Celebrating Hawai i with My Family and Friends

Celebrating Hawai i with My Family and Friends 2015 STUDENT 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 setting 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 Statutes, 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 techniques; to contribute to the development and recognition of a professional artistic community; and to acquire, interpret, preserve, and display works of art expressive of the Hawaiian Islands, the multicultural heritage of its people and creative interests of its artists.

The Honorable David Y. Ige Governor of Hawai i Recognition Ceremony 2015 Student Art Exhibition Sponsored by The Hawai i Tourism Authority The Hawai i State Department of Education and The Hawai i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts May 3, 2015 1:00 P.M. Hawai i Convention Center 1801 Kalākaua Avenue Honolulu, Hawai i 96815 1

HONOLULU HONOLULU HONOLULU Arianna Ito Susan Ruth Burney Ilyana Canty Oliver Upton Kylie Kobayashi Dylan Hynd HONOLULU Maura Kilrain Addie Norman Liliwai Correa Savannah Correa Joshua Daguro Jeremiah Stovall-Wright 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. 2

PROGRAM Performance Welcome Kaimuki High School Performing Arts Center 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 Presentation of Certificates 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 3

MEET THE JUDGES Sarah E. Bremser Sarah 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 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. Legend ART WORK DISTRICT Students Name School Title Grade Teacher 4

HONOLULU HONOLULU HONOLULU HONOLULU Emma Adams Kapa Sistahs Gracie George Sunset Picnic Grade: 6 Kimat Holcomb The Hikianalia HONOLULU HONOLULU HONOLULU HONOLULU Tori Bell Welcoming Home Marissa Halagao Taking a Ride Arianna Ito Hawaiian Hike HONOLULU HONOLULU HONOLULU HONOLULU Elle Foster Shave Ice Friend Kaleo Hayase Hōkūle a Lauren McCartney White Sand Grade: 5 HONOLULU Meridan Stanbro Free Swim Puana Thompson Bubble Ocean Emily Yong Bond Around a Fire Grade: 6 5

HONOLULU HONOLULU HONOLULU HONOLULU Jersey Blair Koko Head Elementary School Beach Ball Fun Teacher: Mary Jane Taniguchi Primo Salim Lagaso Goldberg Honolulu Waldorf School Kuli ou ou With Family and Friends Grade: 6 Teacher: Lynn Aaberg Mika Maii La Pietra Hawai i School for Girls Kapa Maker Grade: 6 Teacher: Raina Grigg Isabella Brothers Navy Hale Keiki School Riding at the Beach Teacher: Emma Boyer-Shaul HONOLULU HONOLULU HONOLULU HONOLULU Kaiao Meyer Koko Head Elementary School Makapu u Surf Teacher: Mary Jane Taniguchi Malia Johnson La Pietra Hawai i School for Girls Big Waves Grade: 6 Teacher: Raina Grigg Ellika Malik La Pietra Hawai i School for Girls Extraordinary Sunset Beach Grade: 6 Teacher: Raina Grigg Susan Ruth Burney Navy Hale Keiki School Biking Fun Teacher: Emma Boyer-Shaul HONOLULU HONOLULU HONOLULU HONOLULU Sara Uchida Koko Head Elementary School Hands Up Teacher: Mary Jane Taniguchi Mehana Leafchild La Pietra Hawai i School for Girls Skateboarding with the Full Moon Grade: 6 Teacher: Raina Grigg Nathaniel Almond Navy Hale Keiki School Hanging Out Teacher: Emma Boyer-Shaul Ilyana Canty Navy Hale Keiki School Ocean Party Teacher: Emma Boyer-Shaul 6

HONOLULU Maura Kilrain Navy Hale Keiki School Snorkel at Sundown Teacher: Emma Boyer-Shaul HONOLULU Jackson Larson Navy Hale Keiki School Surfing North Shore Teacher: Emma Boyer-Shaul HONOLULU Ryan Mitchell Navy Hale Keiki School Surftastic Teacher: Emma Boyer-Shaul CENTRAL Keela Chung Manana Elementary School Catching a Wave with my Family Teacher: Dari Ann Matsuda CENTRAL Jamali-Jean Faitau-Pagaduan Manana Elementary School Hula on the Beach Teacher: Dari Ann Matsuda CENTRAL Chaya Sabas Manana Elementary School Let s Go Swimming Teacher: Dari Ann Matsuda CENTRAL Chase Yuen Manana Elementary School Lights on Water Teacher: Dari Ann Matsuda Michael Chen Aikahi Elementary School Ocean View Grade: 5 Sophia Chung Aikahi Elementary School North Beach Park Sophia Drake Aikahi Elementary School Wonderful Waikīkī Lea Jones Aikahi Elementary School Nighttime Hale 7 Colette Jost Aikahi Elementary School Kailua Sunrise

Rayna Reed Aikahi Elementary School Waimea Falls Brooke Napie Huakailani School for Girls Beautiful Family Noah Diamond Lili uokalani Garden Jack Jones Hanauma Bay Oliver Upton Aikahi Elementary School Chinaman s Hat Siena Settle Huakailani School for Girls Sunset Fields Dylan Hynd Rainbow Island Rylan King Kolohe Tree House Kylie Kobayashi Huakailani School for Girls Peaceful Paradise Ella Barth Liquid Aloha Ryan Hynd Castles Sam Moore In My Garden 8

Addie Norman Velzyland Sydney Norman Ohana Shave Ice Satori Pongklub Ho omaluhia Anderson Redd Hawai i Jamie Tuthill Happy Ocean House Kristin Chang Le Jardin Academy Night Sky Grade: 6 Teacher: Janice Corsino Aleana Benabese St. John Vianney Parish School Pali Lookout Teacher: Caren Demeo Emma Laurel St. John Vianney Parish School Emma Snorkeling Teacher: Caren Demeo Liberty Lum St. John Vianney Parish School Living the Life Grade: 5 Teacher: Caren Demeo Pilar Manson St. John Vianney Parish School At the Aquarium Teacher: Caren DeMeo Kiron Toma St. John Vianney Parish School Fishing with Dad Teacher: Caren Demeo LEEWARD Zylea Etrata Waipahu Elementary School Fourth of July in Hawai i Teacher: Gil Ramirez and Ms. Mytrohovich 9

Valerie Harris The Beautiful View Teacher: Marilyn R. Yuen Amaya Mori Family Hanging Out Teacher: Shari Okada Nayela Roush Family New Year Teacher: Jaydon Isobe Mikah Labuanan Canoeing is Fun Teacher: Shari Okada C.J. Pascual Soccer Games! Teacher: Marilyn R. Yuen Kaitlyn Torricer Family Beach Day Teacher: Jaydon Isobe Danica Elizabeth Madariaga Best Way to End the Day Teacher: Jaydon Isobe Collin Peterson A Snorkeling Family Teacher: Theresa Neeck Rihanna Vega Fun at the Beach Teacher: Marilyn R. Yuen Kealani Warner Surfing on Art Teacher: Jaydon Isobe Maika Warner Tag You re It Teacher: Shari Okada 10 Ikaika Wright Brothers Hanging Out Teacher: Marilyn R. Yuen

Alena Yapp My Maui Day Teacher: Theresa Neeck Liliwai Correa Under the Rainbow Savannah Correa Paradise Walk Nathan Cravalho Pearl Harbor Joshua Daguro Maui Ocean Day Isaiah Deleon Maui Paniolo Elena Javier Maui Day Amber Minobe-Nacua Maui Hula Keiki Jeremiah Stovall-Wright Under the Sea Greg Tamayose Fun in the Sun Kayden Volner Family Snorkeling 11 Haylie Cassidy Aggasid Waihe e Elementary School Snorkeling in Hawai i Teacher: Jennifer Kaopua

HILO HILO Reuben de Guzman Waihe e Elementary School The Perfect Night Grade: 5 Teacher: Kristel De Leon Ella Weber Waihe e Elementary School Surfing in Hawai i Teacher: Jennifer Kaopua Antonyo Whitney-Palma Ha aheo Elementary School Surfs Up Teacher: Leah Macleod HILO HILO HILO Kaylee Rupert Waihe e Elementary School Walking My Dogs Teacher: Jennifer Kaopua Rylee De Motta Ha aheo Elementary School Red Ti Teacher: Leah Macleod Reece Grace Kamehameha Schools Hawai i Fishing With Sis Teacher: Tana Rosehill HILO HILO HILO Tahan Valdez Waihe e Elementary School Maui Rollercoaster Grade: 5 Teacher: Kristel De Leon Angel Domingo Ha aheo Elementary School American Boat Teacher: Leah Macleod Nylessia Leopoldino Kamehameha Schools Hawai i Dive With Dad Teacher: Tana Rosehill Dara Nagata Kamehameha Schools Hawai i Family Tennis Teacher: Tana Rosehill Rhian Ogawa Kamehameha Schools Hawai i Surfin With Dad Teacher: Tana Rosehill 12 Isabella Quiacusan Kamehameha Schools Hawai i Hula Sisters Teacher: Tana Rosehill

STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS COMMISSIONERS Barbara Saromines-Ganne, O ahu, Chairperson Rai Saint Chu, O ahu Jane Clement, Hawai i Joel Guy, Kaua i Michael Moore, Maui Dean Sakamoto, O ahu Karen Tiller Polivka, O ahu Sherman Warner, Hawai i Eva Rose Washburn-Repollo, O ahu Jonathan Johnson, Executive Director Karen Ewald, Program Manager Trisha Lagaso Goldberg, Project Manager James Kuroda, Senior Exhibit Specialist Eli Baxter, Exhibit Specialist Derek Erwin, Exhibit Specialist Richard Louie, Exhibit Specialist DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Kathryn S. Matayoshi, Superintendent Leila Hayashida, Assistant Superintendent, OCISS Sandra Goya, Director, OCISS Monica Mann, Acting Director, OCISS Gina Nakahara, Fine Arts and World Languages Educational Specialist Evan Tottori, Art in Public Places Resource Teacher DISTRICT COORDINATORS Rae Takemoto, District Coordinator, Maui Perry Buchalter, District Coordinator, Moloka i Ross Hakoda, District Coordinator, Lāna i Heidi Buscher, District Coordinator, Hawai i