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6 MAY 12, 2021
Kahalu‘u Elementary Third-graders Win Mural Contest
(Left) Kahalu‘u Elementary third-graders with their grand prize-winning mural, Pūpūkahi I Holomua - Uniting Together to Move Forward. (Right) Kim (Far left) and Jack Johnson, pose with the mural. PHOTOS COURTESY KŌKUA HAWAI‘I FOUNDATION
Each year, Kōkua Ha- wai‘i Foundation challenges the public to think of how they can help the environ- ment. One engaging project for Hawai‘i’s students is its Plastic Free Hawai‘i School Mural Contest.
Move Forward.”
“Each spring we are
The goal is to create a mural that illustrates that year’s topic. This year’s theme was: Unity! Together We Can Solve Plastic Pollu- tion. The contest was open to all students and school groups, grades K-12. This year, Christine Zalopany’s third-grade class at Kaha- lu‘u Elementary won the grand prize.
thrilled to see the amazing works of art from schools across the state, the thought- fulness and creativity con- tinues to inspire us year after year,” states Natalie Mckinney, senior program director, Kōkua Hawai‘i Foundation.
“This are project actually began last year,” Zalopany states.
presentation to my class of fifth-grade students. The students were learning the damaging effects plastic has on the environment. They sorted microplastic and cre- ated the whale.”
to complete their project be- cause of the pandemic lock- downs. However, inspired by this year’s theme of unity, Zalopany had an epiphany.
about working together. We took what the fifth-graders began and created a mural that shows you can solves problems if you unite. We did not give up, or let a glob- al pandemic hold us back. My third-graders watched
videos and read about the plastic problem. They could not work closely because of strict social distancing rules. But still they perse- vered and together created the mural Pūpūkahi I Ho- lomua - Uniting Together to
“This year, we held the Plastic Free Hawai‘i School Mural Art Show, in which the public was invited to view and cast their vote for the winning mural,” she states, adding that more than 2,100 people voted online and in-person at the foundation’s Kōkua Gener- al Store in Haleʻiwa.
“Plastic Free Hawai‘i came to school and gave
The students weren’t able
“... I thought this would be a perfect opportunity to teach my third-graders
“Congratulations to all participants for putting stewardship into action!”
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