The Department of Water Supply’s Water Conservation Poster Contest drew 383 entries from more than 30 public, private and home schools countywide. The goal of the contest was to educate Maui County’s youth on the importance of water conservation and to encourage them to take an active role in ensuring the sustainability of our islands’ water supply.

The contest entries were evaluated based on water conservation message, originality and visual effectiveness. The top three winners in each grade category will receive $100 for first place, $75 for second, and $50 for third place. In addition, honorable mention winners will receive $15 gift cards.

Winning entries and honorable mentions will be featured in the 2014 DWS Water Conservation Calendar and on the county website at www.mauiwater.org; they also will be honored May 8 in the Mayor’s Office. The public is invited to attend.

The posters are on display at the Department of Water Supply on the fifth floor of the Kalana O Maui building in Wailuku.

The contest’s three-judges were photographer David Schoonover, Alison C. Cohan of The Nature Conservancy Maui and Department of Public Works Deputy Director Rowena Dagdag-Andaya.

The winners are as follows:

KINDERGARTEN

First Place: Kainalu Seales, Kilohana Elementary School

Second Place: Kolomona Smith, Kilohana Elementry School

Third Place: Jeremiah Mullen, Pukalani Elementary School

Honorable Mention: Hina Kahaliewai, Kilohana Elementary School

Honorable Mention: Skye Kaawa-Caparida, Kilohana Elementary School

Honorable Mention: Josie Vierra-Naleieha, Pukalani Elementary School

GRADES 1 & 2

First Place: Christiana Joiner, Grade 2 , Carden Academy of Maui

Second Place: Galen Okamoto, Grade 2, Pomaikai Elementary School

Third Place: Morrigan DePaepe, Grade 2, Pomaikai Elementary School

Honorable Mention: Maya Hanalei Vaas, Grade 1, Emmanuel Lutheran School

Honorable Mention: Jovan Butac, Grade 2, Kahului Elementary School

Honorable Mention: Sharmaine Butay, Grade 2, Pomaikai Elementary School

GRADES 3 & 4

First Place: Jaz Kelber, Grade 3, Pomaikai Elementary School

Second Place: Micah Rapisura-Gragas, Grade 4, Lihikai Elementary School

Third Place: Hope Perry, Grade 4, Kahului Elementary School

Honorable Mention: Natea Rosete-Tokuhisa, Grade 3, Emmanuel Lutheran School

Honorable Mention: Haley Mahoe, Grade 3, Emmanuel Lutheran School

Honorable Mention: Jerome Butac, Grade 4 – Kahului Elementary School

GRADES 5 & 6

First Place: Julie van der Ark, Grade 5, Carden Academy of Maui

Second Place: Bowen Saren, Grade 6, Maui Waena Intermediate School

Third Place: Mira-Bai Gilb, Grade 5, ROOTS School

Honorable Mention: Kimberly Sieberg, Grade 5, Carden Academy of Maui

Honorable Mention: Noah Zolotow, Grade 5, Carden Academy of Maui

Honorable Mention: Daniel Gifford, Grade 5, Wailuku Elementary School

GRADES 7 & 8

First Place: Morgan Leeks, Grade 7, Carden Academy of Maui

Second Place: Angela Schmitt, Grade 7, Carden Academy of Maui

Third Place: Ohmala Kotok, Grade 8, Clearview Christian Girls School

Honorable Mention: Sofia Hauen-Limkilde, Grade 7, Carden Academy of Maui

Honorable Mention: Kawai Rose, Grade 7, ROOTS School

Honorable Mention: Xenia Owen, Grade 7, Clearview Christian Girls School

HIGH SCHOOL

First Place: Vergel Ramos, Grade 10, Maui High School

Second Place: Cendall Manley, Grade 9, Manley Home School

Third Place: Devan Takita, Grade 12, Baldwin High School

Honorable Mention: Mary Jane Butac, Grade 9, Maui High School

Honorable Mention: R.J. Hernandez, Grade 10, Maui High School

Honorable Mention: Matthew Corder, Grade 10, Maui High School