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Acknowledgements |
Our team would like to acknowledge the following people and organizations for their continual support of our team's efforts in building this website:
- Hawaii Department of Education
- U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye
- Mr. Hollis Crozier
- Kauai District Superintendant of Public Schools, Mr. Daniel Hamada
- Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School and Principal Maggie Cox....for always being so supportive of our ThinkQuest Juniors!
- King Kaumuali'i Elementary School and Principal Karen Liu....for allowing us to "borrow" two of her elementary school students to be participants in our projects this year.
- County of Kauai Mayor Maryanne Kusaka....for encouraging our ThinkQuest Juniors to continue pursuing their interests in technology.
- Kauai County Council and members Mr. Ron Kouchi and Mr. James Tokioka....for their confidence that our youngsters will produce wonderful works.
- Kauai Economic Development Board staff, Mr. Gary Baldwin and Ms. Kris Nakata....for endlessly caring about providing our students with technologies that challenge them.
- Princeville Corporation....for its generous support of youth groups in our community.
- Kumu Pohaku Nishimitsu, Kumu Hula and Student Activities Coordinator at Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School....for his wisdom in Hawaiiana and patience with our never-ending questions.
- Mr. Walter Ritte, Project Coordinator for Loko I'a, Molokai Fishpond Restoration project....for taking time from his busy schedule to share with us about their special Fishpond Restoration Project on Molokai.
- Mr. Henry Kapono for permission to use "I Got Me A Paradise" as our website title.
- Glen and Katherine Davis of Halawa, Molokai....for their kind hospitality in showing us the beauty of Halawa Valley.
- Mr. Paul Sakamoto, EAST Fascilitator at Keaau High School....for helping us find those little critters infesting the Big Island.
- Mr. Ken Watanabe, VOC-ED Coordinator at Keaau High School....for helping us make our Big Island contacts. Next time, we'll shake a few trees for you when you visit Kauai.
- Ms. Sherry Chase, tour coordinator at Uchida Coffee Farm....for giving up her Saturday and taking time away from visiting family.
- Mr. Yasuto Suga, webmaster of Ray of Light....for helping us trouble-shoot that menu-link file! We are ever so grateful.
- Mrs. Linda Gonsalves, Kapaa Elementary School teacher....for sharing that very moving experience in locating the gravesites of Mr. Gonsalves' Kalaupapa relatives.
- Mr. Alan Masumura, Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School Librarian....for allowing us to camp-out in the library which has become our second home!
- Christopher Riofta....for subbing for Mrs. Aiwohi and for all your help in sharing with us your tech-knowledge-y.
- ThinkQuest Junior dad Brian Inouye....for all those beautiful photos of Kauai....there can never be enough :>
- Matt Wright....for the scripts we used on the Bulletin Board
- Mr. Keith Amano....for his help in trying to help us get our scripts working.
- Our fellow TQjr teams from Kapaa Middle School, Aiea Elementary and of course or partner team here at Chiefess...the Looney Tunes! We learned so much from all of you!
- ThinkQuest Helpdesk for helping to trouble-shoot, again and again.....and again.
- Mr. Dwayne Abuel, Waianae Intermediate Band Teacher for helping us trouble-shoot, again and again....and again too.
- Parents and families of our ThinkQuest Juniors....for having such wonderful kids!
- Aileen and Melanie Matsunaga....for loaning us MrM all these 500+ hours!
- Nathan, Anthony and Mallorie Aiwohi....for being so patient and letting mom play.