Moanalua High School tops 'Olelo youth video competition

Moanalua High School was named Expert Winner of the ‘Olelo Youth Xchange Video Competition for a second consecutive year Friday and won in two additional categories as well. The Expert category is for a previous winner or for students with professional experience.

Twenty-one schools won a high-definition video camera from contest sponsor Sony Hawaii for each winning video, and some schools won multiple cameras for wins in multiple categories, including Waianae Intermediate School (four), Kainalu Elementary School (three) and Moanalua High School (three). Winning two categories each were Kauai’s Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School, Roosevelt High School, Washington Middle School and Webling Elementary School in Aiea. In all, Sony Hawaii awarded 32 high-def video cameras.

Winners were selected from among 619 entries from 58 public and private schools from Oahu, Hawaii island, Kauai and Maui. The 2011 contest received a then-record 583 videos.

ON THE NET:

» www.olelo.org/yxc

The Moanalua video that took the top prize in the Expert category was a tribute to Zach Manago, a star pitcher for the school’s baseball team who was killed in December 2010 while riding a bicycle. The video depicts Manago’s posthumous inspiration of the baseball team that dedicated its 2011 season to his memory.

Schools this year competed in broad categories and sponsored categories with specific topics, according to age division. Sponsors of the Be a Jerk, Healthy Homes & Communities, Start Living Healthy, Peacemaker, Rapid Transit, Traffic Safety, Rail Transit and Pae ‘Aina categories include the City and County of Honolulu, the state Departments of Health and Education, Chaminade University, GEICO, the Rotary Club of Honolulu, the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

All winning videos will be aired beginning at 6 p.m. Monday on ‘Olelo Channel 49, and will be available for online viewing via ‘OleloNet on demand at www.olelo.org/yxc.

Nearly 600 student producers, educators, guests and Gov. Neil Abercrombie were invited to celebrate the award winners during a luncheon Friday at the JW Marriott Ihilani Ko Olina Resort & Spa.

Youth Xchange was established by the nonprofit ‘Olelo Community Media in 2003 to give island youth a voice, to tell stories on subjects meaningful to them. It is the largest and first issues-oriented student video competition in the state. Olelo offers four television channels of community-access programming and offers resources to create the programming in many communities around Oahu.

2012 ‘OLELO YOUTH XCHANGE VIDEO COMPETITION WINNERS

ANIMATION
Elementary
“Be a Jerk!”– Ahuimanu Elementary School

Middle School
“Angry Words” – Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School

High School
“Internet Safety” – Maui High School

BE A JERK
Elementary
“Alcohol Resistance” – Moanalua Elementary School

Middle School
“Don’t Lead Your Child Down the Wrong Path” – Washington Middle School

High School
“Break the Chain” – Kalaheo High School

HEALTHY HOMES & COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTS
Elementary
“Food Contamination and How to Prevent It” – Maunawili Elementary School

MINI DOCUMENTARY
Middle School
“In Control” – Waianae Intermediate School

High School
“More Than Just Sad” – Moanalua High School

MOBILITY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS – H.A.R.T.
High School
“Honolulu Rail Transit Project” – Roosevelt High School

NEWS
Elementary
“Saving a Friend” – Kainalu Elementary School

Middle School
“Beyond the Wheelchair” – Waianae Intermediate School

High School
“Internet: Good or Bad?” – Kamehameha – Maui Campus

PAE ‘AINA — SUSTAINABILITY
Elementary
“Malama I Ke Kai” – Kipapa Elementary School

Middle School
“Maui Rock” – Ka Waihona o ka Na‘auao Public Charter School

High School
“Why Save Hawaii?” – Roosevelt High School

PEACEMAKER
Elementary
“Invisible World” – Waipahu Elementary School

Middle School
“End Racism” – Waianae Intermediate School

High School
“A Single Step” – Punahou School

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
Elementary
“Respect” – Kainalu Elementary School

Middle School
“Don’t Smoke” – Waianae Intermediate School

High School
“I Wanna Be Like You” – Moanalua High School

SHORT
Elementary
“The Lollipop” – Kainalu Elementary School

Middle School
“K.O. Soda, Drink Water” – Hualalai Academy

High School
“Ikaika Meets Kalo” – Kahuku High & Intermediate School

START LIVING HEALTHY
Elementary
“Filet-O-Fat” – Webling Elementary School

Middle School
“Curse of the Crinkling” – Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School

High School
“Intervention” – James Campbell High School

TRAFFIC SAFETY
Elementary
“Walking to School Safely” – Webling Elementary School

Middle School
“Don’t Text Into Death” – Washington Middle School

High School
“Think About It” – Mililani High School

EXPERT
“The Perfect Season” – Moanalua High School

Source: Olelo Community Media

Moanalua High School tops ‘Olelo youth video competition