Hawaiian Electric Company - Grow Hawaiian Festival - Vote for the best sustainable gifts at Grow Hawaiian Festival! Bishop Museum - Kaimuki

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Hawaiian Electric Company - Grow Hawaiian Festival - Vote for the best sustainable gifts at Grow Hawaiian Festival! Bishop Museum
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Type: Special Event
Date: Saturday - 4/28/2012
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12pm
Location:
Bishop Museum
1525 Bernice Street
Honolulu, HI 96817
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The public is invited to cast their votes for the top sustainable gifts designed by Oahu public school students in grades K-12 during Hawaiian Electric Company’s 5th Annual Grow Hawaiian Festival on April 28, 2012 at Bishop Museum.

“Since graduation season is around the corner, we developed the contest to encourage students to give gifts that are better and safer for the environment,” said Ka’iulani de Silva, director of education and consumer affairs at Hawaiian Electric. Students were asked to create a hand-made gift using recycled, natural, compost-friendly or locally made materials. Entries submitted also included a short essay on why a graduate would appreciate their gift and the value of giving a sustainable gift at graduation.

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Twenty-nine finalists will be featured at the Grow Hawaiian Festival where attendees will be able to vote for their favorites based on Originality, Creativity and Gift Appeal. The entries with the highest number of votes in three grade categories – K-5, 6-8 and 9-12 – will be selected as the winners.

Voting will begin at 9:30 a.m. and end at 12 p.m. The three winners will be announced at 1 p.m. on the event stage and will each receive an Apple® iPad 2 for their personal use and $100 for their classroom.

Held in honor of Earth Day, Hawaiian Electric’s Grow Hawaiian Festival is a free, family-friendly event that celebrates Hawaii’s native plants and culture. For more information, call 543-7511 or visit http://growhawaiian.heco.com.
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ABOUT HAWAII ELECTRIC COMPANY - HECO

For more than 100 years, Hawaiian Electric Company has provided the energy that has fueled the islands' development from a Hawaiian kingdom to a modern state. Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. (HECO), and its subsidiaries, Maui Electric Company, Ltd. (MECO), and Hawaii Electric Light Company, Inc. (HELCO), serves 95% of the state's 1.2 million residents on the islands of O`ahu, Maui, Hawai`i Island, Lana`i and Moloka`i.

The energy we use is an essential but limited resource necessary to maintaining our quality of life. In a changing world, Hawaiian Electric has evolved to offer more than electricity.

Today, the company also provides energy solutions to help customers save money and use energy more efficiently. Hawaiian Electric also continues to pursue the use of more clean, renewable energy alternatives to help ensure a sustainable future for our islands.

COMMUNITY COMMITMENT

Hawaiian Electric Company is dedicated to our community in which we live, work and serve. Rooted in Hawaii and one of the largest companies in the State, Hawaiian Electric takes the concept of malama pono -- to care for and serve -- to heart. The company and our employees have a long tradition of contributing with dollars, time and talent. Corporate citizenship is crucial to Hawaiian Electric's overall business plan because strong communities are essential to the success of the company, our employees and our customers.

Company and employee volunteerism is encouraged and every month, employees walk, run or provide manpower to dozens of non-profits throughout the State. Hawaiian Electric's corporate giving philosophy gives priority to projects that help families, promote education and protect the environment.

The company also sponsors robotics programs and events that promote STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) education, as well as the SunPower for Schools program bringing solar electric power to select schools, the Solar Sprint event where students design, build and race cars using solar power, and the Home Energy Challenge, a school-based competition encouraging elementary school students and their families to reduce energy use at home, among other programs.

For nearly a decade, Hawaiian Electric volunteers have provided manpower, bucket trucks and ladders to install Christmas lights at the Kaimuki Community Park and playground before the annual Kaimuki Christmas Parade in December.

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