The 2016 Hawaii State Science & Engineering Fair, held March 28-30 at the Hawaii Convention Center, featured the top student research from district fairs across the Islands. The Best in Category winners will represent the state at the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair in Phoenix, AZ in May.
Senior Division (grades 9-12)
OVERALL STATE WINNERS
- 1st Place
RAJEEV JHA, Grade 12, Roosevelt High School: "Biochemical Characterization and
Imaging of Arc: Insights into Neurodegeneration and Alzheimer's Development"
- 2nd Place
SHAYLIN Y MARN, Grade 12, Kamehameha School, Kapalama: Evaluating the
Phenotype of Macrophages in the Pathology of Endometriosis
- 3rd Place
LILY N JENKINS, Grade 11, Molokai Intermediate/High School: Sea Level Rise and
March of the Molokai Mangrove; The Socioeconomic and Environmental Impacts of
Sea Level Rise and Introduced Red Mangrove (Rhizopohora mangle) on Molokai,
Hawaiian Islands
BEST IN CATEGORY
Animal Sciences
- 1st: SERENA B DEL BANCO, Grade 12, Kapolei High School
- 2nd: VIVIAN KM DE ALMEIDA, Grade 12, Kapolei High School
- 3rd: ANNA V FREITAS, Grade 12, Iolani School
Behavioral & Social Sciences
- 1st: BENJAMIN WEISS, Grade 9, Kalaheo High School
- 2nd: SHANICE L BROWN, Grade 12, James Campbell High School
- 3rd: ANNA K WOMACK; KARLEE C SKAGGS, Grade 10, Mililani High School
Biochemistry
- 1st: MA. CHERRYSSE A ULSA, Grade 12, Farrington High School
- 2nd: MOANA LILY PINNER, Grade 11, Hilo High School
- 3rd: RITIKAA S KUMAR, Grade 12, Kapa'a High School
Biomedical and Health Sciences
- 1st: RAJEEV JHA, Grade 12, Roosevelt High School
- 2nd: SHAYLIN Y MARN, Grade 12, Kamehameha School, Kapalama
- 3rd: EMILY YANG, Grade 11, Kalani High School
Cellular & Molecular Biology
- 1st: ROSHANI JHA, Grade 11, Roosevelt High School
- 2nd: KEANU DEAN PINNER, Grade 12, Hilo High School
- 3rd: STEPHANIE P ARAKI, Grade 12, Kamehameha School, Kapalama
Chemistry
- 1st: THEODORE N UEKAWA, Grade 12, Waiakea High School
- 2nd: ALYSSA N ARMENT; JADON J MORALES, Grade 10, Mililani High School
- 3rd: SARAH NGUYEN; TASHA H QUINOLA, Grade 9, Pearl City High School
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
- 1st: CHRISTLY YOSHIZAWA, Grade 12, Kalani High School
Earth and Environmental Sciences
- 1st: LILY N JENKINS, Grade 12, Waiakea High School
- 2nd: JARED J.K. GOODWIN, Grade 9, Hilo High School
- 3rd: KIANI N CRUZ, Grade 11, Kalaheo High School
Embedded Systems
- 1st: BLAIR K MARTIN, Grade 11, Waiakea High School
Energy: Chemical
- 1st: JACKY LIN, Grade 11, Kauai High School
- 2nd: ABIGAIL B AGUADA, Grade 12, Waipahu High School
Energy: Physical
- 1st: HOLLY LK KAAPU, Grade 12, Kamehameha School, Kapalama
Engineering Mechanics
- 1st: ALEX YAMADA; ERIC SCHLITZKUS, Grade 11, Pearl City High School
- 2nd: IAN DENZER, Grade 11, Kealakehe High School
- 3rd: SHANE XU, Grade 12, Kalani High School
Environmental Engineering
- 1st: EVELYN HAASE, Grade 9, Molokai Intermediate/High School
- 2nd: LILLIAN STAFFORD; DEBORAH BEATTY, Grade 10, Kalaheo High School
- 3rd: MELISSA P DELA CRUZ; SHANNEN A PASCUA, Grade 11, Waipahu High
Materials Science
- 1st: ARIANNA MAIRE G CLAVERIA, Grade 12, Kapolei High School
- 2nd: KRYSTLE IMAMURA, Grade 12, Mililani High School
- 3rd: TANNER MATSUSHITA; TYLER GOO, Grade 9, Kailua High School
Mathematics
- 1st: AKIRA S TAKABAYASHI, Grade 11, Kauai High School
- 2nd: JOSEPH M KIM, Grade 11, Maui High School
- 3rd: ALVIN YANG, Grade 11, McKinley High School
Microbiology
- 1st: FELIX C PENG, Grade 11, Waiakea High School
- 2nd: LIZA MAE A MAMUAD, Grade 12, Waipahu High School
- 3rd: HOPE USHIRODA-GARMA, Grade 12, Kamehameha School, Kapalama
Physics and Astronomy
- 1st: CELESTE M JONGENEELEN, Grade 10, Home School, Maui
- 2nd: LUKE JONES, Grade 11, Kihei Charter Public High School
- 3rd: NICK E.K. ROSENBERG, Grade 12, Connections PCS
Plant Sciences
- 1st: KACIE T KAJIHARA, Grade 11, Kalani High School
- 2nd: KEAHEALAILANI M TAKUSHI, Grade 11, Kamehameha School, Kapalama
- 3rd: LESTER HC IWATA; BRADON RI MIYAKE, Grade 11, Waiakea High School
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
- 1st: SAMUEL M CADOTTE, Grade 9, Iolani School
- 2nd: LEILANI T GAMBOA; ETHAN L SHIN; CARENA R PHAM, Grade 9, Hilo
Systems Software
- 1st: SARAH MUMBERT, Grade 12, Kealakehe High School
- 2nd: DILLON P KORMAN, Grade 12, Lutheran High School of Hawaii
- 3rd: LEO WU; FRANK PANG, Grade 11, McKinley High School
Junior Division (grades 6-8)
OVERALL STATE WINNERS
- 1st Place
KAITLYNN WEISS, Grade 7, Kailua Intermediate: Communication Preference and
the Ability to Recognize Facial Expression
- 2nd Place
JOSHUA Y HIROKAWA, Grade 6, Kaneohe Elementary: You Should Stick to
Surfing
- 3rd Place
JONAH YOSHIDA, Grade 7, Le Jardin Academy: Internet Security and
Cryptography
BEST IN CATEGORY
Animal Sciences
- 1st: TYLER N JESCHKE, Grade 8, Waiakea Intermediate School
- 2nd: JUSTIN CHAN; DEVIN KIYOHIRO, Grade 8, Highlands Intermediate School
- 3rd: TEO L IPPOLITO, Grade 7, Parker School
Behavioral & Social Sciences
- 1st: KAITLYNN WEISS, Grade 7, Kailua Intermediate
- 2nd: EMMA M TANDARA, Grade 7, Ewa Makai Middle School
- 3rd: LINDSAY H SASAKI, Grade 8, Pearl Harbor Christian Academy
Biochemistry
- 1st: BRAELYN I CAYABAN, Grade 7, Waimea Canyon School
- 2nd: CHRISTY KWOK, Grade 8, St. Andrew's Priory
Biomedical and Health Sciences
- 1st: SUMMER O. ROYAL; JASMINE M. CHAN; CIENA A.S. SWAFFORD,
Grade 7, Stevenson Middle
- 2nd: TRACEE NGUYEN; REGINA LEE, Grade 7, Kaimuki Middle School
- 3rd: CHANTEL JOY C MARQUEZ; CAMILLE D CASTRO, Grade 8, Kalakaua
Middle
Cellular & Molecular Biology
- 1st: BRANDON NGUYEN, Grade 8, Niu Valley Middle School
Chemistry
- 1st: JOSHUA Y HIROKAWA, Grade 6, Kaneohe Elementary
- 2nd: RYAN T NGUYEN, Grade 7, Niu Valley Middle School
- 3rd: ALEXANDREA WONG, Grade 8, St. Andrew's Priory
Earth and Environmental Sciences
- 1st: MATTHEW OGATA, Grade 8, Highlands Intermediate School
- 2nd: MICAH S WILLWEBER, Grade 8, Hawaii Technology Academy
- 3rd: NICOLE LEE, Grade 8, Washington Middle School
Energy: Chemical
- 1st: SAMANTHA YAMAMOTO; MAILE BRILHANTE, Grade 8, Waiakea Intermediate
- 2nd: IAN K KAM, Grade 7, Island Pacific Academy
Energy: Physical
- 1st: DANIEL GORHAM, Grade 8, Niu Valley Middle School
- 2nd: RUBY O'MALLEY, Grade 8, Niu Valley Middle School
- 3rd: DYLAN SODETANI, Grade 8, Highlands Intermediate School
Engineering Mechanics
- 1st: TYSON K TRIMBLE, Grade 8, Hawaii Baptist Academy
- 2nd: NOELANI ROOT, Grade 8, King Intermediate
- 3rd: MIA S OGATA, Grade 7, Ewa Makai Middle School
Environmental Engineering
- 1st: FAITH T KAMINAKA, Grade 8, Hawaii Baptist Academy
- 2nd: KELLY R. MASAKI, Grade 8, St. Andrew's Priory
- 3rd: DORIAN Z HIGASHI, Grade 8, Moanalua Intermediate
Materials Science
- 1st: QUEENA B ABARCAR, Grade 8, Kalakaua Middle
- 2nd: JENNA A SHIGEZAWA, Grade 8, St. Andrew's Priory
- 3rd: HANNAH KUROSU, Grade 8, Le Jardin Academy
Mathematics
- 1st: JONAH YOSHIDA, Grade 7, Le Jardin Academy
- 2nd: DANIEL BISHOP, Grade 7, Innovations PCS
- 3rd: JASON SHIMOKO, Grade 8, King Intermediate
Microbiology
- 1st: SONJA FE GIARDINA, Grade 8, Hilo Intermediate
- 2nd: TRYPHENA SARAH HSU, Grade 8, Niu Valley Middle School
- 3rd: META J BRADLEY, Grade 6, Island Pacific Academy
Physics and Astronomy
- 1st: ABIGAIL DIETRICH, Grade 8, Le Jardin Academy
- 2nd: ASHLEY OUTTRIM, Grade 7, Kailua Intermediate
- 3rd: TEAGUE K. ADAMS, Grade 8, Hilo Intermediate
Plant Sciences
- 1st: MAYA S ATWAL, Grade 7, Waiakea Intermediate School
- 2nd: JORDYN KE KOBAYASHI, Grade 8, Hawaii Baptist Academy
- 3rd: MAYA A REID, Grade 8, St. Andrew's Priory
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
- 1st: AVERY JEANNERET, Grade 8, Le Jardin Academy
- 2nd: GENEVIEVE HART; AMANDA ALTON; CAITLYN ARANGO, Grade 7,
Waialua High and Intermediate
- 3rd: RACHEL I HAYNES, Grade 8, Pearl Harbor Christian Academy
Systems Software
- 1st: ADAM M TABA, Grade 8, Stevenson Middle
