The award was presented to Hawai‘i Governor Josh Green in his ceremonial office. Award plaques were also presented to the City and County of Honolulu, which creates and distributes the plates statewide, to the Polynesian Voyaging Society and to the plate’s designer, artist Todd Yamashita of Moloka’i.
The Automobile License Plate Collectors Association honored the state of Hawai‘i with the 2022 Best Plate Award, recognizing the Polynesian Voyaging Society’s depiction of its iconic voyaging canoe Hōkūle‘a at anchor at Kualoa Bay, the site of its inaugural launch in 1975.
The Maui News An ailing Hawaiian monk seal on Molokai was transported to the hospital after a concerned resident alerted conservation officials of the animal