2022 DWS Poster Contest

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!

2022 Poster Contest Winners

Kindergarten

Capella Lee, Kua O Ka La PCS
1st Place
Capella Lee

Kua O Ka Lā New Century Public Charter School

Teacher: Robbie McGrath

Avia Rose Ruderman, Kua O Ka New Century Lā Public Charter School
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

Olamau Miyashiro, Ke Kula ‘O Nāwahīokalani‘ōpu‘u Iki Lab Public Charter School
1st Place
Olamau Miyashiro

Ke Kula ‘O Nāwahīokalani‘ōpu‘u Iki Lab Public Charter School

Teacher: Puanani Pe‘a

Kaiwahine Suber, Ke Kula 'O 'Ehunuikaimalino
2nd Place
Kaiwahine Suber

Ke Kula ‘O ‘Ehunuikaimalino

Teacher: Kealoha Reff

Third Grade

Eliana Sanchez Tusie, Keaau Elementary School
1st Place
Eliana Sanchez Tusie

Keaau Elementary School

Teacher: Denise Kaipo

Alayna Medeiros, E.B. deSilva Elementary School
2nd Place
Alayna Medeiros

E.B. deSilva Elementary School

Teacher: Kristen Doolittle

Fourth Grade

Peyton Tamayo, Ha‘aheo Elementary School
1st Place
Peyton Tamayo

Ha‘aheo Elementary School

Teacher: Dorothy Teramoto

Noelle Moats, Ha‘aheo Elementary School
2nd Place
Noelle Moats

Ha‘aheo Elementary School

Teacher: Dorothy Teramoto

Fifth Grade

Kira Aguiar, Waiākeawaena Elementary School
1st Place
Kira Aguiar

Waiākeawaena Elementary School

Teacher: Lane Matsuura

Shyra Lee Pawai, Waiākeawaena Elementary School
2nd Place
Shyra Lee Pawai

Waiākeawaena Elementary School

Teacher: Lane Matsuura