The 2019 Elastic Search Awards for the Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) region celebrated innovative uses of the Elastic Stack, with honorees including GirlScript Foundation, InfoTrack, Pathfinder Labs, Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management, The Warehouse Group, and Zero Latency VR. These organizations demonstrated how Elastic's search technology can be adapted for diverse applications, from humanitarian efforts to business transformations. The awards were divided into three categories: Cause Awards for projects that better humanity, Cluster Awards for technological innovation, and You Know, for Search! Awards for business transformation. Notable projects included Pathfinder Labs' ODIN tool for combating child exploitation, GirlScript Foundation's initiatives to support budding technologists, and Sumitomo Mitsui's ALPHA system for real-time asset management decisions. Additionally, Zero Latency VR utilized Elastic for real-time infrastructure monitoring, The Warehouse Group improved their returns process with a custom search solution, and InfoTrack developed a data lake for enhanced search capabilities. The awards, presented during Elastic{ON} in Sydney, underscored the impact and potential of Elastic Stack in fostering innovation across various sectors.