ruderman
Kua O Ka New Century Lā Public Charter School
Teacher: Robbie McGrath
First Grade

1st Place
Trystan Buniel
Kua O Ka Lā New Century Public Charter School
Teacher: Agnes Redo

2nd Place
Jayla Moreno
Kaūmana Elementary School
Teacher: Roseann Michaud
Second Grade

1st Place
Olamau Miyashiro
Ke Kula ‘O Nāwahīokalani‘ōpu‘u Iki Lab Public Charter School
Teacher: Puanani Pe‘a

2nd Place
Kaiwahine Suber
Ke Kula ‘O ‘Ehunuikaimalino
Teacher: Kealoha Reff
Third Grade

1st Place
Eliana Sanchez Tusie
Keaau Elementary School
Teacher: Denise Kaipo

2nd Place
Alayna Medeiros
E.B. deSilva Elementary School
Teacher: Kristen Doolittle
Fourth Grade

1st Place
Peyton Tamayo
Ha‘aheo Elementary School
Teacher: Dorothy Teramoto

2nd Place
Noelle Moats
Ha‘aheo Elementary School
Teacher: Dorothy Teramoto
Fifth Grade

1st Place
Kira Aguiar
Waiākeawaena Elementary School
Teacher: Lane Matsuura

2nd Place
Shyra Lee Pawai
Waiākeawaena Elementary School
Teacher: Lane Matsuura