Projects on plants at Kalaupapa and colorectal cancer were selected to represent the Maui District in the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair in Phoenix, Ariz., on May 13-17.

Both Cameryn Rae Kahalewai’s project, “The Effect of Soil Type, Salt, and Feral Animal Fencing on the Plant Distribution and Abundance on Kalaupapa Peninsula, Molokai” and Joshua Worth’s project “Investigating Interactions between LINGO1, EFGR, and Their Relation to Colorectal Cancer” were selected for the Intel science fair at the 60th Maui County Regional Science & Engineering Fair on Wednesday and Thursday at the Maui Beach Hotel.

Kahalewai, a Molokai High student, had the top project in the senior division and Worth, a Kamehameha Schools Maui student, finished second. Camry Gach of Seabury Hall finished third with the project “Parabolic Mirror Reflecting System for Increasing Solar Power.”

In the intermediate division, Holden Suzuki and Wilson Chau of Maui Waena Intermediate took first place with their project “Used Car, High Mileage.” Jayden Gurley of Seabury Hall finished second with “Effective Memorization”; and Jamie Thompson of Iao Intermediate was third with “Does Microwave Radiation Affect the Germination of Garden Beans (Phaseolus Vulgaris).”

Eighteen students were selected as merit award winners and will represent the Maui District in the Hawaii State Science & Engineering Fair on Oahu, set for April 8-10. They each won $100 from Alexander & Baldwin.

In the intermediate category, Suzuki-Chau, Gurley and Thompson were chosen for the state fair. Here are the other students, their schools and projects:

• Anica Ancheta, Iao Intermediate, “Measuring the Mass of the Supermassive Black Hole in the Center of the Galaxy NGC 1566.”

• Elizabeth Hampe, Seabury Hall, “Effect of Albedo on Solar Radiation.”

• Konstantinos Konstantinopoulos, Seabury Hall, “Beach Cleaner.”

In the senior division, besides Kahalewai, Worth and Gach, here are the other students, their schools and projects:

• Liam Caldwell, Baldwin High, “Looking Downstream: The Effects of Nanosilver on Pond Life.”

• Cobra Curtis, Molokai High, “Using Water to Produce Electricity: Year 2: Redox Reaction.”

• Donna Kim and Erin Mukai, Baldwin High, “Which Disinfectant Kills the Most Bacteria.”

• Erin Kobashigawa and Erin Ong, Baldwin High, “The Silver Solution.”

• Faith Christy Soliven, Maui High, “The Intriguing Short-Term Weather Variability on Jupiter.”

• Jordan Vaughn, Maui High, “A Home Away from Home: Determining the Transit Timing of the Exoplanets.”

A total of 71 projects and 92 students from 12 public and private schools participated in the fair.