Category: FLL EXPLORE

Join us for STEM Fun

Luana

Students from grades 2-8 are invited to participate in STEM Workshops at the Hawaii FRC Regional. Come learn about wind tunnels, gummy bear tower building, mbot programming, and more! Students will also be given the chance to participate in a scavenger hunt in the pits in search of cool things within the competing team’s pits, earning stamps and pictures along the way.

If you are interested, please fill out this form https://tinyurl.com/9uzthzca or scan the QR code.

If you have any questions or concerns please email 3008@imagineworks or leilanip3008@gmail.com for more details.

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 Kobayashi_Megan@bah.com.  

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

2023 FLL Explore State Festival

Luana

Registration is open now for the 2023 FLL Explore State Festival.  Please use this 2023 Explore Festival Registration link to register each of your teams by October 31, 2023.

  • Saturday, December 2, 2023
  • 8:30am (check in begins)
  • 9:00am – 11:30am
  • Waialua Intermediate and High School

Hawaii FIRST Robotics invites you to celebrate your Masterpiece season at the 2023 Hawaii FIRST Lego League Explore Festival. 

It will be a day for your Explore team to share the results of their hard work and amazing efforts.  During the Festival, teams will have the opportunity to present their posters and models, practice their presentation skills and answer questions from “reviewers” (like judges but in a non-competitive environment), then celebrate the end of an award-winning season with other Explore teams.  The local fee to register in the State Explore Festival is $60. Please remit payment at the time of registration. Payment can be made in the following forms:

For our veteran coaches, this year’s temporary location is different, but it will be the same fun celebration as past years.  For our new coaches, detailed event information will be sent a couple weeks before the festival, and here is some basic information to help you plan.

  • 8:30 am Check-in Begins. (Please have two YPP coaches / mentors check in with their team(s); other parents may enter the Festival building at 9 am)
  • 9:30 am Reviewing Sessions Begin. (Each team will have a chance to present what they learned this season to volunteer “reviewers” in a safe non-competitive environment.  Teams will receive assigned times with the detailed event information before the Festival.)
  • 8:30 – 9:30 am Teams continue to set up, share with other teams, and join in planned activities
  • 9:00 – 11:00 am Festival building open to the public. (Teams showcase their models and posters and share what they’ve learned with friends, family, and the public. Possible guided “tours” for Explore teams by older FIRST student mentors and visits to the team pits for 2023 FLL Challenge State Championship.)
  • 11:00 am Reviewing Sessions End
  • Approx. 11:00 – 11:30 am – FLL Explore Parade and Hi-Fives Line (in front of the main stage before the FLL Challenge Opening Ceremony)
  • Approx. 11:30 – 12 noon Festival ends (Explore teams are invited to stay for the FLL Challenge robot matches and State Championship)

We hope you all join us to celebrate your team’s accomplishments with other teams from across the State.  It will be a day for your FLL Explore teams to celebrate and display the results of their hard work and amazing efforts. 

Sign up for FLL kick-off

Luana

FIRST LEGO League Hawaii… Join us as we KICK-OFF the Masterpiece Season.

Sat. September 9, 2023 @ 9:00 – 11:30 AM (Registration begins at 8:30)

Mahalo to Iolani School for hosting the FLL Kick-Off again this year! This event is open to all Hawaii FLL teams and anyone interested in starting an FLL Challenge or Explore team this season. Please join us to meet experts who use their skills to create art and experiences that bring us together, entertain us, and move us. Challenge teams also can learn more about the Robot Game and join a Q&A with Hawaii’s Head Referee. RSVP now at https://forms.gle/bBt9smyCVW763LRU9

FIRST LeGo league Masterpiece schedule

Luana
  • 9/9/2023 – Kick-Off – Iolani
  • 11/4/2023 – Qualifying Challenge Tournaments 
    • Mililani Middle School
    • Kapolei Middle School
    • Kalakaua Middle School
    • Kealakehe High School (Hawaii)
    • Tentative – Kauai
  • 11/10/2023 – Qualifying Challenge Tournaments
    • Kalani High School 
    • Tentative – Le Jardin Academy
  • 11/11/2023 – Qualifying Challenge Tournaments
    • Tentative – Maui
  • 12/2/2023 – FLL State Championship & Explore Expo – Waialua High & Intermediate School