What is it? | Contest Guidlines | Prizes | Download Entry Form Ocean Guardian Pledge

Join the Hawai`i Ocean Guardian Kid’s Club and Contest to win hotel accommodations from Outrigger Hotels and cool Swatch watches. The kid’s club and contest is to encourage children around the country to explore the Hawaiian Islands to form a sense of connection to the ocean and coral reef ecosystems around these islands in the Pacific Ocean. The kid’s club and contest offers children a stimulating opportunity to express their insights, observations and understanding of the ocean and coral reefs through the creation of original poetry, a short story or visual art. The contest offers students an opportunity to compete for exciting prizes. All K-8 students are eligible and encouraged to join!

Never been to Hawai`i? Visit these Web sites to learn more about coral reefs and the ocean:

Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument

Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary

Marine Life of the Sanctuaries

Coral Reef Ecosystems

International Year of the Reef

Been fortunate enough to visit Hawai`i? Pull out your family photos and relive your memories from that trip. Think back to your vacation or school trip and interpret what the ocean and coral reef ecosystems means to you from that experience.