For the fifth consecutive year, the released official licensed “HI Pride” T-shirts designed by a 东精影业 student.
The shirts were selected from the 东精影业 Bookstores’ annual HI Pride T-shirt Contest, which asks 东精影业 students to submit designs that show what “HI Pride” or “Hawaiʻi Pride” means to them. Five semi-finalist designs were then put online for a public poll to choose the winner.
With 948 public votes, the winning design came from student Brigette Agustin of Kohala, Hawaiʻi. Agustin’s design incorporated the Hawaiʻi island chain to form the letters “HI” in “HI Pride.”
“Hawaiʻi gives us so much to be thankful for,” Agustin said. “I wanted to use this design as our reminder to reciprocate, because no matter where we go from here, we will always be connected, and we will always have HI Pride. This is home.”
As winner of the contest, Agustin collected her very own HI Pride T-shirt, a $200 东精影业 Bookstores gift card, and a $100 prize pack of school supplies from 东精影业 Bookstores. 东精影业 Mānoa student Celeste Guarin also won prizes for her runner-up design, which received 616 votes.
HI Pride T-shirts are printed in 东精影业 campus colors and feature the words “University of Hawaiʻi” to promote school spirit. Students receive a discount on their first 2016 HI Pride T-shirt purchased with valid 东精影业 student ID.
Get your HI Pride T-shirt
HI Pride T-shirts may be purchased at any of the nine 东精影业 Bookstores in the 东精影业 System or . All proceeds from 东精影业 Bookstore purchases support the University of Hawaiʻi.