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2026-2027 Hawaii FTC League Schedule

Peter Tan

Coaches/Mentors: You can find the League Schedule here:

STEP ONE: Register and Pay for this year’s FIRST Registration ($350) via the 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 date TBD):
Link to be posted after kickoff!

QUESTIONS? Email us at [email protected].

FTC 26-27 Kickoff Sep. 12 Info & RSVP Link

Peter Tan

Aloha FTC Teams, Mentors and Community! 

Hawaiʻi FIRST Robotics (HFR) is excited to welcome you to the start of the 2026–2027 FIRST Tech Challenge season, BIOBUZZ!

Join us on Saturday, September 12 at Le Jardin Academy as we kick off another exciting season of innovation, teamwork, and engineering. Whether you’re a returning team or brand new to FTC, this event is the perfect opportunity to learn about this year’s game, connect with the Hawaii FTC community, and get your season off to a great start.

Event Details

📅 Date: Saturday, September 12, 2026
🕣 Time: 8:30 AM – 11:00 AM
📍 Location: Le Jardin Academy – Wang Auditorium
📍 Address: 917 Kalanianaʻole Hwy, Kailua, HI 96734

➡️ RSVP Here

Experienced Teams: Share Your Knowledge!

We’re inviting experienced FTC teams to lead mini breakout sessions and share helpful tips with newer teams. Topics might include robot building, programming, CAD, strategy, outreach, engineering portfolio, or anything else that helped your team succeed.

If your team is interested in presenting, please include your presentation topic when completing the RSVP form. Some possible topics can include: CAD, Mechanical, Software, Strategy, Portfolio, Awards Presentations, Fundraising, travel requirements, etc.)

Teams that lead on similar topics may be asked to present together, or we’ll contact you to ask whether you are interested in presenting on another topic. If you have more than 1 interested topic to present, you are welcome to list them all here.

What to Expect

  • 🎉 Welcome to the 2026–2027 FTC Season
  • 🐝 Full reveal of the BIOBUZZ challenge
  • 🤖 Live walkthrough of the official game field
  • 🎁 Giveaways and door prizes
  • 🤝 Meet and network with Hawaii FTC teams and coaches
  • 🎓 Breakout sessions led by experienced teams
  • ❓ Q&A with the Hawaii FTC Program Delivery Partners

Please see the attached campus map for directions and parking information.

If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected].

We look forward to seeing everyone at Kickoff and wish you the best of luck in the BIOBUZZ season!

Aaron, Blake, and Peter
Hawaii FIRST Robotics – FIRST Tech Challenge

Welcome to FIRST CANOPY with Hawaii FIRST Robotics!

Peter Tan

Inspired by nature. Powered by innovation.

Using a winning formula of inspiration, hands-on learning, team-based problem solving, mentorship, and celebration, FIRST® helps kids build their futures.

More Than Robots®, we are a life-changing global community of mentors, educators, volunteers, sponsors, parents, and alumni who are dedicated to helping all young people develop the skills, confidence, and resilience to succeed.

Exciting, hands-on FIRST programs have a proven and lasting impact on STEM learning and interest in students. FIRST participants work as teams in creative learning environments to solve an annual, themed robotics challenge.

Our Hawaii FIRST Robotics program pages will be regularly updated here with important announcements and upcoming schedules. Stay tuned for updates!

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.