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Contest winner Dakota Riviera, a 5th grader at Aina Haina Elementary School, and Jordan Segundo, SWMP's official spokesperson.

"Malama" it is...
Archived October 2007 article


The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) announced its school outreach initiative, part of the DOT's Oahu Storm Water Management Program (Oahu SWMP). They introduced its SWMP mascot "Malama," a humuhumunukunukuapua'a. Malama's name was chosen by elementary school students who participated in a contest sponsored by HDOT. More than 800 students participated, and 15 of them independently chose the name Malama.