Thank you and ariga TOH! to all the Kikaida fans who entered the "My Dad & Kikaida" Essay Contest! There were so many interesting and well written essays that we decided to add an Honorable Mention category.

Congatulations—a big omede TOH!—to all the winners:

1st Place:
Under 18: Hillary Luna (8 years old, Hilo)
Over 18: Mark Nakamura (Aiea, formerly of Hilo)

1st Place winners receive the following: Sony Playstation 2 Game Console (provided by Sony Hawaii); official "Generation Kikaida" Father/Son or Father/Daughter t-shirts; Vol. 3 of the Kikaida DVD; and a box of Kikaida trading cards (provided by KATA Communications).

2nd Place:
Under 18: Caira Sato (6, Honolulu)
Over 18: Mitsuko Yorkston (Honolulu)

2nd Place winners receive the following: Sony DVD Player (provided by Sony Hawaii); official "Generation Kikaida" Father/Son or Father/Daughter t-shirts; and Vol. 3 of the Kikaida DVD.

3rd Place:
Under 18: Anthony Kuloloia (8, Mililani)
Over 18: Steve Okubo (Honolulu)

3rd Place winners receive the following: A Kikaida-related collectible figure (provided by Shirokiya); official "Generation Kikaida" Father/Son or Father/Daughter t-shirts; and Vol. 3 of the Kikaida DVD

Honorable Mention:

Under-18: Daniel Okubo (9, Honolulu; Dad – Steve Okubo); Kenni Sakai (15, Honolulu; Dad – Casey Sakai); Samantha Hida (6, Kaneohe; Dad – Dennis); Rylan Murakami (12, Waipahu; Dad – Ronnie Esteban); Cherise Spotkaeff (6, Honolulu)

Over 18: Lori Grant; Lee Tonouchi

All Honorable Mention winners receive the following: City Bank duffel bag; S & B Curry; Diamond G Rice Certificate; 1 pack of Kikaida trading cards; and an official "Generation Kikaida" poster.