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Eight middle school students from Hawaii Preparatory Academy qualified to participate in the 55th Hawaii State Science & Engineering Fair. Receiving awards were, from left, Will White, “Plants and Wastewater Treatment By-Product”; Kai Miller, “UV Penetration”; Tyler Alt, “Measuring the Toxicity of Waimea Department of Water Supply’s Sludge”; Elizabeth Jim, “Feeding Preference of Acanthaster planci,” first place in Junior Division and Best in Category of Animal Sciences; Holly Kaapu, “Ocean Thermal Electric Mania”; Sidney Vermeulen, “How Much Should You Be Paying for Sunglasses?”; Kristen Nielsen, “Crown-of-Thorns,” Best in Category of Environmental Management; and Amber Rogers, “Miconia: The Beastly Beauty.”

Eight middle school students from Hawaii Preparatory Academy qualified to participate in the 55th Hawaii State Science & Engineering Fair. Receiving awards were, from left, Will White, “Plants and Wastewater Treatment By-Product”; Kai Miller, “UV Penetration”; Tyler Alt, “Measuring the Toxicity of Waimea Department of Water Supply’s Sludge”; Elizabeth Jim, “Feeding Preference of Acanthaster planci,” first place in Junior Division and Best in Category of Animal Sciences; Holly Kaapu, “Ocean Thermal Electric Mania”; Sidney Vermeulen, “How Much Should You Be Paying for Sunglasses?”; Kristen Nielsen, “Crown-of-Thorns,” Best in Category of Environmental Management; and Amber Rogers, “Miconia: The Beastly Beauty.”