Category: FIRST Lego League

Hawaii FIRST Robotics Announces FLL CHallenge Awards

Marc Asano

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!

2020-2021 FLL Challenge Virtual Awards Ceremony

Team Grant Awardees announced for the 2020-21 Game Changers Season!

Marc Asano

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)

Marc Asano

(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.

Aloha teams,

Mari

Booz Allen Hamilton and Hawaiʻi FIRST® Robotics are thrilled to support the following teams in their efforts to increase Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in their team, their community and beyond. We wish them all the best in the new FIRST® season and look forward to hearing about their journeys. Congratulations to these teams:

  • FIRST LEGO League Junior Team #7789, Kipapa Cougar Cubs II, Kipapa Elementary School
  • FIRST Tech Challenge Team #11165 O-Bots
  • FIRST Robotics Competition Team #3008, Team Magma, Kalani High School
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