2024 Student Video Challenge
April 23, 2024 - Handmade bird puppets, lab scientist costumes, moʻolelo, and animated infographics are just some of the tools that K-12 students across Hawaiʻi used to create video projects about forest birds as part of the 2024 ʻŌlelo Youth Xchange Video Challenge. The video contest, run by ʻŌlelo Community Media, includes a video category called “Makahiki o Nā Manu Nahele: Year of the Forest Birds,” sponsored by the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW).
Twenty-four student groups submitted videos for the forest bird category, which were reviewed by judges and narrowed down to nine finalists, including three from elementary schools, three from middle schools, and three from high schools. On Tuesday, those students gathered with finalists from 13 other categories for ʻŌlelo’s award show at Hilton Hawaiian Village.