1 of 47

2025 Year of the Snake

Hawaii Association of Teacher of Japanese

Nengajo Contest Winners

2 of 47

High School

Artistic Category

3 of 47

1st Place

Lauren Gries

Punahou School

4 of 47

2nd Place

Audrey Lin��Punahou School

5 of 47

3rd Place

Alana Gentry��Mililani HS

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High School

Comical Category

7 of 47

1st Place

Kaori Akano

Hilo HS

8 of 47

2nd Place

Julianna Skaf

Roosevelt HS

9 of 47

3rd Place

Sakura Reagan

Island Pacific Academy

10 of 47

High School

Hawaiian Category

11 of 47

1st Place

Jasmine Ramos

Waipahu HS

12 of 47

2nd Place

Seira Oyama

Sacred Hearts Academy

13 of 47

3rd Place

Leianna Babas

Island Pacific Academy

14 of 47

High School

Japanese New Year Activity Category

15 of 47

1st Place

Kyle Borromeo

Mililani HS

16 of 47

2nd Place

Tia-Nicole Takekawa

Hawaii Baptist Academy

17 of 47

3rd Place

Kaili Kido-Anzai

Mililani HS

18 of 47

Middle School

Artistic Category

19 of 47

1st Place

Sara Ashikaga

Le Jardin Academy

20 of 47

2nd Place

Sophie Tran

Sacred Hearts Academy

21 of 47

3rd Place

Grant Atkins

Le Jardin Academy

22 of 47

Middle School

Comical Category

23 of 47

1st Place

Ranka Phillips

Le Jardin Academy

24 of 47

2nd Place

Gustafson Tyler

Le Jardin Academy

25 of 47

Middle School

Hawaiian Category

26 of 47

1st Place

Tierra Sumner

Le Jardin Academy

27 of 47

2nd Place

Izzy Jazkowski

Le Jardin Academy

28 of 47

Middle School

Japanese New Year Activity Category

29 of 47

1st Place

Lily Brooks

Le Jardin Academy

30 of 47

Elementary School

Artistic Category

31 of 47

1st Place

Kate Kim

Le Jardin Academy

32 of 47

2nd Place

Dylan Hirata

Wilson ES

33 of 47

3rd Place

Madison Pang ‘Āina Haina ES

34 of 47

Elementary School

Comical Category

35 of 47

1st Place

Kate Kim

Le Jardin Academy

36 of 47

2nd Place

Sakura Okai

‘Āina Haina Elementary School

37 of 47

3rd Place

Paige Miyahira

‘Āina Haina ES

38 of 47

Elementary School

Hawaiian Category

39 of 47

1st Place

Anson Sacro

‘Āina Haina ES

40 of 47

2nd Place

Jessilyn Loy

Wilson ES

41 of 47

3rd Place

Taylor Kuroda

Le Jardin Academy

42 of 47

Elementary School

Japanese New Year Activity Category

43 of 47

1st Place

Keanu Iwaki

‘Āina Haina ES

44 of 47

2nd Place

Annie Kim

‘Āina Haina ES

45 of 47

3rd Place

Madelynne Hasegawa

Wilson ES

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Honorable Mention

47 of 47

Honorable Mention

Vivienne Barstis

Sacred Hearts Academy