East Oahu Youth Video Teams Garner `Olelo Awards

Rotary Club of Honolulu member Dr. Byron Eliashof and Niu Valley Middle School eighth-grader Grayson Taeza-Gutter share a moment of triumph at the ‘Olelo video awards. Niu Valley’s video team won for its ‘Stop Bullying’ entry. PHOTO FROM DEBORAH SHARKEY.

Four entries from East Oahu video teams made it to the winners’ circle in the 2015 ‘Olelo Youth Xchange Video Competition, which drew a record 892 submissions this year.

At stake was a high-definition Sony digital video camera for the winning school in each of 44 categories. Among the winners are these area schools, followed by category and title.

• Kaimuki Christian School — Start Living Healthy: Focus In Class But Not At The Clock

• Niu Valley Middle School — Creating Peace: Stop Bullying

• Sacred Hearts Academy elementary — Forest Health Hawaii: Stop Forest Fires

• Sacred Hearts Academy elementary — Mini-Documentary: Hula Ki‘i: Hula Puppets

Honorees were announced May 4 at an awards gala in Waikiki and via live cablecast on ‘Olelo Channel 54.