By Craig T. Kojima, Star-Bulletin
Students Capi Uyechi, Kelly Akamine and Shalayne Sagatis
check out an electric vehicle while at last year's fair.
Two students with the best projects will be chosen to represent Hawaii at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in May in Philadelphia. Other awards will also be presented.
The state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism will sponsor a mini-expo focusing on "Education, the Environment and the Economy" for the students during the science fair. Taking place at the same time is the Hawaii Technology Education Fair, which will sponsor a number of contests for the students.
The fairs will be open to the public, free of charge, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, with the awards ceremony from 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Admit it. You sing in the shower. Everyone does. The combination of echo-y tile surfaces and the heady rush of ozone created by the falling water make singing hard to resist. But you've probably never thought of sharing this secret talent withe rest of the world. Unilever scouts talent
hidden in America’s
showersNow you can. Unilever, the makers of Dove, Caress, Lever 2000, Shield, Finesse and other shower-friendly lathers, are sponsoring a "Singing in the Shower" contest. Acts of one to four people -- four people is an awfully friendly shower -- sing tunes of two to four minutes that shower praises upon Unilever products. The songs can be originals or adaptations of standard tunes. Think of it as wet karaoke.
The national preliminaries will take place at 20 radio stations in conjunction with Wal-Mart stores. Honolulu is not one of them. The closest is radio station KIIS in Los Angeles on May 8. But you shower-singers in the boondocks of America can still enter by mailing a tape of the tune, along with your name, complete address and telephone number on a 3 by 5 card, plus printed lyrics of the song and a photograph no larger than 4 by 6, to Unilever Singing In The Shower Contest, P.O. Box 1585, Young America MN 55594-1585.
The deadline is Aug. 15, and winners will be notified in mid-September. First Place gets a $1000 Wal-Mart gift card, Second gets a $250 Wal-Mart gift card, and Third scores a $150 Wal-Mart gift card. You need to be at least 18, unless your parent is also part of the act.
For more information, call 1-888-412-SING.
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