Author: 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

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

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.

Hi teams! You can find the current League Ranking here.
(Please note: Rankings will update weekly until all League Events are finished. Data will be uploaded within 3-5 days after a League Meet has concluded.

https://ftc-events.firstinspires.org/2025/region/USHI/league/USHI

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.

The FTC judging rubric is now LIVE to reflect this year’s Competition Manual, with notable changes in the Judging requirements. (PDF and Excel formats)

We strongly recommend all teams download and review the latest Hawaii Judge’s Rubric to better prepare your team for the upcoming judge interview.

Livestream will be available for all of this year’s FTC League Meets, League Tournament, and State Championship, whenever the internet is available!

You can find our livestream either on our YouTube page or our Twitch page:

https://www.twitch.tv/hawaiifirstrobotics

https://www.youtube.com/@hawaiifirstrobotics

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:

Aloha Teams,

Welcome back for another exciting FTC season!

This post includes critical information we presented at the FTC DECODE Kickoff. We urge every coach/mentor to review this info with the team.

FTC Partners can be reached at <[email protected]>.

See FTC Kickoff Slides here.

Coaches/Mentors: You can find the League Selection form here:

STEP ONE: Register and Pay for this year’s FIRST Registration ($325) via FIRST Dashboard:
https://my.firstinspires.org/Dashboard/

STEP TWO: Pay Hawai’i Registration Fee ($175 per team):
https://hawaiifirstrobotics.org/payment/

STEP THREE: Find at least 1 volunteer and complete the Volunteer Form below (same link as Step Four)

STEP FOUR: Complete the League Selection Form here (Due 10/1):
https://forms.gle/92pWYyJgT721qRzQ9

QUESTIONS? Email us at [email protected].

Here’s the FTC 25-26 season schedule.