Celebrating Hawai‘i with

My Family and Friends

2015STUDENT ART

EXHIBITION

RS 15-1198, April 2015

The Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts

The Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts was established by the Hawai‘i State Legislature in 1965 as the official arts agency of the State of Hawai‘i. The concept of set-ting aside 1% of construction appropriations to provide a funding base for the acquisition of works of art set a national standard in 1967 when Hawai‘i became the first state to pass such legislation. The 1989 revision of the law created the Works of Art Special Fund, a non-lapsing account into which all funds set aside for artworks are deposited and from which expenditures for purposes consistent with Section 103-8.5, Hawai‘i Revised Stat-utes, are made.

Objectives of the Art in Public Places Program are to enhance the environmental quality of public buildings and spaces throughout the state for the enjoyment and enrichment of the public; to cultivate the public’s awareness of visual arts in all media, styles, and tech-niques; to contribute to the development and recognition of a professional artistic com-munity; and to acquire, interpret, preserve, and display works of art expressive of the Ha-waiian Islands, the multicultural heritage of its people and creative interests of its artists.

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The HonorableDavid Y. Ige

Governor of Hawai‘i

Recognition Ceremony

2015 Student Art Exhibition

Sponsored by

The Hawai‘i Tourism AuthorityThe Hawai‘i State Department of Education

andThe Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts

May 3, 20151:00 P.M.

Hawai‘i Convention Center1801 Kalākaua Avenue

Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96815

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Celebrating Hawai‘i with My Family and Friends

The 2015 Student Art Exhibition is a program established by the Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (HSFCA) to recognize and display student artwork in accordance with Section 9-4, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes. The program is funded through the Works of Art Special Fund and provides opportunities for students to participate in a juried art competition, much like the prestigious Artists of Hawai‘i annual exhibition hosted by the Honolulu Museum of Art. Permanent display facilities were designed and constructed for the Pa Kamali‘i Courtyard at the Hawai‘i Convention Center and a competitive annual exhibition was developed by HSFCA in cooperation with the Department of Education, Hawai‘i Association of Independent Schools, and the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority.

All public and private school students, grades kindergarten through sixth, were encouraged to participate in the 2015 Student Art Exhibition. The theme, “Celebrating Hawai‘i with My Family and Friends” is intended to inspire students to express how they feel, see, or interpret their lives in the islands. Once each school submits works for jurying a distinguished team of judges selects 96 artworks for exhibition.

The 2015 Student Art Exhibition will enable visitors to experience the common interests and cultural diversity of Hawai‘i through the art of its youth.

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Susan Ruth Burney Ilyana Canty

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Oliver Upton

Kylie Kobayashi Maura Kilrain

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Liliwai Correa Savannah Correa Joshua Daguro Jeremiah Stovall-Wright

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PROGRAM Performance Kaimuki High School Performing Arts Center

Welcome Jonathan Johnson Executive Director Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts

Remarks Leila Hayashida Assistant Superintendent, OCISS Hawai‘i State Department of Education

Performance Kaimuki High School Performing Arts Center

Introduction of the Student Artists Gina Nakahara Educational Specialist

Fine Arts & World Languages Hawai‘i State Department of Education

PresentationofCertificates Jonathan Johnson Executive Director Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts

Leila Hayashida Assistant Superintendent, OCISS Hawai‘i State Department of Education

Closing Remarks Gina Nakahara Educational Specialist

Fine Arts & World Languages Hawai‘i State Department of Education

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MEET THE JUDGESSarah E. Bremser is Professor of Art and Visual Arts Coordinator at Kapi‘olani Community College, University of Hawai‘i. She is also the curator of the annual Aloha Ho‘omaluhia exhibition at the Ho‘omaluhia Botanical Garden in Kāne‘ohe .

Ms. Bremser graduated cum laude from Wellesley College in 1983 and received her MA in the History of Art from the University of California at Berkeley in 1987. From 1988-1991, she was a curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego. While in San Diego, she curated many traveling and permanent exhibitions and was responsible for the educational programs of the museum. In 1991, Ms. Bremser moved to Hawai‘i where she served as a curator at the Honolulu Academy of Arts until 1994. During this time, she curated many exhibitions, including REUSE/REFUSE, an environmentally themed exhibition for which she wrote and received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Victor Nobuo Kobayashi is Professor Emeritus of Educational Foundations at the University of Hawai‘i Mānoa where he served several terms as Chair for the Department and as Head of International Education for the College of Education. He also served as dean of its summer school program and was the first dean of UH’s outreach college.

Professor Kobayashi grew up on Maui, the youngest of six children. He drew cartoons as a youth and dabbled in oils, ceramics and photography at the UH in the early 1950s. Professor Kobayashi obtained both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education from the University of Hawai‘i. In 1964, he completed his Ph.D. in Philosophy of Education and Comparative Education at the University of Michigan, where he remained as assistant professor in the School of Education and Center for Japanese Studies for several years. In 1966, he returned to Hawai‘i with a wife and son and worked at UH’s College of Education, teaching comparative education.

In 2011, the Koa Gallery honored Professor Kobayashi by presenting him with the 2011 KOA Award, a lifetime achievement honor for dedication to the arts. Koa Gallery Director, David Behlke, shared that “Professor Kobayashi has achieved a wonderful balance between his career in education and work as a fine artist. As an educator, Victor was always making art. If it was not in physical form, it was manifesting in his ideas. …Victor is a person of substance in thought and work.”

Professor Kobayashi currently has artworks on display at the State Foundation of Culture and the Arts, the Honolulu Museum of Art, and the Halawa Correctional Facility.

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Victor Nobuo Kobayashi

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Emma AdamsHanahau‘oli SchoolKapa SistahsGrade: 4Teacher: Lauren Okano

Tori Bell Hanahau‘oli SchoolWelcoming Home Grade: 4Teacher: Lauren Okano

Elle FosterHanahau‘oli School Shave Ice FriendGrade: 1Teacher: Lauren Okano

Gracie GeorgeHanahau‘oli School Sunset PicnicGrade: 6Teacher: Lauren Okano

Marissa HalagaoHanahau‘oli SchoolTaking a Ride Grade: 4Teacher: Lauren Okano

Kaleo Hayase Hanahau‘oli School Hōkūle‘a Grade: 1Teacher: Lauren Okano

Kimat HolcombHanahau‘oli School The HikianaliaGrade: 1Teacher: Lauren Okano

Arianna ItoHanahau‘oli School Hawaiian HikeGrade: 3Teacher: Lauren Okano

Lauren McCartneyHanahau‘oli SchoolWhite SandGrade: 5Teacher: Lauren Okano

Meridan StanbroHanahau‘oli School Free SwimGrade: KTeacher: Lauren Okano

Puana ThompsonHanahau‘oli SchoolBubble OceanGrade: KTeacher: Lauren Okano

Emily YongHanahau‘oli SchoolBond Around a FireGrade: 6Teacher: Lauren Okano

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Jersey BlairKoko Head Elementary SchoolBeach Ball FunGrade: 4Teacher: Mary Jane Taniguchi

Kaiao MeyerKoko Head Elementary SchoolMakapu‘u SurfGrade: 4Teacher: Mary Jane Taniguchi

Sara Uchida Koko Head Elementary SchoolHands Up Grade: 4Teacher: Mary Jane Taniguchi

Primo Salim Lagaso GoldbergHonolulu Waldorf SchoolKuli‘ou‘ou With Family and FriendsGrade: 6Teacher: Lynn Aaberg

Malia JohnsonLa Pietra Hawai‘i School for GirlsBig WavesGrade: 6Teacher: Raina Grigg

Mehana LeafchildLa Pietra Hawai‘i School for GirlsSkateboarding with the Full MoonGrade: 6Teacher: Raina Grigg

Mika MaiiLa Pietra Hawai‘i School for GirlsKapa MakerGrade: 6Teacher: Raina Grigg

Ellika MalikLa Pietra Hawai‘i School for GirlsExtraordinary Sunset BeachGrade: 6Teacher: Raina Grigg

Nathaniel AlmondNavy Hale Keiki SchoolHanging OutGrade: 3Teacher: Emma Boyer-Shaul

Isabella BrothersNavy Hale Keiki SchoolRiding at the BeachGrade: 2Teacher: Emma Boyer-Shaul

Susan Ruth BurneyNavy Hale Keiki SchoolBiking FunGrade: 1Teacher: Emma Boyer-Shaul

Ilyana CantyNavy Hale Keiki SchoolOcean PartyGrade: 1Teacher: Emma Boyer-Shaul

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Maura KilrainNavy Hale Keiki SchoolSnorkel at SundownGrade: 2Teacher: Emma Boyer-Shaul

Jackson LarsonNavy Hale Keiki SchoolSurfing North ShoreGrade: 3Teacher: Emma Boyer-Shaul

Ryan MitchellNavy Hale Keiki SchoolSurftasticGrade: 3Teacher: Emma Boyer-Shaul

Sophia DrakeAikahi Elementary SchoolWonderful WaikīkīGrade: 2Teacher: Connie Danskin

Lea JonesAikahi Elementary SchoolNighttime HaleGrade: KTeacher: Connie Danskin

Keela ChungManana Elementary SchoolCatching a Wave with my FamilyGrade: 4Teacher: Dari Ann Matsuda

Chase YuenManana Elementary SchoolLights on WaterGrade: 4Teacher: Dari Ann Matsuda

Jamali-Jean Faitau-PagaduanManana Elementary SchoolHula on the BeachGrade: 4Teacher: Dari Ann Matsuda

Chaya SabasManana Elementary SchoolLet’s Go SwimmingGrade: 4Teacher: Dari Ann Matsuda

Michael Chen Aikahi Elementary SchoolOcean ViewGrade: 5Teacher: Connie Danskin

Sophia ChungAikahi Elementary SchoolNorth Beach ParkGrade: KTeacher: Connie Danskin

Colette JostAikahi Elementary SchoolKailua SunriseGrade: 1Teacher: Connie Danskin

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Rayna ReedAikahi Elementary SchoolWaimea FallsGrade: KTeacher: Connie Danskin

Oliver UptonAikahi Elementary SchoolChinaman’s HatGrade: 3Teacher: Connie Danskin

Brooke NapieHuakailani School for GirlsBeautiful FamilyGrade: KTeacher: Connie Danskin

Siena SettleHuakailani School for GirlsSunset FieldsGrade: 2Teacher: Connie Danskin

Ella BarthKailua School Resource CenterLiquid AlohaGrade: 2Teacher: Connie Danskin

Noah DiamondKailua School Resource CenterLili‘uokalani GardenGrade: 1Teacher: Connie Danskin

Dylan HyndKailua School Resource CenterRainbow IslandGrade: KTeacher: Connie Danskin

Ryan HyndKailua School Resource CenterCastlesGrade: 1Teacher: Connie Danskin

Jack JonesKailua School Resource CenterHanauma BayGrade: 1Teacher: Connie Danskin

Rylan KingKailua School Resource CenterKolohe Tree HouseGrade: KTeacher: Connie Danskin

Sam MooreKailua School Resource CenterIn My GardenGrade: 1Teacher: Connie Danskin

Kylie KobayashiHuakailani School for GirlsPeaceful ParadiseGrade: 4Teacher: Connie Danskin

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Addie NormanKailua School Resource CenterVelzylandGrade: 2Teacher: Connie Danskin

Sydney NormanKailua School Resource Center‘Ohana Shave IceGrade: 4Teacher: Connie Danskin

Satori PongklubKailua School Resource CenterHo‘omaluhiaGrade: 1Teacher: Connie Danskin

Anderson ReddKailua School Resource CenterHawai‘iGrade: KTeacher: Connie Danskin

Jamie Tuthill Kailua School Resource CenterHappy Ocean HouseGrade: 1Teacher: Connie Danskin

Kristin ChangLe Jardin AcademyNight SkyGrade: 6Teacher: Janice Corsino

Aleana BenabeseSt. John Vianney Parish School Pali LookoutGrade: 1Teacher: Caren Demeo

Emma LaurelSt. John Vianney Parish School Emma SnorkelingGrade: 3Teacher: Caren Demeo

Liberty LumSt. John Vianney Parish School Living the LifeGrade: 5Teacher: Caren Demeo

Pilar MansonSt. John Vianney Parish SchoolAt the AquariumGrade: KTeacher: Caren DeMeo

Kiron TomaSt. John Vianney Parish School Fishing with DadGrade: 1Teacher: Caren Demeo

Zylea EtrataWaipahu Elementary SchoolFourth of July in Hawai‘iGrade: 4Teacher: Gil Ramirez and Ms. Mytrohovich

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Valerie HarrisPōmaika‘i Elementary SchoolThe Beautiful ViewGrade: 2Teacher: Marilyn R. Yuen

Mikah LabuananPōmaika‘i Elementary SchoolCanoeing is FunGrade: 2Teacher: Shari Okada

Danica Elizabeth MadariagaPōmaika‘i Elementary SchoolBest Way to End the DayGrade: 4Teacher: Jaydon Isobe

Amaya MoriPōmaika‘i Elementary SchoolFamily Hanging OutGrade: 2Teacher: Shari Okada

C.J. PascualPōmaika‘i Elementary SchoolSoccer Games!Grade: 2Teacher: Marilyn R. Yuen

Collin PetersonPōmaika‘i Elementary SchoolA Snorkeling FamilyGrade: 2Teacher: Theresa Neeck

Nayela RoushPōmaika‘i Elementary SchoolFamily New YearGrade: 4Teacher: Jaydon Isobe

Kaitlyn TorricerPōmaika‘i Elementary SchoolFamily Beach DayGrade: 4Teacher: Jaydon Isobe

Rihanna Vega Pōmaika‘i Elementary SchoolFun at the BeachGrade: 2Teacher: Marilyn R. Yuen

Kealani WarnerPōmaika‘i Elementary SchoolSurfing on ArtGrade: 4Teacher: Jaydon Isobe

Maika WarnerPōmaika‘i Elementary SchoolTag You’re ItGrade: 2Teacher: Shari Okada

Ikaika WrightPōmaika‘i Elementary SchoolBrothers Hanging OutGrade: 2Teacher: Marilyn R. Yuen

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Alena YappPōmaika‘i Elementary SchoolMy Maui DayGrade: 2Teacher: Theresa Neeck

Liliwai CorreaPukalani Elementary School Under the RainbowGrade: 1Teacher: Kitty Walsh

Savannah CorreaPukalani Elementary School Paradise WalkGrade: 1Teacher: Kitty Walsh

Nathan Cravalho Pukalani Elementary School Pearl Harbor Grade: 1Teacher: Kitty Walsh

Joshua DaguroPukalani Elementary SchoolMaui Ocean DayGrade: 1Teacher: Kitty Walsh

Isaiah DeleonPukalani Elementary School Maui PanioloGrade: 1Teacher: Kitty Walsh

Elena JavierPukalani Elementary School Maui DayGrade: 1Teacher: Kitty Walsh

Amber Minobe-NacuaPukalani Elementary SchoolMaui Hula KeikiGrade: 1Teacher: Kitty Walsh

Jeremiah Stovall-WrightPukalani Elementary School Under the SeaGrade: 1Teacher: Kitty Walsh

Greg TamayosePukalani Elementary School Fun in the SunGrade: 1Teacher: Kitty Walsh

Kayden VolnerPukalani Elementary School Family SnorkelingGrade: 1Teacher: Kitty Walsh

Haylie Cassidy AggasidWaihe‘e Elementary SchoolSnorkeling in Hawai‘iGrade: 3Teacher: Jennifer Kaopua

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Reuben de GuzmanWaihe‘e Elementary SchoolThe Perfect NightGrade: 5Teacher: Kristel De Leon

Kaylee RupertWaihe‘e Elementary SchoolWalking My DogsGrade: 3Teacher: Jennifer Kaopua

Tahan ValdezWaihe‘e Elementary SchoolMaui RollercoasterGrade: 5Teacher: Kristel De Leon

Ella WeberWaihe‘e Elementary SchoolSurfing in Hawai‘iGrade: 3Teacher: Jennifer Kaopua

Rylee De MottaHa‘aheo Elementary SchoolRed TiGrade: 3Teacher: Leah Macleod

Angel DomingoHa‘aheo Elementary SchoolAmerican BoatGrade: 3Teacher: Leah Macleod

Antonyo Whitney-PalmaHa‘aheo Elementary SchoolSurfs UpGrade: 3Teacher: Leah Macleod

Reece GraceKamehameha Schools Hawai‘i Fishing With SisGrade: 3Teacher: Tana Rosehill

Nylessia LeopoldinoKamehameha Schools Hawai‘i Dive With DadGrade: 3Teacher: Tana Rosehill

Dara Nagata Kamehameha Schools Hawai‘i Family TennisGrade: 3Teacher: Tana Rosehill

Rhian OgawaKamehameha Schools Hawai‘i Surfin’ With DadGrade: 3Teacher: Tana Rosehill

Isabella QuiacusanKamehameha Schools Hawai‘i Hula SistersGrade: 3Teacher: Tana Rosehill

STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS

COMMISSIONERSBarbara Saromines-Ganne, O‘ahu, Chairperson

Rai Saint Chu, O‘ahuJane Clement, Hawai‘i

Joel Guy, Kaua‘iMichael Moore, Maui

Dean Sakamoto, O‘ahuKaren Tiller Polivka, O‘ahuSherman Warner, Hawai‘i

Eva Rose Washburn-Repollo, O‘ahu

Jonathan Johnson, Executive DirectorKaren Ewald, Program Manager

Trisha Lagaso Goldberg, Project ManagerJames Kuroda, Senior Exhibit Specialist

Eli Baxter, Exhibit SpecialistDerek Erwin, Exhibit Specialist

Richard Louie, Exhibit Specialist

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Kathryn S. Matayoshi, SuperintendentLeila Hayashida, Assistant Superintendent, OCISS

Sandra Goya, Director, OCISS Monica Mann, Acting Director, OCISS

Gina Nakahara, Fine Arts and World Languages Educational SpecialistEvan Tottori, Art in Public Places Resource Teacher

DISTRICT COORDINATORSRae Takemoto, District Coordinator, Maui

Perry Buchalter, District Coordinator, Moloka‘iRoss Hakoda, District Coordinator, Lāna‘i

Heidi Buscher, District Coordinator, Hawai‘i