Hawaii residents were asked to vote on their favorite Hawaii-themed Alaska Airlines’ plane design. And the grand prize winner is 16-year-old Aaron Nee from Kaiser High School. 

Excerpts from the news release: 

His artwork will adorn an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-800 aircraft honoring the unique culture of the Aloha State. As the grand prize winner, Nee will also receive a trip for four to any of the carrier’s destinations and a $5,000 scholarship.

The Kaiser High School junior is a nearly straight-A student and a decorated member of the school’s Air Force ROTC program.

Nee said he plans to invest his $5,000 for college and will take his family to visit relatives in New York, where he hopes to see snow for the first time.

The public participated in an online vote of the three finalist designs. More than 7,000 votes were cast, with Nee’s submission receiving 4,013 votes. Izabela Hamilton, a 12th grader at Seabury Hall on the Island of Maui, placed second for her design featuring a male and female hula dancer against a backdrop of ocean waves and windswept mountain cliffs. Sophia Cleek, a sixth grader at Kapolei Middle School on the Island of Oahu, placed third for her design depicting a voyaging canoe sailing around the Islands. Hamilton and Cleek will each receive a trip for four to any Alaska Airlines destination and a $1,000 scholarship.

To view all the designs, visit: www.alaskaair.com/hawaii.