Following a return to an in-person State Tournament for the 2021-22 FLL Challenge season, Hawaii FIRST Robotics will announce this year’s winners at a virtual Awards Ceremony on March 5, 2022 starting at 9:00 am Hawaii Time.
Happy Holidays!
Wishing everyone a safe and AWESOME holiday season from the HFR crew!
FLL Kickoff Streaming Now
Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. Follow this link to view the stream.
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umHicryeSks
New FLL Season Kickoff Oct 30!
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2021 FLL Season Update
We are gearing up for the Hawaii FLL Challenge 2021-2022 season! The planning committee has worked hard to put together tentative dates for this year’s events.
We want to find out from our teams how YOUR plans are going. We know things are still evolving as we navigate state health guidelines but please take a moment and let us know what your current participation plans are by filling out this survey by August 22, 2021.
To help you with your decisions here is what the Hawaii FLL Challenge Cargo Connect season looks like so far.
- 2021 FLL Explore and Challenge – Cargo Connect Game Release
- Registration Commitment (Google Form)
- October 22, 2021
- Kick Off – Virtual (Zoom)
- October 30, 2021 @ 9:00 am
- National Registration Deadline
- November 30th, 2021 @ 11:59pm
- Click here for more information about National cost and registration
- District Tournaments (Virtual or In-Person)
- Last two weeks of January 2022
- State Tournament (Virtual or In-Person)
- Last week of February 2022
Booz Allen and Hawai`i FIRST Robotics Are Creating an Island-Based Tech Talent Pipeline
Hawai`i, best known as one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations, has a problem retaining talent in technical fields: Many young people have been leaving the islands due to a combination of the high cost of living and a lack of economic opportunities, both real and perceived. The COVID-19 pandemic has further accelerated efforts to improve economic resilience by diversifying the local economy.
Hawai`i FIRST Robotics and Booz Allen are working to be part of the solution by introducing students from ages 6 to 18 to STEM projects, aiming to keep tech talent in Hawai`i and grow the state’s innovation ecosystem. Read more …
Hawaii FIRST Robotics Announces FLL CHallenge Awards
This year teams across Hawaii participated in a largely virtual season. The 2020-21 FLL Challenge theme, RePLAY, challenged teams to think of new ways to play and move. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, 18 teams signed up to participate this year. Each team used the FIRST Core Values to design a robot to complete missions, and develop an innovation project that identified and solved a problem for the community. Each team presented its project to judges and competed in the robot game.
On March 6, 2021, Hawaii FIRST Robotics held a virtual awards ceremony to announce this year’s awardees.
Coach’s Award: Spencer Williams, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol: Bill and the Ciphers, Independent Team (Team 39908)
Robot Performance: Tech Squad, Independent Team (Team 51535)
Robot Design : Robo-Rangers, Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii (Team 51507)
Innovation Project: Honubots, Kailua Elementary School (Team 16871)
Core Values: P.L.A.E., Holomua Elementary School (Team 2365)
Champion’s Runner-Up: Fast Fooders, Independent Team (Team 51563)
Champion’s 1st Place: HMS Robotics, Hongwanji Mission School (Team 6898)
HMS Robotics will represent the Hawaii Region at the FIRST World Festival in July.
Congratulations to all the coaches and students who participated during this challenging season! See you next year!
Team Grant Awardees announced for the 2020-21 Game Changers Season!
Hawaiian Electric (@hawaiianelectric) and Hawai`i FIRST Robotics are excited to announce the recipients of the 2020-2021 Game Changers Season Team Grant to support both returning and new First Lego League Challenge and Explore teams with national registration and equipment. We are so very proud of all our teams persevering and working hard to invent a whole new way to do robotics. Congratulations to the following teams:
| FLL Challenge: Holomua 1- Team 2364 from Holomua Elementary School |
| FLL Challenge: Holomua 2- Team 2365 from Holomua Elementary School |
| FLL Challenge: Holomua 3- Team 2366 from Holomua Elementary School |
| FLL Challenge: Holomua 4- Team 2367 from Holomua elementary School |
| FLL Challenge: Knights- Team 2585 from Saint Joseph Parish School |
| FLL Challenge: All Stars- Team 3523 from Mililani Middle School |
| FLL Challenge: Bright Bodacious Blazers- Team 3524 from Mililani Middle School |
| FLL Challenge: HMS Robotics- Team 6898 from Hongwanji Mission School |
| FLL Challenge: The Honubots- Team 16871 from Kailua Elementary School |
| FLL Challenge: Waiheʻe Robo Warriors- Team 28108 from Waiheʻe Elementary School |
| FLL Challenge: Guardians of the Galaxy- Team 39908 a Home School Group |
| FLL Challenge: Palamatrons- Team 45134 from Honolulu Community Action Program, Inc. |
| FLL Challenge: Alaka’i O Hunua- Team 50055 from NSBE JR |
| FLL Challenge: Robogirls- Team 50889 |
| FLL Challenge: Seahorse Robotics- Team 51065 from Waianae Elementary |
| FLL Challenge: Robo-Rangers- Team 51507 from O-Bots Foundation |
| FLL Challenge: Tech Squad- Team 51535 |
| FLL Challenge: Earl’s Team- Team 51563 |
| FLL Challenge: SAS WARRI0RS- Team 51700 from St Anthony’s School Kailua |
| FLL Challenge: Warwick- Team 51701 from BSA Pack 388 |
| FLL Explore: HMS Dolphins 1- Team 1675 from Hongwanji Mission School |
| FLL Explore: Kipapa Cougar Cubs 2- Team 7789 from Kipapa Elementary |
| FLL Explore: Palamatrons- Team 19432 from Honolulu Community Action Program, Inc. |
| FLL Explore: Delightful Dragon Unicorn Friends – Team 19470 |
| FLL Explore: Block Rockers- Team 19651 from St Catherine’s School |
| FLL Explore: Warwick- Team 21597 from BSA Pack 388 |
| FLL Explore: Akamai Keiki- Team 22260 from NSBE JR |
| FLL Explore: Wili Wili 1- Team 23585 |
| FLL Explore: Robo Saints A – Team 23688 from Saint Patrick School |
| FLL Explore: Robo Saints B- Team 23689 from Saint Patrick School |
| FLL Explore: 3 Sargent Boys- Team 23826 a Home School Group |
Grant Opportunity for FIRST LEGO League Explore and Challenge teams (Now closed)
(Now Closed)
Aloha! We have an amazing grant opportunity to share with you. All new and returning Hawai`i FIRST LEGO League Explore and Challenge teams are eligible for a generous grant from Hawaiian Electric (O’ahu, Maui County, and Hawai’i Island) as well as Hawai`i FIRST Robotics (Kauai). We have the following grants available to reimburse teams in part for registration, equipment, and kits:
FLL Explore Teams (grades 2-4, formerly known as FLL Jr.)
Returning Teams $100
New Teams $300
FLL Challenge Teams (grades 4-8, formerly known as FLL)
Returning Teams $300
New Teams $500
Fill out the Google Form below to apply for the grant. If you have trouble viewing the application form, you may access the application through this link: https://forms.gle/yeJic9vDS2qZALJH7
Funding is limited so please submit your applications as soon as possible! Deadline – November 6, 2020 @ 11:59 pm HST or until funds run out.
