HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-12-13 DWS 2020 Keiki Water Conservation Poster Contest news release_
DEPARTMENT OF WATER SUPPLY COUNTY OF HAWAI`I
345 KEKŪANAŌ`A STREET, SUITE 20 HILO, HAWAI`I 96720
TELEPHONE (808) 961-8050 FAX (808) 961-8657
December 13, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DWS Invites Big Island Schoolchildren to Enter
2020 Keiki Water Conservation Poster Contest
HILO, HAWAI‘I – “Conserve to Preserve” is the theme of the Department of Water
Supply’s (DWS) 2020 Keiki Water Conservation Poster Contest open to all Big Island
schoolchildren enrolled in kindergarten through the fifth grade.
The free contest aims to highlight the importance of water conservation and why
drinking water supplies must be protected and preserved. It challenges keiki to utilize artistic
ways of conserving our most precious resource – safe drinking water. Conservation ideas,
including the video “Save Water to Help the Earth,” are posted online under the
“Conservation” link at www.hawaiidws.org.
Friday, March 13, 2020, is the deadline to submit an original artwork illustrating the
“Conserve to Preserve” theme on flat, 11- by 17-inch paper. No computer graphics or
photographs will be accepted. Any medium may be used, except for three-dimensional
renderings, chalk, charcoal and oil-based crayon. Each poster submission must be
accompanied by a completed entry form available online at www.hawaiidws.org, via email by
contacting dws@hawaiidws.org or by calling DWS at 961-8050. Entries may be mailed to or
dropped off at DWS offices in Hilo, Kona, Waimea and Kaūʻ. Address locations and additional
contest rules are listed on the entry form and the DWS website.
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Prizes will be awarded to the 1 and 2 place entrants from each grade level,
kindergarten through fifth grade, for a total of 12 winners island-wide. Winning entries will be
announced at a future Water Board meeting. Winners from the 2019 contest are showcased
in the 2020 calendar available at DWS offices and online.
Founded in 1949, the Department of Water Supply is a semi-autonomous agency of
the County of Hawai‘i whose mission is to provide customers with an adequate and
continuous supply of safe drinking water through the operation of its 23 separate water
systems.
…Water, Our Most Precious Resource…Ka Wai A Kãne…
The Department of Water Supply is an Equal Opportunity provider and employer.