Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 20, Number 1, 1 January 2003 — Nā 'Oiwi [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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OHA Admlnlstrator Clyde Nōmu'o was among awards presenters at the Nō 'OM 'Ōlino poster, essay and debate, held Dec. 7 at the Ruth Ke'elikōlani Audltorlum at Kamehameha Schools' Kapōlama Campus. More than 200 students, teachers, friends and 'ohana attended.

On Dec. 7, young Hawaiians were honored by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs for the contributions to OHA s first essay, poster and debate contests, part of the Nā 'Ōiwi 'Ōlino Native Rights Education Campaign. More than 350 entries were received in the poster, English essay and Hawaiian essay, representing 16 Charter and Hawaiian lmmersion schools statewide. Here are the first plaee poster and essay winners in grade categories: K-5 (poster), 4-5 (essay), 6-8 (poster/essay), 9-12 fDOSter/eSSav). Ho'"1"311"1'' n,li ' nā hanmāna a nau! C7" I e. ^uoici/cooay;. i iv.

Grade«g. 9-12 1 Kekaikamahineolilinoe Elizabeth Speed Grade 9 Kula Kaiapuni O Maui ma Kekaulike lsland of Maui I

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