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Click on the Grade in the table above to go to that grade's list of winning poems.
3rd Grade
“Ninja” by Wyatt DeShong, Carden Academy of Maui
“Copy Cat” by Jocelyn Chen, St. Theresa Catholic School
“Poems” by Lucy Chalekian,
Mid-Pacific Institute
“The Best Thing in the World” by Justin Shimazu,
Mililani Ike Elementary
“Canyons” by Andrew Kobata, Iolani School
Honorable Mention
“Pogo Sticks” by Zoran Cullinan, Mid-Pacific Institute
4th Grade
“The First Time I Saw Snow” by Tadum Lee-Reyes, Kaneohe Elementary
“Little Things” by Bailey Anderson, Carden Academy of Maui
“My Dog Inky” by Tessa Joy Barbosa, Punahou School
“Guitar” by Keahi Coria, Kaneohe Elementary
“Fish” by Maurice Ellis, Honaunau Elementary School
Honorable Mention
“Night’s Song” Paige Oshiro,
Hawaii Baptist Academy
“Gumball Machine” by Kendall Murphy, Mid-Pacific
Institute
5th Grade
“What Brothers are For” by Lina Chung, Iolani School
“Rocky” by Dante Hirata-Epstein, Iolani School
“Ocean Waves” by Kimberly Ogata, Iolani School
“Birds” by Cloe Cadiz, Carden Academy of
Maui
“Just Me” Ben Pells, Carden Academy of Maui
Honorable Mention
“Wide Open Beach” by Casey Rehrer, Carden Academy of Maui
6th Grade
"The Potion" by River Randle, Seabury Hall
"Defying Gravity" by Anna Ezzy,
Seabury Hall
"Conquering the Baby Gate" by Savanah Janssen, Seabury Hall
"Wet Black Paint" by Sophie M. Janssen, Seabury
Hall
"Rising" by Rika Tamakawa,
Seabury Hall
7th Grade
Oasis" by Mikiko Takato, Hilo Intermediate
"Feeding the Giraffe" by Erin Voss, Le Jardin Academy
"Creepy Parenthesis" by Kelly Kuchenbecker,
Le Jardin Academy
"Good Morning, Yard" by Frishan Paulo, 'Iolani School
"Working at Elvin's Bakery" by Eugene Au, 'Iolani School
Honorable Mention
"Warm Satisfaction" by Austyn Lee, 'Iolani School
8th Grade
"A Picture" by Shakeena Powers, Carden Academy of Maui
"Randomnisticalness" by
Matt Takemoto, Hilo Intermediate
"Ode to Bigfoot" by Coburn Hopkins, Le Jardin Academy
"Iris's Waipahu" by Grace Kimura, Punahou School
"Psidum Guajava"
by Reid Nakamoto, Punahou School
Honorable Mention
"On the Streets" by Christian Kim, Punahou School
9th Grade
“Shy Guy” by Kenton Nakamura, Iolani School
“Answers for You” by Bridget Thorp, Mid-Pacific Institute
“A Wise Old Man” by Zalman Bernstein, Iolani School
“The Freedom of Speed” by Lexi Felix, Iolani School
“Unprepared” by Bryson Emmons, Iolani School
Honorable Mention
“Garden” by Caroline Malone, Home School
“Supper is Looking Up” by Daniel
Okubo, Iolani School
“Identity” by Caitlin Hatakeyama, Punahou School
“Welcome to Rainbows” by Jon Kaneshiro, Iolani School
“Wrestling Consequences” by Kevin Benavente, Punahou School
10th Grade
“Empty Walkway” by John Zobian, Iolani School
“What Were You
Thinking?” by Caitlyn Yoshina, Iolani School
“Fortune Cookie Blues” by Joana Yasui, Iolani School
“A Lonely Dress” by Jennifer Teruya, Iolani School
“Poems on a Bench” by Tom Hartwell, Iolani School
Honorable Mention
“My Name” by Uluwehi Cashman, St. Andrew’s Priory
“Crying in the Shower” by Abigail Thompson, St. Andrew’s
Priory
“Sweet Pinklicious” by Victoria
Wong, Iolani School
11th Grade
"The Satyagrahis" by Aldric Ulep, Pearl City High
"Harbor" by Brittany Martin, Mililani High
"Seven" by Alysa Yamada,
Pearl City High
"Rain" by Lianne Chung,
'Iolani School
"Not Unique" by Julia Mundo-Cambra, Kahuku High and Intermediate
Honorable Mention
"The Dance" by Mark Masutani,
'Iolani School (Ali Stewart-Ito)
“I, Too” by Michelle Ky, Iolani School (Jane Romjue)
12th Grade
"Yearly Shot" by Kanoelani Padeken, Kahuku High and
Intermediate
"Have You Ever Shaved Your Chest?" by Jonathan Lautaha, Kahuku High and
Intermediate
"This Old House" by Tamir Abdel-Wahab, Mid-Pacific Institute
"Child Care" by Malia Schilling, Punahou School
"Glimpse" by Giulia Anderson, 'Iolani School
Honorable Mention
"City at Dusk" by Pia Rojas, Mililani High School
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