HONOLULU (KHON2) -- The City and County of Honolulu's Department of Parks and Recreation is opening the 2025 Mayor's Memorial Day Poster Contest and is inviting keiki across the islands to participate. Get Hawaii's latest morning news delivered to your inbox, sign up for News 2 You Keiki are invited to craft their best visual representation of Honolulu's "Sew a Lei for Memorial Day" effort, which places a fresh lei on approximately 38,000 graves within the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Pūowaina as part of the annual Mayor's Memorial Day Ceremony. Young artists are invited to create a unique depiction of lei-making activities or ceremonial actions of the Memorial Day ceremony, such as lei-sewing, salutes or other patriotic symbols. All students are encouraged to participate in this contest, and educators are encouraged to use this as an educational and creative opportunity while also showing appreciation for those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Free camp offers West Oahu keiki a memorable winter break Winning artists and their posters will be honored through various media and will participate in a Mayoral recognition ceremony, where certificates and prizes will be awarded. Winning entries will be chosen on their appeal, originality and effectiveness in conveying the message of the traditional and patriotic activities. Artwork submitted must be made on an 8.5" x 11" paper or poster board in either portrait or landscape orientation, without frames or matting. The art must be made with pen, ink, markers, crayons, pastels and/or paints. Digital art or cutouts will not be considered. Keiki may enter one piece per student, and the following information should be on the back, upper right corner of the piece: Student's name, grade, school and/or island Teacher's name, phone number and email Find more Hawaii, Oahu, Maui and Kauai news here Entries can be mailed or delivered by Feb. 24 by:Department of Parks and RecreationAttn: Samantha Sun1000 Uluʻohiʻa Street, Suite 309Kapolei, Hawaiʻi 96707 Original copies will not be returned. For additional information, contact Samantha Sun at (808) 768-3032 or [email protected].