and the winners are... »
Cover Page
1st place: “The Goddess of Ho’omalahia” by Heather Hollaman
Digital Images
1st place: “Bridge” by Mark Tazawa
2nd place: “Waiting Room” by Keoni Kitagawa
3rd place: “3-D Car” by Raymond Jatico
More great digital images:
“Vanishing Point” by Keoni Kitagawa
“Mercy Sword” by Michael Olsen
Ceramics
1st place: “Male Haniwa Figure” by Edna Yano
Drawings
1st place: “Portrait of a Woman” by Mark Tazawa
2nd place: “Jessica Alba” by Kathrina Rivera
3rd place: “Amish Latrine” by Ann Oshita
Paintings
1st place: “Killer Flower” by C. Kawika Samson
2nd place: “Just GIA” by Stacey Horimoto
3rd place: “Rag Painting” by Elizabeth (Libby) Alakai
Another great painting:
“Red Box” by Elizabeth (Libby) Alakai
Photos
1st place: “Just a Memory” by Malia Tungol
2nd place: “Trains in the Old Town” by Eileen Rice
3rd place: “Evolution” by Adam R. Meacham
More great photographs:
“Ocean and Mountain” by Eileen Rice
“Bare Tree” by Meri Poki
“Night Stalk” by Kaleo Donahue
“Dancing Girl” by Kaleo Donahue
Mixed Media
1st place: “My Mind, My Bee’s Wax” by C. Kawika Samson
2nd place: “Collage” by Elizabeth Alakai
Animation
1st place: “Sequence” by Ann Oshita
Articles
- 1st place: “Through a Mother’s Eyes: A Leukemia Story” by Stacy Matsuo
- 2nd place: “Spear Fishing” by Ryan Abrigo
Personal Experiences
- 1st place: “Alone” by Carrie-Ann Kirby
- 2nd place: “Yonsugi’s Story” by Timothy Lee Adams
- 3rd place: “Always Carry a Bungee Cord” by Jennifer Hackforth
More great personal experience accounts:
- “Ohana’s” by Jemiman "Gigi" Jataas
- “Speed Kills” by Clint Nahina
- “Going Home” by Lori Sunahara
- “Panmunjom” by Edna Yano
- “Sonia Sanchez” by Lori Sunahara
Poetry
- 1st place: “Over a Cup of Chocolate” by Narah Maon
- 2nd place: “The River Merchant’s Fish” by Jessica Halvorson
- 3rd place: “Turn To Night” by Rosemary Singrattana
More great poems:
- “My Sweet” by Phyllis Moriguchi
- “Michelle Stolen” by Darlani Conley
- “My Chemical Romance” by Narah Maon
- “Surf Science”by David Yano
Fiction
- 1st place: “Pounded” by David Yano
- 2nd place: “Given the Circumstances” by Jessica Halvorson
- 3rd place: “Through the Eyes of the Girl in the Caramel Frappuchino” by Narah Maon
More great fictional stories
- “Butterflies” by Alexandria Mallare
- “A Beautiful Life” by Narah Maon
- “Black” by David Yano