
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!
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Poster Contest Winners
2024 Poster Contest Winners
Kindergarten

Winner
Apollo Van Brunt
Innovations Public Charter School

Runner-Up
Peyton Botelho
Christian Liberty Academy
First-Grade

Winner
Everest Aragon
Hawai’i Preparatory Academy

Runner-Up
Ezra Hernandez
Christian Liberty Academy
Second-Grade

Winner
Kota Bonk
Waimea Elemetary

Runner-Up
Jack Olson
Homeschool
Third-Grade

Winner
Ava Rose
Hawai’i Preparatory Academy

Runner-Up
Thaddeus Peralta
Christian Liberty Academy
Fourth-Grade

Winner
India Aragon
Hawai’i Preparatory Academy

Runner-Up
Maddison Rose Rasse
Waiākeawaena Elementary
Fifth-Grade

Winner
Auri Taise
Waiākeawaena Elementary

Runner-Up
Ayano Noguchi
Waiākeawaena Elementary
Sixth-Grade

Winner
MJ Nacorda
Kea’au Middle School

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