BANK FOR EDUCATION:
KEIKICO CONTEST
Our annual KeikiCo Contest is a business plan competition where students can showcase their best ideas to win $5,000 to $25,000 for their schools.
2024-2025 Contest Registration Now Open!
HOW IT WORKS
Open to the first 60 schools to submit their School Registration Form. Teams can be made of 2 to 5 students (teams of 5 are recommended to best evenly distribute the work).
Competing divisions from public, private and charter schools in Hawaii:
Elementary (Grade 3-5), Middle (Grade 6-8) and High School (Grade 9-12)
Cash Prizes for your school: $5,000, $15,000 or even $25,000. Prizes include:
First Place: $25,000 to the school of the winning team NEW! Students on First Place and Second Place teams also have chance to win individual prizes of $250 - $500.
Second Place: $15,000 to the school of the winning team
- People's Choice: $5,000 to the entry with the highest votes (one per division)
IMPORTANT DATES
Friday, Aug. 16: Final registration deadline
Monday, Aug. 19: Contest officially begins!
Monday, Nov. 4 at 5:00 p.m. HST: Deadline for teams to submit Business Plans, Video Pitch link and all completed waivers
Monday, Nov. 25 - Sunday, Dec. 1 People’s Choice Voting
Thursday, Dec. 5 Notification to winning schools
Monday, Dec. 9 - Friday, Dec. 20: Awards ceremonies at schools
Congrats to our 2023 KeikiCo Contest Winners!
FIRST PLACE
Pastries & Pages
Manoa Elementary
Pastries & Pages is a “creative café” that sells pastries and drinks. Its customers will be able to borrow supplies such as pencils, notebook paper, canvasses, folders, and paint brushes. They will also be able to bring their own books, write, paint, and do art. People who have the same interest can make friends with each other and talk about their interests.
SECOND PLACE
ZenKen's Fabulous Face Painting
Waialua Elementary School
ZenKen’s is a face painting business. With face painting, it doesn't matter how old or young you are because the goal is to share your aloha with everyone. This face fainting business is a good idea because a lot of people like to get their face painted but they have to wait in a line because there aren’t a lot of face painting businesses. So, when they have the chance to get their face painted, they will take that opportunity. Due to its success, the company will have enough profitable to buy supplies, cover their costs, make income for all the teammates, and to donate to the Humane Society.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DIVISION
FIRST PLACE
Two Times Recycling Co.
Mililani Middle School
The environmental effects of paper production include deforestation, the use of enormous amounts of energy and water as well as air pollution and waste problems. Paper accounts for around 25% of total waste in Hawaii landfills. 2X (Two Times) was born out of the philosophy that if we could use paper a second time, or even a third time, we could slow the build up of waste in our landfills. The company was created to focus on products that give usable paper marked for waste a second life by offering services for reusing paper and creating products, like notepads and shred.
SECOND PLACE
Paper Charmed Highlands
Intermediate School
Paper Charmed is a company that makes bracelets made of paper beads. The paper used to make these beads are collected from classrooms and students. The beads are coated in varnish, which makes them last longer. This product is a good idea because it can lessen the amount of paper waste in our environment. Today, 85 million tons of paper is wasted each year and that amount is equivalent to 1 billion trees worth of paper. In addition, wasting paper is equal to wasting trees, so this product will help decrease paper waste. This product would be successful because it offers a simple and affordable way to reduce the amount of paper waste going into the environment. These bracelets are also a stylish accessory that can be worn by anyone.
MIDDLE SCHOOL DIVISION
FIRST PLACE
Flutter
Pearl City High School
Flutter is a revolutionary app designed to integrate with elementary school websites, providing user-friendly access for essential mental health questions. These surveys feature a range of thoughtfully curated multiple-choice options. The resulting responses are sent to parents via email or through the dedicated Flutter app on their mobile devices, accompanied by useful resources for actionable steps, conversation starters, and direct access to school guidance counselors or trained professionals. The concept received positive feedback from a diverse audience including parents, high school and elementary students, educators, and a certified psychiatrist. This feedback confirmed the potential of this app. Committed to making a meaningful impact, Flutter will be established as a for-profit company, with a huge portion of the earnings dedicated to supporting various mental health charities. As society increasingly embraces the importance of mental well-being, Flutter is on the mission to revolutionize daily mental health practices for young students nationwide, ensuring that prioritizing mental health becomes a standard practice.
SECOND PLACE
Scrappahz Union 96792
Nanakuli High
& Intermediate School
Scrappahz Union 96792 is a shredding company that through its shredding system production educates, engages, and empowers the youth of Waiʻanae. In turn, this engagement instills in the students a commitment to practicing and teaching sustainable solutions to waste management through resource recovery. By focusing on carbon abatement initiatives, the group aspires to revitalize the land, generate income, and enhance the overall well-being of this island home. Through Scrappahz Union’s mobile cardboard shredding service, the company creates three distinct byproducts that also help minimize the environmental concerns. These products include:
- oil change boxes – facilitating responsible oil disposal for automobiles and machinery
- oil spill absorbent mat – providing an efficient solution for managing and cleaning oil spills
- cooking oil collection jar – supporting the proper collection and disposal of used cooking oils
These products contribute to reducing environmental impact while solving environmental concerns.
HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION
CONGRATS TO OUR 2023 People's Choice Winners!
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DIVISION
Manila Fiesta Filipino Cuisine
Our Lady of Good Counsel - Oahu
Manila Fiesta Filipino Cuisine is a food company managed by a group of friends who agree that delicious food and appreciation of culture can bring joy and pleasure to the community. This company believes their product is great because it provides a great way to bring family and friends together. Part of their proceeds from all sales will go to Our Lady of Good Counsel Church and School to support their mission of creating a Christ-centered environment through education and service. The company believes that it will be successful because past events have proven that people are willing to support the mission and vision by purchasing food.
MIDDLE SCHOOL DIVISION
Super Strainer
Kalakaua Middle School
The Super Strainer is a product made to strain fruits, pasta, potatoes, and much more making it straining these items super easy. It is flexible enough to fit on pots, pans, bowls of all sizes. The strainer effortlessly snaps on neatly with two clips, allowing you to use both hands to stabilize the cookware when straining your food. Customers can save time by allowing to strain your food while it stays in the pot. The compact strainer is easy to store into your counters and saves a lot of space. Customers will enjoy how safe and easy it is to strain their food. It will be much more user friendly than the conventional bulky strainers found in most kitchens.
HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION
W.O.R.M.S. Club
Kaimuki High School
The KHS W.O.R.M.S. Club – We Offer Rich Moist Soil – aims to save the planet one ball at a time by converting trash into treasure. Oahu, one of the Hawaiian Islands, like many other places, has faced challenges related to trash and waste management. The island has limited landfill space, which makes it crucial to manage waste efficiently to extend the life of existing landfills and reduce the need for new ones. In the U.S. alone, up to 40% of all food produced goes uneaten, and about 95% of discarded food ends up in landfills. The W.O.R.M.S. Club offers various kits (Sludge Terminator, Mini-worm Farm, Goop Poop Vermicast, Bokashi Composter), which allows people of all ages to convert trash to treasure by creating bioremediation balls, supporting vermicomposting efforts, or using bokashi to transform organic waste into a valuable resource.
KEIKICO RESOURCES
Common Questions
CONTEST
Due to popular demand from participating schools, KeikiCo will now be held annually in the fall. Registration opens in August and the contest begins mid-August.
You may email keikico@asbhawaii.com with any questions.
This is to ensure all the schools receive the same information at the same time. The KeikiCo Contest Committee will send periodic communication, announcements and weekly tips to team advisors/teachers throughout the contest period via email through keikico@asbhawaii.com.
Yes. If you want other teachers or advisors handling a team to be included in the distribution, email the individual’s name, school and email address to keikico@asbhawaii.com.
There is no limit, but we recommend that teams be comprised of a minimum of 2 to a maximum of 5 participants to ensure collaboration and to spread the work.
Business Plans and accompany Video Pitches and waivers are due on Monday, November 4th by 5:00 p.m. HST.
Our team will acknowledge receipt of your plan, waivers and link. If you do not receive an email confirmation from us within three business days after the due date, it is possible that we did not receive your email. Please reach out if three business days have gone by and you have not received your confirmation email.
Plans and links to the video pitches should be emailed to: keikico@asbhawaii.com. Please note that email attachments should not exceed 10mb in total. Feel free to send multiple emails so as not to exceed the limit.
Our team will acknowledge receipt of your plan, waivers and link. If you do not receive an email confirmation from us within 2 business days after the due date, it is possible that we did not receive your email. Please reach out if 2 business days have gone by and you have not received your confirmation email.
IMPORTANT: Please note that we no longer accept uploads of Video Pitches. Videos should be hosted on a site such as YouTube or Vimeo, and the link shared on the Business Plan cover sheet and via email.
If you choose to password-protect your video, please be sure to include the password on your Business Plan with the link.
All waivers must be submitted with the Business Plan and Video Pitch by Monday, November 4th 5:00 p.m. HST. Plans, video links and waivers should be emailed to: keikico@asbhawaii.com. Attachments should not exceed 10MB. Please ensure all information is legible.
Yes. If a team has recruited other students to be in photographs or on camera part of their Video Pitch (i.e. actors, extras, etc.), KeikiCo also requires those individuals to provide a completed Student Participation Waiver. All student members of a team must also submit completed Student Participation Waivers in order to have their Business Plan submission be considered complete.
All waivers are posted on this page.
OTHER QUESTION CATEGORIES
BUSINESS PLAN
It should be a maximum of 5 pages, single-sided, double spaced and font size 10. This excludes the cover page and waivers.
Sample video pitches can be found on this page.
The business plan consists of 70% of the total score. The breakdown is:
20% - Idea for product/service
10% - The Business (mission, vision, etc.)
10% - Marketing Plan
10% - Finance
10% - Innovation
10% - Market Research
OTHER QUESTION CATEGORIES
VIDEO PITCH
It should be a maximum of 2 minutes.
Sample video pitches can be found on this page.
Please note that we are no longer asking for Video Pitches to be uploaded. Instead, they should be hosted on a separate site, such as YouTube or Vimeo and the link sent to us in your Business Plan. If you choose to password-protect the video, please provide that with your link.
No, not all members need to be seen in the video.
Yes, other classmates may appear in the video, provided that a signed Student Participation Waiver is submitted for each one. All waivers are posted on this page.
Yes, in addition to signed Student Participation Waivers for each student that appears in the video, the following clearances include, but are not limited to:
Location releases
Releases from any person whose name, voice, likeness or persona is referenced, shown, or otherwise used in the submitted video
If any individuals depicted are under the age of majority, participants must obtain the signature of the individual’s parent or guardian
- Names, contact information, or other personally identifiable information should not be included in the video pitch (for example, on a “credit roll”)
Since we will be posting the Top Videos for the public to vote on, the videos cannot use any copyrighted materials, such as songs, lyrics, melodies, etc. All materials must be an original piece or a piece that you have obtained the rights to use. There are websites where you may download royalty free music or may pay a royalty to use stock music such as audioblocks.com, freestockmusic.com, stockmusic.com, audiojungle.net, or freeplaymusic.com.
The Video Pitch comprises 30% of the total score. We will be looking for clarity and completeness, as well as creativity and persuasiveness.
This award will be given to the team in each division that receives the highest number of public votes, but was not selected to receive First Prize or Second Prize.
Top schools will be notified through email or through their branch contact. We will also let you/your branch contact know when the video will be posted for public voting.
Starting in 2021, voting will take place on this page. The voting period typically begins at the end of November and closes at the beginning of December.
More information on voting will be sent to participating schools in November.
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