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Hawaii FIRST Robotics Announces FLL Explore Awards

Marc Asano
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This year teams across Hawaii participated in a largely virtual season. The 2020-21 FLL Explore theme, PLAYMAKERS, challenged teams to think of new ways to play and move, while applying FIRST Core Values to create a team model. Hawaii FIRST Robotics held a FLL Explore PLAYMAKERS Expo, and here are the FLL Explore Expo Awards for the 2020-2021 season!

Challenge Solution Award: HMS Dolphins (Team 1675)

Core Values Award: The Troublemakers (Team 23632)

Team Model Award: Ripstick Replayers (Team 21597)

Team Model Award: HCAP Revolutionary Warriors (Team 19432)

Congratulations to all the coaches and students who participated during this challenging season! See you next year!

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

Grant Opportunity for FIRST LEGO League Explore and Challenge teams (Now closed)

Marc Asano

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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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