2018 hawai‘i history day state fair special award...

2018 HAWAI‘I HISTORY DAY STATE FAIR SPECIAL AWARD WINNERS

2018 Cedric Cowing Memorial Award, "Outstanding Junior, Senior and Youth project" ($100 per project – students) Junior Winner Junior (6-8) Essay Title: Gideon v. Wainwright: The Unfulfilled Promise of Indigent Defendants' Rights Student (s): Amy Denis School: Aiea Intermediate School Teacher: Kacey Martin

Senior Winner Senior (9-12) Essay Title: The Franklin Petition: Igniting the National Slavery Debate Student (s): Evan Gates School: Kamehameha Schools Kapalama Teacher: Sarah Razee

Youth Winner Youth (4-5) Documentary Title: Japanese Internment Camps: The Conflict That Changed the Lives of Japanese Americans Student (s): Emi Okimoto School: Pearl Ridge Elementary School Teacher: Gregoria Perez Mishima

Barbara Bennett Peterson Award: 1st Place Junior and Senior Essay (Koa Bowl and Plaque) Junior Winner Junior (6-8) Essay Title: Gideon v. Wainwright: The Unfulfilled Promise of Indigent Defendants' Rights Student (s): Amy Denis School: Aiea Intermediate School Teacher: Kacey Martin

Senior Winner Senior (9-12) Essay Title: The Franklin Petition: Igniting the National Slavery Debate Student (s): Evan Gates School: Kamehameha Schools Kapalama Teacher: Sarah Razee


100th Infantry Battalion Legacy Organization, for outstanding projects on the history of Japanese Americans during World War II. ($120 per project – students) Junior Winner Junior (6-8) Documentary Title: The Conflicts of Japanese- American Relations During World War II and The Compromises That

Followed Student (s): Carlie Cabana School: Waialua High & Intermediate School Teacher: Kimberly Lauzon

Senior Winner Senior (9-12) Documentary Title: Japanese American Internment Camps: The Loyalty of Japanese Americans in Hawaii Student (s): Mia Murasaki, Willow Otaka School: Mililani High School Teacher: Amy Perruso

Alexander & Baldwin Foundation, for outstanding projects in agricultural, renewable energy or development. ($100 per project – students & teachers) Junior Winner Junior (6-8) Exhibit Title: 1946: The Strike for Equality and Improvement in Hawaii's Plantations Student (s): Cole Kaneshiro, Danielle Sasuga School: Pearl Ridge Elementary School Teacher: Gregoria Perez Mishima

Senior Winner Senior (9-12) Documentary Title: The Banana Wars Student (s): Cade Beede, Desmond Lum School: Kalaheo High School Teacher: Shigemura, Kathy


Associated Chinese University Women, for outstanding projects in Chinese or Chinese-American history. ($100 per project – students) Senior Winner Senior (9-12) Paper Title: Xenophobia in America, Chinese Exclusion Act Of 1882 Student (s): Carter Lee School: Kahuku High & Intermediate School Teacher: Lorey Ishihara

Senior Winner Senior (9-12) Documentary Title: The Chinese Question and Hawaii Student (s): Heavenly Brown, Lahilahi Manaba School: Molokai High School Teacher: Ian Maioho

Bendon Family Foundation, for outstanding projects in intellectual, artistic and literary history. ($50 per project – students) Junior Winner Junior (6-8) Performance Title: Leonard Bernstein: Hidden Conflicts and a Grieving Compromise Student (s): Faith Chinen, Mary Calamayan, Naomi Fu School: Waipahu Intermediate School Teacher: Daena Tokunaga

Senior Winner Senior (9-12) Website Title: Singing and Composing During the Civil Rights Movement: Nina Simone, An Advocate for Equality Student (s): Lori Char, Makana Kanaiaupuni, Mehana Piena School: Kamehameha Schools Kapalama Teacher: Daina Enabe


Daniel K. Inouye Institute Award, for outstanding projects in political or social leadership. ($100 per project – students) Junior Winner Junior (6-8) Website Title: Bill 101: How To Preserve French In Quebec Student (s): Jasmine Cadotte School: Kailua Intermediate School Teacher: Leslie Ringuette

Senior Winner Senior (9-12) Performance Title: Ronald Reagan and The Cold War Conflict That Ultimately Tore Down the Berlin Wall Student (s): Jimin Kim, Kyle Fujiwara, Macina Bass School: President Theodore Roosevelt High

School Teacher: Ryan Darnell

Filipino History Award, for outstanding projects in Filipino or Filipino-American history. ($75 per project – students) Junior Winner Junior (6-8) Website Title: Conflict & Compromise: The Philippine Insurrection Student (s): Gerryzze Ilan School: Waipahu Intermediate School Teacher: Daena Tokunaga

Senior Winner Senior (9-12) Documentary Title: The Delano Grape Strike: Unification through Conflict, Amelioration by Compromise Student (s): Haley Evile School: Mililani High School Teacher: Jason Duncan

Foundation of Hawai’i Women's History, for outstanding projects on women's history. ($50 per project – students) Junior Winner Junior (6-8) Performance Title: Post WWII - A Change in Roles Student (s): Harley Pasion, Jiah Viernes Sabanal School: King David Kalakaua Middle School Teacher: Joseph Pray

Senior Winner Senior (9-12) Paper Title: Title IX: The Breakthrough for Women’s Sports Student (s): Hailey Kawamura School: Iolani School Teacher: Heather Muraoka


Hawai‘i Association of School Librarians, for excellence in historical research using primary documents. ($50 per project – students) Junior Winner Junior (6-8) Exhibit Title: New Zealand's 2nd Class Citizens Student (s): Benjamin Lolesio School: Sacred Hearts School Lahaina Teacher: Patricia Wurst

Senior Winner Senior (9-12) Documentary Title: Modus Vivendi: The Only Way out of the Suez Conflict, the Only Way to Save the Pound Student (s): Summer Royal School: Iolani School Teacher: William Milks

Hawai‘i Heritage Center, for outstanding projects in local or ethnic history. ($75 per project – students and teachers) Junior Winner Junior (6-8) Exhibit Title: Mexican Repatriation Student (s): Ella Offley, Maiya Oshima, Taylor Raco School: Island School Teacher: Keyk Capati

Senior Winner Senior (9-12) Performance Title: Social Conflict During War: Japanese American Internment and the Long Road Towards Resolution Student (s): Teresa Dillon School: President Theodore Roosevelt High School Teacher: Edward Lusk

Youth Winner Youth (4-5) Exhibit Title: Queen Liliuokalani Student (s): Halia Alves, Eden Silva School: Innovations - PCS Teacher: Ali Johnson


Hawai‘i Labor Heritage Council, for outstanding projects in labor history. ($75 per project – students and teachers) Junior Winner Junior (6-8) Website Title: Rosie’s Worker Bees: Women Working During World War II Student (s): Mia Merrill School: Sacred Hearts School Lahaina Teacher: Patricia Wurst

Senior Winner Senior (9-12) Performance Title: History Mystery 243: Child Labor in the U.S. Student (s): Naomi Lemieux School: Connections - New Century PCS Teacher: John Woolverton

Youth Winner Youth (4-5) Documentary Title: The Newsboys Strike of 1899 Student (s): Amaya Jackson School: Laie Elementary School Teacher: Colleen Spring

Historical Research Award, for excellence in historical research using primary documents. ($100 per project – students) Junior Winner Junior (6-8) Paper Title: The Indian Removal Act of 1830 Student (s): Hunter Von Tungeln School: Waipahu Intermediate School Teacher: Shinichi Yamamoto

Senior Winner Senior (9-12) Paper Title: The Pentagon Papers: Publishing for Press Prerogative Student (s): Sarah Santos School: Kamehameha Schools Kapalama Teacher: Sarah Razee

Youth Winner Youth (4-5) Documentary Title: Japanese Internment Camps: The Conflict That Changed The Lives of Japanese Americans Student (s): Emi Okimoto School: Pearl Ridge Elementary School Gregoria Perez Mishima


Matson Foundation, for outstanding projects in Maritime History. ($150 per project - students, $125 - teachers) Junior Winner Junior (6-8) Paper Title: The Quasi War: Resolved by the Treaty of Mortefontaine Student (s): Ronalyn Domingo School: Ilima Intermediate School Teacher: Ferdenan Damo

Senior Winner Senior (9-12) Performance Title: Whaling in the Pacific: A Sea of Conflict Student (s): Darius Soo Hoo, Josh Ooka School: Henry Perrine Baldwin High School Teacher: Scott Clarke

National Maritime Historical Society, for outstanding maritime-related projects. (#1 Jr. & Sr., $150 students, and NMHS magazine subscription students and teachers)

Junior Winner Junior (6-8) Website Title: The Longitude Act of 1714 Student (s): Jack Miller School: Kahuku High & Intermediate School Teacher: Grace Coleman

Senior Winner Senior (9-12) Paper Title: Conflict and Compromise of The Panama Canal Student (s): Ash Draven Bullock School: Maui High School Teacher: Janyce Omura


National Maritime Historical Society, for outstanding maritime-related projects. (#2 Jr. & Sr., NMHS magazine subscription students and teachers)

Junior Winner Junior (6-8) Paper Title: The Tragedy of the Titanic: Aesthetics over Safety? Student (s): Lauren Snodgrass, Logan Erickson School: Kailua Intermediate School Teacher: Leslie Ringuette

Senior Winner Senior (9-12) Documentary Title: Modus Vivendi: The Only Way out of the Suez Conflict, the Only Way to Save the Pound Student (s): Summer Royal School: Iolani School Teacher: William Milks

Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) Award, for outstanding projects in Native Hawaiian history. ($100 per project – students & teachers) Junior Winner Junior (6-8) Performance Title: The Conflict of Hula Through the Cords of History Student (s): Nahe Holomalia, Ruth Lilly School: Ka Umeke Kaeo - PCS Teacher: Victoria Lono

Senior Winner Senior (9-12) Exhibit Title: Hawaiian Renaissance, Evolution of Hawaiian Traditions Student (s): Alayna Fuamatu-Maafala, Jiana Abela Nakashima, Summer Aniya

School: Mililani High School

Teacher: Amy Perruso

Youth Winner Youth (4-5) Exhibit Title: Missionaries and the Hawaiian Culture

Student (s): Ainsley Coullahan School: Mililani Waena Elementary School Verona Holder


Pacific and Asian Affairs Council, for outstanding projects on historical research related to international understanding and awareness. ($50 per project – students) Junior Winner Junior (6-8) Exhibit Title: The British Bulldog's Brilliant Flop: How Winston Churchill's Refusal to Compromise Caused the

Conflict at Gallipoli Student (s): Mitchell Togiai School: Ilima Intermediate School Teacher: James Chong

Senior Winner Senior (9-12) Paper Title: Treaty of Versailles: An Attempt for Resolve Student (s): Elias Uluave School: Kahuku High & Intermediate School Teacher: Lorey Ishihara

Pacific Tsunami Museum, for noteworthy projects dealing with nature in the history of the Hawaiian Islands. ($100 per project – students) Junior Winner Junior (6-8) Documentary Title: Rising Tide: The Revolution of Silent Spring Student (s): Joseph Bridges School: Myron B. Thompson Academy - A

New Century PCS Teacher: Robert Cacace

Senior Winner Senior (9-12) Exhibit Title: PALILA V. HAWAII DLNR: A Fight for Flight Student (s): Mackenzie Plunkett School: Kamehameha Schools Kapalama Teacher: Sarah Razee


Center for Biographical Research, UHM, for outstanding history projects using biographical sources.($75 per project – students & teachers) Junior Winner Junior (6-8) Performance Title: Living Life as the “Other” Rosa Parks Student (s): Alana Sharp, Dominica DeTrolio School: Island School Teacher: Keyk Capati

Senior Winner Senior (9-12) Paper Title: Ataturk and Reforms in Turkey Student (s): Sacha Grunberg School: Hawaii Preparatory Academy Teacher: Kiera Horgan

Youth Winner Youth (4-5) Documentary Title: Jackie Robinson and the New Beginning for African Americans

Student (s): Kyson Murata School: Pearl Ridge Elementary School Gregoria Perez Mishima Center for Oral History, UHM, for outstanding historical research using oral histories. ($75 per project – students) Junior Winner Junior (6-8) Performance Title: Conflict and Compromise: Hawaiian Music, Hawaiian Forest, and Cows

Student (s): Halana Teanio, Kamani Cazimero-Galdeira School: Ka Umeke Kaeo - PCS Teacher: Victoria Lono

Senior Winner Senior (9-12) Paper Title: The Conflict and Compromise of the Berlin Wall Student (s): Malachi Semo School: Henry Perrine Baldwin High School Teacher: Scott Clarke


Johanna I. Wurst Award for outstanding projects focusing on the history of the textile or fashion industry. ($75 per project – students) Senior Winner Senior (9-12) Exhibit Title: The Oneida Community: The Problem with Perfect Love Student (s): Doulton-Lee Ho School: Kamehameha Schools Kapalama Teacher: Daina Enabe

Senior Winner Senior (9-12) Performance Title: It's a Lot O' Pressure: The Blood Diamond Trade Student (s): Jordan Vaughn, Kyle Valdez, & Zoe Dadian School: Maui High School Teacher: Janyce Omura

Martin F. Wurst Award, for outstanding projects focusing on the history of transportation. ($75 per project – students) Junior Winner Junior (6-8) Exhibit Title: The Tragedy of the Titanic: Aesthetics over Safety? Student (s): Lauren Snodgrass, Logan Erickson School: Kailua Intermediate School Teacher: Leslie Ringuette

Senior Winner Senior (9-12) Paper Title: The Interstate H-3: The Road of Controversy, Superstition, and Delay Student (s): Katerina Portela School: Mililani High School Teacher: Amy Perruso


The Robert Douglas Memorial Award, for outstanding projects that relate to individuals with physical or mental challenges. ($75 per project – students) Junior Winner Junior (6-8) Exhibit Title: A Portrait of Frida: Tragedy and the Transformative Power of Art Student (s): Kea Clebsch School: Innovations - PCS Teacher: Caleb Stroud

Senior Winner Senior (9-12) Documentary Title: The Leper War - Conflict and Compromise Student (s): Emily Yessis Innovations - PCS Teacher: Catherine Hawkins

The Robert Douglas Memorial Award, for outstanding projects that highlight the impact of philanthropy. ($75 per project – students) Junior Winner Junior (6-8) Paper Title: The Orphan Train and The Children It Saved Student (s): Kiana Okamoto School: Pearl Ridge Elementary School Teacher: Gregoria Perez Mishima

Senior Winner Senior (9-12) Exhibit Title: A living restoration: The diverse roles of Iolani Palace Student (s): Lehuanani Kanahele-Santos School: Kamehameha Schools Kapalama Teacher: Sarah Razee


The Robert Douglas Memorial Award, for outstanding projects that focus on the role of medical research in history. ($75 per project – students) Junior Winner Junior (6-8) Documentary Title: Rising Tide: The Revolution of Silent Spring Student (s): Joseph Bridges School: Myron B. Thompson Academy - A

New Century PCS Teacher: Robert Cacace

Senior Winner Senior (9-12) Paper Title: Conflict and Compromise of The Panama Canal Student (s): Ash Draven Bullock School: Maui High School Teacher: Janyce Omura

The Robert Douglas Memorial Award, given to a noteworthy junior and senior. ($75 per project – students) Junior Winner Junior (6-8) Paper Title: The Korean War Student (s): Audrey Engelhardt School: Waiakea Intermediate School Teacher: Jonathan Peralto

Senior Winner Senior (9-12) Paper Title: The Road of Conflict and Compromise to the Completion of the H-3 Freeway

Student (s): Sarah Sakakihara School: Maui High School Teacher: Janyce Omura


Wurst Family Foundation Award, for outstanding projects that demonstrate the significance or impact of education in American history. ($75 per project – students) Junior Winner Junior (6-8) Paper Title: Confrontation of Unjustifiable Normativity of Segregation in the Education System: Brown v. Board

of Education. Student (s): Sherie Agcaoili School: Robert Louis Stevenson Middle School Teacher: Noah Kawano

Senior Winner Senior (9-12) Paper Title: Title IX: The Breakthrough for Women’s Sports Student (s): Hailey Kawamura School: Iolani School Teacher: Heather Muraoka

Wurst Family Foundation Award, for outstanding projects that highlight the impact of religion in history. ($75 per project – students) Junior Winner Junior (6-8) Performance Title: The Salem Witch Trials Student (s): Anna Monica Sakura Paguirigan, Darren Andre Estal, Jermaine Alexis Benaza

School: Waipahu Intermediate School Teacher: Daena Tokunaga

Senior Winner Senior (9-12) Exhibit Title: Moral Majority Compromise & Conflicts Student (s): Tina Watanabe, Victoria Like School: Mililani High School Teacher: Amy Boehning


Hawai‘i Nikkei History Editorial Board, for outstanding use of primary sources in a History Day project. (12 sets books for youth, junior or senior projects) Junior (6-8) Paper Title: Skylab 4 Strike: The Conflict and Compromise Between Houston and the Three Astronauts Student (s): Tiana Alfsen School: Kailua Intermediate School Teacher: Leslie Ringuette Junior (6-8) Website Title: Bill 101: How To Preserve French In Quebec Student (s): Jasmine Cadotte School: Kailua Intermediate School Teacher: Leslie Ringuette Youth (4-5) Exhibit Title: The Vietnam War: A Compromised War Student (s): Nathan Merrill School: Laie Elementary School Teacher: Colleen Spring Junior (6-8) Documentary Title: The Unsung Heroes of The Pacific: The Military Intelligence Service Student (s): Angelee Marshall School: Kahuku High & Intermediate School Teacher: Carol Yuen Senior (9-12) Exhibit Title: Prohibition: A Compromise Compromised Student (s): Sage Bopp School: Kahuku High & Intermediate School Teacher: Lisa Lessing Senior (9-12) Website Title: Treaty of Versailles: An Attempt for Resolve Student (s): Elias Uluave Kahuku High & Intermediate School Teacher: Lorey Ishihara Junior (9-12) Website Title: The Longitude Act of 1714 Student (s): Jack Miller School: Kahuku High & Intermediate School Teacher: Grace Coleman Junior (6-8) Documentary Title: Shikata Ga Nai Student (s): Cassidy Furutani School: S.W. King Intermediate School Teacher: Rochelle Tavares Senior (9-12) Paper Title: Between Barbed Wire and Heroism: The Japanese American Conflict and Compromise During World War II

Student (s): Alexander Santa Cruz James Campbell High School Teacher: Jennifer Hashimoto Junior (6-8) Paper Title: Portraits of Prejudice Student (s): Alec Dutil School: Kailua Intermediate School Teacher: Karen Kutsunai Youth (4-5) Exhibit Title: Wangari Maathai and the Green Belt Movement Student (s): Sophia St. Germain Mililani Waena Elementary School Teacher: Verona Holder Youth (4-5) Documentary Title: Japanese Internment Camps: The Conflict That Changed the Lives of Japanese Americans Student (s): Emi Okimoto School: Pearl Ridge Elementary School Teacher: Gregoria Perez Mishima


ACADEMIC AWARDS Brigham Young University, Hawai‘i, two full-tuition, one-semester scholarships. Senior Winner Senior (9-12) Documentary Title: Massie-Kahahawai Case: Injustice in Hawaii Student (s): Amberae Falemalu School: Kahuku High & Intermediate School Teacher: Lorey Ishihara Senior (9-12) Documentary Title: Massie-Kahahawai Case: Injustice in Hawaii Student (s): Leving Jinadasa School: Kahuku High & Intermediate School Teacher: Lorey Ishihara

Chaminade University of Honolulu, one half-tuition scholarship. Senior Winner Senior (9-12) Paper Title: The Franklin Petition: Igniting the National Slavery Debate Student (s): Evan Gates School: Kamehameha Schools Kapalama Teacher: Sarah Razee

University of Hawai‘i at Hilo; one Full Tuition Scholarship for Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 semester. Senior Winner Senior (9-12) Performance Title: History Mystery 243: Child Labor in the U.S. Student (s): Naomi Lemieux School: Connections - New Century PCS Teacher: John Woolverton

TEACHER AWARDSTeacher of the Year Award (1 Junior Teacher and 1 Senior Teacher- $100 and plaque - teacher)

Junior Teacher Winner Rochelle Tavares Samuel Wilder King Intermediate School

Senior Teacher Winner

Caitlin Albert Mililani High School

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