"Make the Ala Wai Awesome" Winners

Noelani Elementary School
K–5 Winner ($1,000)
Number of students on design team: 24
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ʻIolani Middle School
Intermediate Winner ($2,000)
Number of students on design team: 3

ʻIolani High School 
High School Winner ($3,000)
Number of students on design team: 10

Arizona State University*
College Winner ($4,000)
Faculty Advisor: Paul Coseo, Design School
Number of students on design team: 8
*also won ASLA award for “Excellence in Landscape Architecture” ($500)

UH Mānoa College of Engineering
ASCE award for “Excellence in Civil Engineering” ($1,000)
Faculty Advisor: Roger Babcock, College of Engineering
Number of students on design team: 4

Finalists

Primary (K-5th Grade):
Team 1210 - Waiau Elementary
Team 1576 - Noelani Elementary

Middle/Intermediate (6th-8th Grade):
Team 2194 - Highlands Intermediate
Team 2851 - 'Iolani School

High School (9th-12th Grade):
Team 3153 - 'Iolani School
Team 3398 - Punahou School

College/University:
Team 4273 - UH Mānoa  (Dept Civil & Environmental Eng)
Team 4408 - Hawai'i Pacific Univeristy
Team 4433 - UH Mānoa (Dept Urban & Regional Planning)
Team 4561 - UH Mānoa (School of Arch)
Team 4627 - UH Mānoa (Dept Civil & Environmental Eng)
Team 4808 - Arizona State University

​All entries can be viewed here.

Design Competition Announced
September 5th, 2016 @ IUCN World Conservation Congress

On Monday, September 5, at the IUCN World Conservation Congress, University of Hawai'i President David Lassner announced the "Make the Ala Wai Awesome" Student Design Challenge.  

The University of Hawai'i seeks ideas from the brightest minds of our students and youth to help us envision an inspiring large scale, systems thinking approach towards comprehensive ecosystem restoration of the Ala Wai watershed, which encompasses key University of Hawaiʻi locations, thousands of homes and businesses, and the Waikīkī district that drives much of our economy.  We are seeking creative integrated approaches that address flood mitigation, ecosystem restoration and preservation, community engagement, cultural connections, public private partnerships, and improvement of the visitor experience.

What we seek to accomplish:

• Showcase innovative student design concepts to “Make the Ala Wai Awesome”
• Increase visibility of the complex Ala Wai Watershed challenges; identify inspiring holistic approaches and partnerships
• Demonstrate value of design challenges as a tool to unleash creative solutions
• Engage students & youth to create integrated solutions for their future
• Source ideas to inform Honoluluʻs 100-Resilient Cities efforts in 2017