State Spelling Bee
The aio Foundation hosted the annual State Spelling Bee March 23 at PBS Hawaii. Fourteen of Hawaii’s top spellers in grades 4 to 8 from across the state competed to spell their way to Washington, D.C., and represent Hawaii in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Photos by Rachel Breit rbreit@midweek.com
- Nicklaus Yoo, Akira Takabayashi, Amalie Yach and Zoe Sano
- Susan Hasegawa, Kealia Haitsuka and Laney Flanagan
- Katherine Hui, Anatevka Ah Loy, Hayley Dietrich and Sydney Brady
- Leslie Wilcox and Owen Barr
- Michael Linder, Ashley Membrere and Maya McGarry
- Eddie Flores, Ron Nagasawa, Susan Eichor and Steve Petranik
- Justin Cruz and Tyler Tokioka
- Bonny and Keith Amemiya
- Donalyn Dela Cruz and Susan Eichor
- Nicole Ng, and Lissa and Lorna Tsutsumi
- David Tumilowicz, Helen McNeil, Adria Campbell and Melanie Moore