‘Iolani Writes 2021 Winners
7th-8th Essay
- “The Japanese vs. American Culture and Lifestyle,” Hiro Dix ’26
- “New Year’s in Japan,” Aria Yokota ’26
- “Baby’s Best Friend,” AJ Matsuda ’26
9th-10th Essay
- “One Flame,” Lindsey Barcia ’23
- “Teaching Something Besides English,” Atena Mori ’23
11th-12th Essay
- “Coronavirus and the Economics of Information,” Alexa Simao ’21
- “My Grandma’s Stethoscope,” Minami Lum ’21
- “An Advanced Intelligence,” Christina Au ’21
7th-8th Haiku
- “The Beach at Dusk,” Katherine Sur ’26
- Untitled, Jacob Uyeno ’26
- Untitled, Deejay Phillips ’26
9th-10th Haiku
- “The Lo’i,” Hyrum James Horita ’24
- Untitled, Diyora Kamilova ’24
- “sun,” Mara Goldstein ’23
11th-12th Haiku
- Untitled, Isaiah Adams ’21
- Untitled, Alyssa Kimura ’22
- Untitled, Karina Quan ’22
9th-10th Literary Criticism
- “Lively Figures,” Hannah Fasi ’23
- “Literary Devices in “The Author to Her Book,” Katie Carlos ’23
- “Literary Devices in ‘Because I Could Not Stop for Death,'” Asiya Sharipova ’23
11th-12th Literary Criticism
- “‘Driver’s License’ but Make It 16th Century and Shakespearean,” Kyle Ching ’22
- “Shoe Dog,” Ryden Shigeta ’21
- “Twelfth Century Feminism,” Sarah Boland ’22
7th-8th Poetry
- “The Perfect Body,” Katelyn Nishita ’25
- “red white and blue,” Kaelyn Pacpaco ’25
- “My Hope,” Chelsea Lee ’26
9th-10th Poetry
- “Stains on Paper,” Mara Goldstein ’23
- “An Ocean Divides,” Kailey Lum ’23
- “The Flower Garden,” Skye Bulman ’23
11th-12th Poetry
- “Fate’s Unexpected Hand,” Korn Jiamsripong ’21
- “i can carry no fresh water in my red pail-for now it’s blue,” Justin Lee ’21
- “Ode to Medusa,” Logyn Okuda ’22
7th-8th Short Story
- “Crazy Time at Camp,” Lauryn Jim On ’26
- “Zip, Zip, Away!” Ella Chun ’26
- Untitled, Calder Eagle ’26
9th-10th Short Story
- “Free Fall,” Skye Bulman ’23
- “Shadows in a Field of Flowers,” Eva Dziadurski ’24
- “Love From Another’s Eyes: A Story in Three Perspectives,” Zoe Hirashima ’23
11th-12th Short Story
- “The Boulder,” Dylan Dinio ’21
- “Cypress through the Afterlife,” Nathalie Hosten ’22
- “Hope,” Maya Chang ’21
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Daniel C., Online Editor-in-Chief
Hi everyone, my name is Daniel and I am the Online Editor-in-Chief for Imua. I decided to join Imua as a freshman because I wanted to challenge myself...