{"id":76407,"date":"2018-03-19T14:41:54","date_gmt":"2018-03-20T00:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=76407"},"modified":"2020-03-06T14:14:00","modified_gmt":"2020-03-07T00:14:00","slug":"leeward-science-and-engineering-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2018\/03\/19\/leeward-science-and-engineering-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"Students shine at Leeward science and engineering fair"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Award winners and guests, taken by Waipahu High School Principal Keith Hayashi.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It was standing room only at the March 14 awards ceremony for the 33rd Annual Leeward District Science and Engineering Fair held at Leeward Community College<\/a>. More than 125 students participated at the annual fair in February, where they displayed and explained their scientific research and findings to individual scientists, community groups and faculty.<\/p>\n

The five participating schools, Pearl City High, Waipahu High, Kapolei High, Campbell High and N\u0101n\u0101kuli Intermediate and High, entered 31 team projects and 54 individual projects for a total of 85 projects. More than 60 volunteer judges spent time with the students and evaluated the projects.<\/p>\n

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From left, Waipahu High School science teacher Michael Sana, Chancellor Manny Cabral, Overall Senior Research Project winner Dylan Tucker, Senator Michelle Kidani and Waipahu High School Principal Keith Hayashi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Team project winners from left, Alyssa Watarida and Michelle Tam, Kapolei High School sophomores<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Special mention winners Russell Mendoza, right, and Simeon Jose de Hitta, left, Waipahu High School juniors.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Top three awards:<\/h2>\n