2026 SHA POSTER CONTEST WINNERS
Winners of the 2026 Society for Hawaiian Archaeology (SHA) Keiki Poster Design Contest
We are thrilled to announce the winners of SHA’s 6th Annual Keiki Poster Design Contest, in Division 1 (Kindergarten through Grade 5) and Division 2 (Grades 6 through 12, or Under 19 Years Old). Congratulations to these talented young artists!
Despite an earlier deadline, we received 74 entries this year. Mahalo to all the keiki who entered this contest and to the parents, guardians, educators, staff, and community members who encouraged them. A big mahalo to our sponsors
2026 Division 1, Kindergarten through Grade 5 WInner
1st Place: Emma Linnolt, Grade 4, Hilo, Hawai‘i Island, Volcano School of Arts & Sciences
2026 Division 2, Grades 6-12 (or Under 19 Years Old) Winner
1st Place: Yireh Kim, Grade 12, Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i Island, Kealakehe High School
2026 Division 1, Kindergarten through Grade 5 Runners-Up
2nd Place: Karli Gibbs, Grade 5, Pearl City, O‘ahu, Palisades Elementary School
3rd Place (Tie): Elina Pyhala, Grade 2, Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i Island, Homeschool
3rd Place (Tie): Iliahi Pasion, Grade 5, Kīlauea, Hawai‘i Island, Kilauea Elementary School
5th Place: Sun Butts, Grade 4, Kailua, O‘ahu, Kailua Elementary School
Honorable Mention: Ada Gedikli, Grade 1, Honolulu, O‘ahu, Noelani Elementary School
Honorable Mention: Kareem Gafur, Grade 1, Honolulu, O‘ahu, Noelani Elementary School
Honorable Mention: Anonymous, Grade 1, Mānoa, O‘ahu, Noelani Elementary School
Honorable Mention: Isaiah, Grade 1, Honolulu. O‘ahu, Noelani Elementary School
Honorable Mention: Porsche, Grade 4, Pearl City, O‘ahu, Palisades Elementary School
2026 Division 2, Grades 6-12 (or Under 19 Years Old) Runners-Up
2nd Place: Ros Haleyah Mari Asuncion Ganot, Freshman, Pāhoa, Hawai‘i Island, University of Hawai‘ii at Hilo
3rd Place: Alyanna Belga, Grade 7, Honolulu, O‘ahu, Aliamanu Middle School
4th Place: Adam Sewelson, Grade 7, Mililani, O‘ahu, Aliamanu Middle School
5th Place: Kaiheokekoa Hewahewa, Grade 7, Haʻikū, Maui, Ke Kula Kaiapuni ʻo Kalama
Honorable Mention: Aquixa Jayreh. Grade 6, Makawao, Maui, Kalama Intermediate School
Honorable Mention: Ava Moore, Grade 6, Honolulu, O‘ahu, Nimitz Elementary School
Honorable Mention: Kalisha Horiuchi, Grade 7, Salt Lake, O‘ahu, Aliamanu Middle School
Honorable Mention: Kira, Grade 7, Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i Island, Hawaiʻi Technology Academy Distance Learning
Honorable Mention: Ha’akea Hewahewa, Grade 7, Wailuku, Maui, Ke Kula Kaiapuni ʻo Kalama
