Call for entries to Hawaii student art contest

HONOLULU — Hawaii K8 students are invited to join the first annual Ohana Art Contest, which will display their art work at the Hawaii State Library.

The Filipino Association of University Women (FAUW), 3 Point Scholarship Hawaii, and Reiyukai America are sponsoring the contest “to promote stronger families that can affect stronger communities,” according to a contest press release.

There are two categories and there will be three winners in each category: 1) K-5 Division, Theme: My Favorite ‘Ohana Moment, Prizes: 1st $100, 2nd $75, 3rd $50, Teacher Prize for 1st Place: $50 Amazon Gift Card; 2) 6-8 Division, Theme: ‘Ohana, Prizes: 1st $100, 2nd $75, 3rd $50, Teacher Prize for 1st Place: $50 Amazon Gift Card.

Ohana Art Contest is open to all Hawai‘i K-8 students, who are encouraged to portray the contestant’s experiences with his/her ‘ohana, along with a paragraph describing the artwork. All the entries must be submitted physically by the organizing committee, postmarked on or before Monday, October 22, 2018.

All entries will be displayed at the Hawaii State Library from November 17th to December 8th, 2018. Winners will be awarded on Saturday, November 17th during the Final Presentation of the Letter to My Parents™ Contest in Hawaii 2018.

Winners will be contacted by the Organizing Committee. Visit www.OhanaArtContest.com for more information about the contest.

For more information, contact Rose Churma or Toshiro Obara at 808.358.2868, [email protected].