HI FIRST Robotics & Booz Allen Hamilton Grant – Feb 16 Deadline

Aaron

Aloha Teams, 

We are thrilled to share news of a generous new grant opportunity for Hawai’i FIRST teams. But you must act fast! The deadline to apply is Feb. 16, 2024!  The application may be downloaded HERE.  Questions, if any, should be emailed to Megan at [email protected].  

Good luck teams!

FTC Partners,

Aaron, Blake, Peter

  • This grant is open to all Hawai’i FIRST Robotics teams including FLL, FTC, and FRC.
  • The grant is awarded to two teams working together as a mentoring team and a protege (mentored) team
  • the mentor team will receive $2,000
  • the Protege team will receive $1,000
  • Applications must be submitted before February 16, 2024
  • Grants will be awarded on March 1, 2024

Hawai’i FTC Season Calendar 2022-23

Peter
  • League Meets (3-4 hours each)
    1. 10/29 Iolani School @ 1:00pm
    2. 11/05 Island School, Lihue, Kauai @ 11:00am
    3. 11/12 Kalani High School @ 8:30am
    4. 11/19 Le Jardin Academy @ 8:30am
    5. 11/20 Kukui Grove, Lihue, Kauai @ 10:00am
    6. 11/26 Mililani High School @ 8:30am
  • League Tournament: Dec. 10, 2022, Le Jardin Academy, 8:00am – 4:00pm

The League Tournament is a regional qualifying event. Top scoring teams will advance to the Championship.

  • Hawai’i Championship: Jan 14, 2023, Le Jardin Academy, 8:00am – 3:00pm

FLL 2022-23 Season Kickoff Sept 10

Aaron

Calling all Hawaii FLL Teams!

RSVP today to attend the 2022 Hawaii FLL State Kick-Off in person.  Each team may register up to 5 persons (coaches included).  Space is limited to the first 200 attendees. 

Click here to reserve your spots: 2022 Hawaii FLL Kick Off RSVP

Hawai’i State FIRST LEGO League Kick-Off

Saturday, September 10, 2022

‘Iolani School (*map below)

9:00 AM – 11:30 AM. (check-in begins at 8:30 AM)

*masks required on campus*

Keynote speaker Scott Glenn, Chief Energy Officer for the State of Hawai’i

Scott leads the Hawai’i State Energy Office (HSEO) in its mission to promote energy efficiency, renewable energy, and clean transportation to help achieve a resilient, clean energy, decarbonized economy.

2022/23 Robot Game Presentation & Q&A

with Head Referee Derrick Shiroma

Special Meet-the-Expert Rooms (In Person Only)

Get a jump start on all your team’s Superpowered research and meet local experts from –

Hawaiian Electric

HSEO

Maui Economic Development Board

Efficient Transportation Coalition

Booz Allen

Holu Hou Energy

Hawaii Energy

SunTrac / Carrier Hawaii

Hawaii Championship Results

Peter

Advancing to the 2026 FIRST World Championship:
-13088, Cyber Saints, Independent Team of Kapaa, Hawaii
-6962, Pokebolts, Punahou School

Advancing to FTC Premier Events:
-24056, Crusaders 3, Saint Louis School
-20311, Voyagers, Island School
-20423, Obsidian Robotics, Kalani High School
-9378, Magma Robotics, Kalani High School

Inspire Award:
-13088, Cyber Saints, Independent

Inspire Award 2nd Place:
-6962, Pokebolts, Punahou School

Winning Alliance:
-13088, Cyber Saints, Independent
-6962, Pokebolts, Punahou School

Finalist Alliance:
-24056, Crusaders 3, Saint Louis School
-20311, Voyagers, Island School

Think Award:
-20423, Obsidian Robotics, Kalani High School

Connect Award:
-24132, Pumice Robotics, Kalani High School

Sustain Award:
-9378, Magma Robotics, Kalani High School

Innovate Award:
-23570, Saber Dynamics, Campbell High School

Control Award:
-6175, License To Shred, Punahou School

Reach Award:
-17063, Hot Pot Robotics, Mililani High School

Design Award:
-23562, Robo-Techs, Independent Team of Honolulu, Hawaii

FTC Volunteer of the Year Award:
Cindy Hannah-White, Kauai Robotics Alliance

https://ftc-events.firstinspires.org/2025/USHICMP

Hawaii FTC Championship 12/13 & 12/14 Pogram Booklet

Peter

We look forward to seeing you at the Hawai’i FTC League Tournament on Saturday, Dec. 13th, and the Hawai’i FTC League Tournament on Sunday, Dec. 14th at Le Jardin Academy!

Livestream link for both the League Tournament and the State Championship will be available either via Twitch or YouTube:
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/hawaiifirstrobotics
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@hawaiifirstrobotics

FTC Championship Program BookletDownload

Dean’s List award DUE 12/15. Interviews 12/20.

Peter

Aloha FTC Teams!

We would like to share with you the updated due dates for the FTC Dean’s List Awards.

The deadline for all teams to nominate students is December 15th, 2025 at 11:59pm Eastern time.

Mentors/coaches, please review the Dean’s List Nomination Guide prior to making their Dean’s List nomination. Nominations must be made using the Team Registration System. 


Interviews for Hawaii semi-finalists will be on Saturday, December 20th, via Zoom, time TBD, and will be shared with nominees after the 12/15 due date.

For more information on the FIRST Dean’s List Award, please visit here.

*Note: The Dean’s List interviews will be conducted after the Hawaii FTC State Championship concludes, which is on December 14th, Sunday.

We are in the process of exploring different ways to recognize our two Hawaii FIRST Tech Challenge Dean’s List finalists at other events in collaboration with other Hawaii FIRST programs.

Portfolio Submission Link & Deadline

Peter

Aloha Teams,

This year’s Engineering Portfolio is due on Sunday, November 30th, at 4:00 PM HST.

  • Must consist of 1 cover page, including the team number
  • Must contain no more than 15 pages of content
  • US Letter-sized pages or A4-sized pages only
  • Must be less than 15 MB in size when uploaded
  • Must only include progress, challenges, and accomplishments that have taken place since January 1, 2025.

Please note: Failure to meet the Engineering Portfolio requirements may result in the judges only seeing a portion of your portfolio
(i.e., the first 15 pages of your 50-page document, or the pages that can fit under the 15 MB required size).

The Engineering Portfolio Instructions are in the FTC Competition Manual, under Awards.

Teams are encouraged to review the Outreach Terms and Definitions Document to understand the requirements behind specific terms (starting a FIRST team, running an event, reaching x number of people).

Please submit the Portfolio as a PDF via THIS LINK:

https://www.dropbox.com/request/AhYW1rDa7VSFdB8rS2eR

Please note: The judges will not consider late submissions.

FTC DECODE League schedule

Peter

Mark your calendars!

Here is a listing of all Hawai’i League events, along with teams competing at each one. (V4 updated on 11/13)

A team’s performance at League meets determines its seed position at the Tournament in December. League venues include ‘Iolani School, Island School (Lihue, Kauai), Kalani High School, Punahou School, and Mililani High School. Questions and comments are welcome at <[email protected]>.

Season Schedule of Events: