First Place: “Grab Your Destiny, Not Your Destruction” by Jovelle Ziela Cabulisan, Grade 11, Lahainaluna High School (Maui)
By Staff Reports
(Honolulu) – The Hawaii Meth Project has taken its message of prevention to the Hawaii State Capitol this legislative session with winning works of art and other select pieces from its statewide teen “Break the Ice” art contest, an initiative designed to leverage the creativity and passion of Hawaii’s young people to communicate the risks associated with methamphetamine use. Over sixty entries were created by teens from the islands of Hawaii, Kauai, Maui, and Oahu.
First Place: “Not a Pretty Picture” by Johnson Campos, Grade 8, Kapolei Middle School
To compete in the contest, teens throughout the state created and entered paintings, drawings, and photographs, expressing their views on meth use. Hawaii teens were challenged to create original pieces of art that expressed the highly addictive nature of meth and its social, mental, and physical impact by using as inspiration over 350 pieces of content from HawaiiMethProject.org, including interactive facts, videos, animation, image galleries, personal stories from users, and first-hand accounts from experts.
First Place: “Prevent the Addiction” by Jade Young, Grade 9, Castle High School
Winning works of art and other select pieces will be displayed online on the Hawaii Meth Project’s Facebook page and at the Hawaii State Capitol through the end of February 2014. Displays will also include large-scale aerosol art pieces, such as Live Pono by local urban artist, East-3, which was created especially for the first-ever National Meth Awareness Week observed in Hawaii statewide this past December.
About the Hawaii Meth Project
The Hawaii Meth Project is a nonprofit organization that implements large-scale, research-based campaigns and community action programs to reduce methamphetamine use in the state. Central to its integrated campaigns is MethProject.org—a definitive source for information about meth for teens. The Hawaii Meth Project is affiliated with The Partnership at Drugfree.org, a national nonprofit organization working to help families solve the problem of teen substance abuse. For more information, visit HawaiiMethProject.org.
WHAT: “Break the Ice” Art Display
WHEN: Exhibit will be on display through February 28, 2014
7:45 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (Closed Holidays)
WHO: Hawaii Meth Project
WHERE: Hawaii State Capitol – Chamber level, Foyer
415 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
COST: Free and open to the public