KCC Pele Winners Showcase

Winning Stats
List of Category Student Submission
Examples of Student Work Submission
How to Prepare your work
How to Present your work
How to Submit your work
Meet the Judges

Download Entry Booklet College

updated: 01.15.2026

2012 – 2025

categories submission

▲ 7 Best in Show – College
▲ 6 Judge's Awards
▲ 1 Honorable Mention
▲ 43 Gold
▲ 35 Silver
▲ 36 Bronze

AAF Nationals Awards

▲ 2 Gold Awards
▲ 7 Silver Awards

Examples Student Work

Categories Submission

s01: Packaging
s01b: Point of Purchase
s02: Stationery Package–Single or Multiple Pieces
s04: Special Event Materials (invitations, announcements, cards, etc.)
s05a: Publication Design – Cover
s05b: Publication Design – Cover/Editorial Spread or Feature
s05c: Publication Design – Cover/Editorial Spread or Feature – Series
s05e: Publication Design – Entire Book Design
s09a: Poster Single
s12: Website (Desktop or Mobile)
s13a: Social Media – Single Execution
s14: App (Mobile or Web-Based)
s22a: Integrated Branded Identity – Single
s22b: Integrated Branded Identity – Campaign
s24: Visual – Logo Design
s25a: Illustration – Single
s25b: Illustration – Campaign
s26a: Black & White Photography
s28a: Cinematography – Single
s29: Animation or Special Effects
s31: Digital Creative Technology

Examples Category: Sales & Marketing

S01A Packaging

Tomy Takemura
Conquest
▲ Bronze

Michael Harrell
Extended Play Bar
▲ Silver

Hanna Shibata
Musica Sake
▲ Pele Gold

Emiri Miyaji
Sweet Tooth Dessert House
▲ Pele Gold, Best in Show – College

Hyela Lee
Chris + Jessi
▲ Pele Gold, Best in Show – College

S01B Point of Purchase

Cassandra Neri
Serene Branding
▲ Pele Gold

Cassandra Neri
Jaipur Tourism
▲ Pele Gold, Judge's Award – Kiran Koshy

S02 Stationery Package–Single or Multiple Pieces

Kimi Li
Sango
▲ Bronze

Anthony Diep
Case Study House Postage Design
▲ Pele Gold, Judge's Recognition Award

S04 Special Event Materials (invitations, announcements, cards, etc.)

Gabriella Abbey
Frenzi Seafood Festival
▲ Bronze

S05A Publication Design – Cover

Liana Young
This is Love Trilogy Book Covers
▲ Pele Gold

Jackilyn Choy
The Tapeworm is In
▲ Pele Gold

Dominic Nobriga
Podcast to Book Cover
▲ Pele Gold, Judge's Recognition Award

Dave Maluyo
Book Cover Design - Criminal
▲ Pele Gold, Best in Show – College

S05B Publication Design – Cover/Editorial Spread or Feature

Leighna Lariosa
Typography Book
▲ Bronze

S05C Publication Design – Cover/Editorial Spread or Feature – Series

Lily Lam
This Is Love Trilogy Book Covers
▲ Bronze

Vivian Bui
This Is Love
▲ Bronze

Alysha Cayabyab
Book Trilogy Cover
▲ Bronze

Sua Lee
Typography
▲ Bronze

Cassandra Neri
Book Cover/Magazine Layouts
▲ Silver

Hanna Shibata
Editorial Design for Kehinde Wiley
▲ Silver

Tre Zamora
Art For You Magazine Spread
▲ Silver

S05E Publication Design – Entire Book Design

Lily Lam
The Art of Typography
▲ Bronze

Examples Category: Out‐of‐Home & Ambient Media

S09A Poster – Single

Christel Macadangdang
Said The Sky In Hawaiʻi Poster
▲ Bronze

Kristy Inouye
Digital Wonderland DJ Marshmellow
▲ Silver

Examples Category: Online/Interactive

S12 Website (Desktop or Mobile)

Tre Zamora
Forge Website
▲ Silver

Tre Zamora
Piko Website
▲ Pele Gold

Mari Seymour
The Moon
▲ Pele Gold

Hanna Shibata
S. Neil Fujita
▲ Pele Gold

Liana Young
Kalihi Pet Center Website Redesign
▲ Pele Gold, Judge's Recognition Award

Michael Harrell
Extended Play Bar
▲ Pele Gold, Best in Show – College

Hyela Lee
CMYK
▲ Pele Gold

S13A Social Media – Single Execution

Tre Zamora
Hana Social Media Campaign
▲ Bronze

S14 App (Mobile or Web-Based)

Leighna Lariosa
Cropify – Mobile App
▲ Silver

Liana Young
Prime Mobile App
▲ Silver

Evan Costa
Pace's Adventure – Game Play Footage
▲ Silver

Sua Lee
The Bus
▲ Pele Gold

Tre Zamora
The Isle
▲ Pele Gold

Amy Rhee
Purrch Mobile App
▲ Pele Gold

Examples Category: Cross Platform

S22A Integrated Branded Identity – Single

Torri Koizumi
Naos
▲ Silver

S22B Integrated Branded Identity – Campaign

Ariana Enomoto
Go Bananas
▲ Bronze

Tre Zamora
Forge Branding & Identity Design
▲ Bronze

Liana Young
Small Hands Against Big Phones
▲ Silver

Leighna Lariosa
Hou Pressed Campaign
▲ Pele Gold, Special Judge's Award

Examples Category: Elements of Advertising

S24 Visual – Logo Design

Ariana Enomoto
Musicians' Association of Hawaiʻi
▲ Pele Gold

Ariana Enomoto
Go Bananas
▲ Bronze

Anthony Nishimura
Toronto
▲ Pele Gold

Tomy Takamura
Honolulu Zoo
▲ Silver

Anthony Diep
Logo for The City of Kuala Lumpur
▲ Pele Gold, Judge's Recognition Award

Christel Macadangdang
International Market Place Logo
▲ Bronze

Dominic Nobriga
Times Supermarket
▲ Silver

Cat Riveros
Ubud
▲ Silver

Christel Macadangdang
Mean Mug N' Logo
▲ Silver

Torri Koizumi
Honolulu Flag
▲ Silver

Leighna Lariosa
Cropify Logo
▲ Silver

Emiri Miyaji
Sweet Tooth Dessert House
▲ Pele Gold

Michael Fiocco
Puerto Escondido Logo
▲ Pele Gold

Cassandra Neri
Serene
▲ Pele Gold

S25A Illustration – Single

Cassandra Neri
Happy Worms
▲ Bronze

James Sbal
Odds & Ends, Oil on Canvas 30"x22"
▲ Bronze

Hoang Ho
Megalace Boot
▲ Bronze

S25B Illustration – Campaign

Tomy Takemura
Okinawa Postcards
▲ Pele Gold

Adrianremoh Mangahis
Chinese Zodiac
▲ Pele Gold

Cat Riveros
Voyage Tea
▲ Pele Gold, Best in Show – College

S26A Black & White Photography

Rhymes Ain't Gonna Write Themselves photography

Dominic Nobriga
Rhymes Ain't Gonna Write Themselves
▲ Silver

S28A Cinematography – Single

Tre Zamora
Piko
▲ Bronze

Cassandra Neri
Trilogy Book Cover Design
▲ Pele Gold

Michael Harrell
Tools of a Tirade
▲ Pele Gold

S29 Animation or Special Effects

Hanna Shibata
What is H1B?
▲ Bronze

Sua Lee
BLT Sandwich
▲ Bronze

Tre Zamora
Forge Product Demo
▲ Bronze

Dylin Khoe
The Sword 2
▲ Silver

Hannah Woodward
Frog Birthday
▲ Pele Gold

Raleigh Harris
Up in Smoke
▲ Pele Gold, Best in Show – College

Coleen Lochabay
National Parks Service
▲ Pele Gold

Chris Malkus
It' Always Sunny in Philadelphia Promo
▲ Bronze

Tyler Nash Apuya
Microphone
▲ Pele Gold, Best in Show – College

S31 Digital Creative Technology

Evan Costa
Pace's Adventure – Game Play Footage
▲ Silver

Winners too

Alissa Masutani
Honolulu Night Market
▲ Pele Gold
Website (Desktop or Mobile)

Alissa Masutani
Ocean Friends
▲ Silver
Illustration Campaign

Stephan Bradley
Berry Brew Corporate Identity
▲ Bronze
Integrated Brand Campaign

Allyson Villanueva
Corporate Logo Redesign
▲ Bronze
Logo Design

Allyson Villanueva
Corporate Logo
▲ Pele Honorable Mention
Integrated Brand Campaign

Dori Leong
Sport Fishing in Hawaiʻi
▲ Bronze
Book Design

Kimi Lung
Floristry
▲ Silver
Point of Purchase

Coleen Lochabay
Newberry Euchre Card Game
▲ Silver
Packaging

Mahsa Crum
The Shrubbery
▲ Pele Gold
Packaging

Kimi Lung
On The Street
▲ Pele Gold, Best in Show – College
Website (Desktop or Mobile)

Storm Kano
Peas
▲ Bronze
Animation & Special Effects

David Efhan
Type Always
▲ Bronze
Website (Desktop or Mobile)

Mahsa Crum
Cactupuncture
▲ Silver
Integrated Brand Identity Campaign

Tyler Nash Apuya
Robot Animation
▲ Bronze
Animation & Special Effects

Christi Gonzalez
Lunar Beans
▲ Silver
Integrated Branded Identity Campaign

Cheryl Soong
Brightside – Right Brain Training
▲ Pele Gold
Integrated Brand Identity Campaign

Winners too

as a NMA Grad

Sanako Saito
Opaque
▲ Silver
Integrated Branded Identity Campaign - Single
School: University of Hawaiʻi—West ʻOahu

Mike King, Jenn Zheng, Arlyn Ramos, and Nainoa Shizuro
GoHawaii Hawaii Tourism Authority Mobile App
▲ Pele Gold
Mobile App
Agency: Ikayzo

Emmanuel Pilande
Hawaii Energy Report Card 2013 Web Site
▲ Silver
PS - Digital Advertising
Agency: Sudokrew

How to...

Prepare your files

s12-melissa-lum-bricked-01.jpg

▲ Create a folder with your files to submit
▲ Name your files accordingly
- ▲ eg. #category-agency-title-of-work-#.jpg,
  #s12-Melissa-Lum-Bricked-01.jpg

Notes:

▲ All entries must be submitted digitally via the online entry system. All categories, unless specified otherwise, will be allowed three (3) to five (5) digital uploads.
▲ For Logo Design – An icon, symbol, or trademark designed to represent a product, service, or organization. Entrant may submit a brief description of the client company and its purpose (max. 50 words) to help the judges understand the logo design objective.
- ▲ Design the description document.
▲ For Integrated Campaigns – Integrated Campaign entries may be accompanied by a written or digital (video) summary not to exceed 250 words (written) or 3 minutes or less (digital). Digital summaries must be submitted by uploading the video file during the online entry process.
▲ See guidebook for more detailed information https://thesillyme.com/peleawards-guidebook

How to...

Present your files

Emiri – Sweet Tooth — Packaging

Storytelling
Is it presentable
Any typos? Spell check
Photographs?
Mockups?

“Don't just leave it flat, enhance it”

“Is it poster ready”

Emiri – Sweet Tooth — Logo Design

Notes:

▲ variety images if submitting the same project
▲ Website of url project will not be posted
- ▲ video is best, images will work

How to...

Submit your files

https://enter.americanadvertisingawards.com/
a/Organizations/13-HAW/Home

main category
Category: Sales & Marketing

sub category
Sales Promotion

sub category
Product or Service Sales Promotion

title category
S01A Packaging

https://thesillyme.com/peleawards-guidebook

Notes:

▲ upload max files size is 2gb per file
▲ credit your teachers

Remember...

Entry Fees

▲ College Division – $20 = per entry for single or campaign

Deadline Submission

▲ Sunday, March 1, 2026

Notes:

▲ Don't submit files that jugdes can't open.
▲ Submit what you can.

2026 Pele Show

Japanese Culture of Center Hawaiʻi
5th Floor Ballroom
2454 S Beretania St. #201
Honolulu, Hawaii 96826

Saturday, May 9, 2026
5pm to 9pm
*For ticket information, go to PeleAwards.com

GO FOR

GOLD

GOOD LUCK NMA

Meet the Judges

We are honored to have a highly accomplished group of creative leaders lend their expertise to the 2026 Pele Awards. They'll be judging our professional and college entries. Their impartial, global perspectives ensure the highest standard of recognition for creative excellence in Hawaiʻi.

Greg Braun

Judge Coordination & Special Recognition

The successful coordination and careful selection of our elite judging panel are made possible by the dedication of our Judge Wrangler: Greg Braun, Judge Wrangler, Affliations – DP/Global Chief Creative Officer - Commonwealth/McCann (retired) and Lecturer, The University of Michigan.