This year's Academic WorldQuest Competition was held in celebration of Hawaii International Education Week. The Fall Conference was held from 8:00 - 11:45 a.m. on the same day.

Mahalo to all sponsors, judges, and participants. We would also like to thank the following for thier generous prize donations: Big City Diner, Dave and Buster’s, Kazi Foods Corporation, TheoDavies Food Service Group, Inc., and Zippy’s Restaurants.

Congratulations to this years winning teams!
1st Place: James Campbell High School
2nd Place: Mid Pacific Institute
3rd Place: Mid Pacific Institute
4th Place: Radford High School
5th Place: Punahou High School

The categories for this year’s competition were:

Population Issues in Developing Countries
Nine countries are expected to account for the world's rapid population growth out to 2050, with eight of these countries in the developing world. This category will consist of questions about the demographic challenges that developing countries face.

Water
By 2025, half of the world's population will live in water-stressed or water-scarce regions. This category will consist of questions about the impact of water scarcity throughout the world.

Alternative Fuels
Out to 2025, world energy demand is expected to increase by 55 percent, a rise driven largely by industrialization trends in Asia. This category will consist of questions about energy dependence and alternate sources.

Biotechnology and Genetics
The completion of the Human Genome Project several years ago marked a historic achievement in the field of genetics and has opened up numerous paths for further exploration in biotechnology. This category will consist of questions about the development of genetics research and biotechnology.

Transnational Crime
This category will consist of questions about organized crime, global terrorism, and trafficking in humans, drugs, and arms.

Current Events
In this category, students will answer questions about world events that occurred between June and September 2008.

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Questions & Answers

Please contact Natasha Chappel, High School Program Director at hs@paachawaii.org or (808) 944-7759 for more information about the Hawaii competition.