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THE HIGH SCHOOL PELE AWARDS HONORS CREATIVE EXCELLENCE IN THE ART OF ADVERTISING AND DESIGN

In partnership with NMG Network and the Hawaii State Department of Education Career and Technical Education Department, our High School Pele Awards enters its 7th year of competition garnering almost 600 entries from Hawaii High Schools Statewide.

The 2024-25 Call For Entry period - NOW through March 1, 2025.

The Final ONLINE Entry deadline submission date is:
Saturday, March 1, 2025, 12NOON HST

Meet the 2025 Judges

Chase Conching

Principal & Creative Director

LIBRARY CREATIVE librarycreative.co

ROBERT EWING

Executive Producer, Living 808 Film Producer/Director, Weekday Media 

KHON2 khon2.com/living-808/

LISETTE MARIE FLANARY

Director/Producer 

LEHUA FILMS, LLC. lehuafilms.com

MICAH GONSALVES

Co-Founder

WEEKEND DIGITAL MARKETING weekenddigital.com

NOAH GORDINES

Honolulu Executive Director Business Development Director

CREATIVE MORNINGS creativemornings.com/cities/hnl ELLEMSEE ellemsee.com

LAURYN GORDINES

Edu Trainer Principle Designer, Artist

Adobe adobe.com ELLEMSEE ellemsee.com

Matt Mallams

Director of Photography

Hana Hou! hawaiianairlines.com/hawaii-stories/hana-hou mattmallams.com

JUSTINE MAR

Media Production Assistant

KINETIC PRODUCTIONS INC. kineticproductions.com justinemar.myportfolio.com

MICHELLE MISHINA

Photographer

MICHELLE MISHINA PHOTOGRAPHY michellemishina.com Photo Credit: IJfke Ridgley

TAYLOR NIIMOTO

Managing Designer

NMG NETWORK nmgnetwork.com

KAELYN OKUHATA

Director of Corporate Relations and Partnerships

BISHOP MUSEUM bishopmuseum.org

KRIS SALZER

Associate Creative Director

Anthology Finn Partners anthologygroup.com

LOUIS SCHEER

Senior Designer

SAE DESIGN GROUP SaeDesignGroup.com

AMANDA SHIGEOKA

Marketing Manager

HAWAI’I PACIFIC HEALTH hawaiipacifichealth.org

BRENT SHIRATORI

Vice President, Global Brand

OUTRIGGER RESORTS & HOTELS  OUTRIGGER.com

BRITNEY UNOKI

Creative Services Director

OLOMANA LOOMIS ISC olomanaloomisisc.com

LIANA YOUNG

Designer

SAE DESIGN GROUP SaeDesignGroup.com