County finalists in ‘Olelo contest
Eighteen Maui County entries were selected as finalists in the 17th ‘Olelo Youth Xchange Student Video Competition.
There were more than 900 submissions this year in elementary, middle and high school divisions from 71 public, charter and private schools statewide. The ‘Olelo video contest is the state’s oldest and largest contest of its type, a news release about the finalists said.
The 54 award winners will be announced May 11 with prizes — high-definition Sony digital video cameras — delivered in-person at a later date.
Three shows will be telecast on Channel 53 starting with the elementary awards show at 5:30 p.m., followed by the middle-school awards at 7 p.m. and the high-school awards at 8:30 p.m. The shows also may be viewed on the ‘Olelo Facebook page, ‘OleloNet at olelo. org/53 and through the new mobile app.
The shows also will be made available for viewing within 48 hours on ‘Olelo Video OnDemand Spectrum Channel 184 and Channel 1961 HD, as well as at olelo.org/olelonet.
Former Miss Universe Brook Lee will host all three shows alongside surprise guests from TV, movies and other entertainment forms, as well as Youth Xchange sponsors.
This year, Youth Xchange videos competed in 18 categories. The five broad categories included mini-documentary, public service announcement, short, Expert and Junior Expert.
The 14 sponsored categories were 808 No Vape; Clean Energy; Commit to Be Fit; Creating Peace; Family Emergency Preparedness — Prepare Now; Forest Inspired; Free Speech; Jump Start Your Day with a Healthy Breakfast; Magic of Community Engagement; Maka‘ala Ka Kou: Safeguarding Our Schools; Preventing Bullying — Together with Aloha; Storm Drain Dumping — See It, Report It; The Value of Water and Traffic Safety.
The Maui County finalists are:
• 808 No Vape. Molokai Middle, “808 No Vape”; Kamehameha Schools Maui, high school, “Want Some of This Smoke?”
• Creating Peace. Maui High, “Stop the Hate.”
• Family Emergency Preparedness — Prepare Now. Baldwin High, “Emergency Preparedness.”
• Forest Inspired. Pomaikai Elementary, “Stop Invasive Species from Spreading”; Molokai Middle, “Forest Inspired”; Kamehameha Schools Maui, high school, “If the Forest
Could Speak.”
• Free Speech. Molokai Middle, “Free Speech.”
• Jump Start Your Day With A Healthy Breakfast. Lahaina Intermediate, “Grab and Go Breakfast.”
• Mini Documentary. Pomaikai Elementary, “Walking School Bus”; Kamehameha Schools Maui, middle school, “Love Yourself”; Kamehameha Schools Maui, high school, “Supporting Your Local.”
• Short. Molokai Middle, “Eo Molokai”; Kamehameha Schools Maui, high school, “The Addiction.”
• Storm Drain Dumping. Kamehameha Schools Maui, high school, “If You See It, Report It!”
• The Value of Water. Lahaina Intermediate, “Water Conservation.”
• Traffic Safety. Maui High, “On My Way.”
• Expert. Maui High, “The Show Must Go On.”
The finalist videos were selected based on subject impact and technical production. The judging panels included news media, filmmaking professionals and subject experts.
‘Olelo Youth Xchange was developed in 2003 to give island children a voice to tell stories in a variety of video formats and about subjects that are meaningful to them.