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1997 Student Essay Contest Winners
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First Place:
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The first prize was awarded to Sara Nonaka, a 5th grader at Ele'ele Elementary School, Kauai. Sara interviewed her grandmother Kimiko Sakai, about the May 23, 1960 tsunami.
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Second Place:
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Second prize was awarded to Sara Cunningham, a 7th grader at Hilo Intermediate School, Hawaii. Sara interviewed Thor Wold, a 13 year old survivor of the 1960 tsunami.
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Third Place:
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Third prize was given to Keyralee Moses, a 7th grader at Ka'u High and Pahala Elementary, Hawaii who interviewed her uncle Albino Aguil, a survivor of the 1946 tsunami.
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The seventeen winning stories are on display at the Pacific Tsunami Museum.
All inquiries may be sent to: Pacific Tsunami Museum, PO Box 806, Hilo, HI 96721 or email
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Last Revised November 2007
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