Youth Xchange Statewide Student Video Contest
The Youth Xchange Statewide Student Video Competition is a premier statewide event open to all students. This competition empowers youth to create, produce, and promote awareness of critical community issues through video content, bringing these important topics to the forefront.
Categories
There are two categories in YXC: General and Sponsored. Both give students the chance to tell powerful stories about issues that matter in Hawaiʻi. General categories are for student-created projects that follow the overall YXC contest criteria. Students choose their own topic and produce either a Short Format or Long Format piece.
General Categories
Short Form
30 sec–2 min
Create a focused public service announcement on a current issue impacting Hawaiʻi youth. Include a clear call-to-action when possible.
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- PSAs (30–60 sec): A focused message encouraging awareness or action on an issue that matters in Hawai‘i.
- News Stories (1–2 min): A journalistic piece informing viewers about a timely event, issue, or community story.
Long Format
3–5 min
General categories are for student-created projects that follow the overall YXC contest criteria. Students choose their own topic and produce either a Short Format or Long Format piece.
- Narrative: A scripted story with a plot, characters, and dialogue.
- Mini-Doc: A nonfiction exploration of a person, place, or issue.
- Informational: An educational video explaining a topic or process.
- Call to Action: A persuasive piece encouraging positive change.
Sponsored Categories — To Be Announced
The generosity of our Category Sponsors enables ʻŌlelo to host Hawai‘i’s largest statewide video competition annually
by offsetting expenses involved in prizes and giveaways for student winners and finalists and/or providing the category
topics in which student entrants compete.To see who our sponsors were in prior years, visit the Past Years thumbnails at the end of this page.
Alumni Spotlight
Past Years
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