‘Iolani Writes 2021 Winners

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7th-8th Essay

  1. “The Japanese vs. American Culture and Lifestyle,” Hiro Dix ’26
  2. “New Year’s in Japan,” Aria Yokota ’26
  3. “Baby’s Best Friend,” AJ Matsuda ’26

9th-10th Essay

  1. “One Flame,” Lindsey Barcia ’23
  2. “Teaching Something Besides English,” Atena Mori ’23

11th-12th Essay

  1. “Coronavirus and the Economics of Information,” Alexa Simao ’21
  2. “My Grandma’s Stethoscope,” Minami Lum ’21
  3. “An Advanced Intelligence,” Christina Au ’21

7th-8th Haiku

  1. “The Beach at Dusk,” Katherine Sur ’26
  2. Untitled, Jacob Uyeno ’26
  3. Untitled, Deejay Phillips ’26

9th-10th Haiku

  1. “The Lo’i,” Hyrum James Horita ’24
  2. Untitled, Diyora Kamilova ’24
  3. “sun,” Mara Goldstein ’23

11th-12th Haiku

  1. Untitled, Isaiah Adams ’21
  2. Untitled, Alyssa Kimura ’22
  3. Untitled, Karina Quan ’22

9th-10th Literary Criticism

  1. “Lively Figures,” Hannah Fasi ’23
  2. “Literary Devices in “The Author to Her Book,” Katie Carlos ’23
  3. “Literary Devices in ‘Because I Could Not Stop for Death,'” Asiya Sharipova ’23

11th-12th Literary Criticism

  1. “‘Driver’s License’ but Make It 16th Century and Shakespearean,” Kyle Ching ’22
  2. “Shoe Dog,” Ryden Shigeta ’21
  3. “Twelfth Century Feminism,” Sarah Boland ’22

7th-8th Poetry

  1. “The Perfect Body,” Katelyn Nishita ’25
  2. “red white and blue,” Kaelyn Pacpaco ’25
  3. “My Hope,” Chelsea Lee ’26

9th-10th Poetry

  1. “Stains on Paper,” Mara Goldstein ’23
  2. “An Ocean Divides,” Kailey Lum ’23
  3. “The Flower Garden,” Skye Bulman ’23

11th-12th Poetry

  1. “Fate’s Unexpected Hand,” Korn Jiamsripong ’21
  2. “i can carry no fresh water in my red pail-for now it’s blue,” Justin Lee ’21
  3. “Ode to Medusa,” Logyn Okuda ’22

7th-8th Short Story

  1. “Crazy Time at Camp,” Lauryn Jim On ’26
  2. “Zip, Zip, Away!” Ella Chun ’26
  3. Untitled, Calder Eagle ’26

9th-10th Short Story

  1. “Free Fall,” Skye Bulman ’23
  2. “Shadows in a Field of Flowers,” Eva Dziadurski ’24
  3. “Love From Another’s Eyes: A Story in Three Perspectives,” Zoe Hirashima ’23

11th-12th Short Story

  1. “The Boulder,” Dylan Dinio ’21
  2. “Cypress through the Afterlife,” Nathalie Hosten ’22
  3. “Hope,” Maya Chang ’21