March 8, 2024
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Water Supply Extends Entry Deadline for Keiki
Water Conservation Poster Contest to April 26
HILO, HAWAI‘I – The Department of Water Supply (DWS), County of Hawai‘i, will continue accepting entries for its 6th Annual Keiki Water Conservation Poster Contest until an extended deadline of Friday, April 26, to allow more Hawai‘i Island K-6 students to participate.
Keiki will have an extra six weeks to submit an original artwork illustrating this year’s theme of “Water is Life” on a flat, 11-by 17-inch paper. Any medium may be used, except for three-dimensional renderings, chalk, charcoal, and oil-based crayon. No computer graphics or photographs will be accepted. Please make sure each poster lists the artist’s name, school, and teacher in legible print.
Prizes will be awarded to the 1st and 2nd place entrants from each grade level K-6, as chosen by a panel of judges, for a maximum total of 14 winners island-wide. The Department of Water Supply will announce winning entries on its website, www.hawaiidws.org, and at a future meeting of the Water Board of the County of Hawai‘i.
Each poster submission should be accompanied by a completed entry form available below, at www.hawaiidws.org, via email by contacting dws@hawaiidws.org or by calling DWS on regular working days at (808) 961-8050. There is no charge to enter. Contest entries should be mailed to DWS in Hilo or dropped off in designated bins at DWS’ offices in Hilo, Kona or Waimea by Friday, April 26, 2024. Address locations and additional contest rules are listed on the attached entry form and at www.hawaiidws.org.
The free contest promotes the importance of reducing water waste and protecting drinking water supplies. It challenges keiki to utilize artistic ways to depict conserving our most precious resource – safe drinking water. Conservation ideas, including the video “Save Water to Help the Earth,” are posted under the “Conservation” link at www.hawaiidws.org.
Founded in 1949, the Department of Water Supply is a semi-autonomous agency of the County of Hawai‘i. The Department’s mission is to provide customers with an adequate and continuous supply of safe drinking water through the operation of its 23 separate water systems that combined deliver approximately 25 million gallons of water each day to Hawai‘i Island communities.