Extra-curricular Enrichment
2012 R2R Game Workshop
The 5th Annual Hawaii Robofest season is underway with isisHawaii hosting the program’s first workshop held on Saturday, January 14th, 2012, at Highlands Intermediate School. This year’s game, “Robot 2 the Rescue”, challenges students to design, manipulate and program NXT LEGO® robots in a mock rescue course. Program Director Jake Tamaye and Joe Adcock (volunteer [...]
2011 Hawaii FIRST LEGO® Championship
(Honolulu) Hawaii celebrated the culmination of its 7th annual FIRST LEGO® League scholastic robotics season at the State Championship Tournament on Saturday, December 3rd, 2011, at the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena. 56 teams advanced from a field of over 200 teams (ages 9-14) that competed during previous months at 15 district tournaments throughout the State. [...]
5th Annual Hawaii Robofest Kickoff
isisHawaii sponsored the 2011-12 Hawaii Robofest Seasonal Kickoff on Saturday, October 1st, 2011, hosted by community partner, Highlands Intermediate School. Robofest (an autonomous scholastic robotics program originated at Lawrence Tech University in Southfield, MI) is entering it’s 5th year in Hawaii. The Hawaii region boasts the largest number of participants in this international program, with [...]
Digital Gaming for Education
Learning science and technology by playing video games? That’s the premise behind R.E.Power (Renewable Energy Power), a virtual environment where users can learn about alternative energy in Hawaii. isisHawaii partnered with multimedia experts from Hyperspective Studios to see if virtual gaming can be an effective tool for technical training and education using high-quality graphics and [...]
Nanotechnology at Palisades Elementary
Pearl City – Based on research and technology developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 4th and 5th graders from Palisades Elementary School proposed an innovative solution to help young diabetics manage their diabetes without the discomfort of daily blood sugar testing. First place winners at the 2011 Hawaii Robofest Exhibition Competition (Junior Division), [...]
2011 Hawaii Robofest Regional
The 2011 Hawai‘i Robofest Tournament (held Saturday, April 16 at Leeward Community College) was a great success! The tournament featured over 200 students competing in autonomous robotic challenges and showcasing robotic inventions and exhibits. This year’s theme, “My EcoSystem,” challenged Hawai‘i students to explore how innovative good stewards can be in caring for the environment. [...]
Leadership Training at Pearl City High
Pearl City, HI – Best-selling author and corporate trainer, D. Trinidad Hunt (President/CEO of ELAN Enterprise, LLC and ELAN Asia Pacific), helped students from Pearl City High School (PCHS) develop their leadership skills. Over 150 students attended Ms. Hunt’s experiential training sessions. PCHS teacher and adviser, Mr. Kyle Miyashiro, recruited student leaders from the following [...]
2010 Hawaii FLL Coaches’ Clinics
In early August, the Hawaii FIRST LEGO® League (HFLL) held its first clinic of the 2010 season. Sponsored by Women in Technology/MEDB, this is the fourth annual statewide clinic series developed to assist new and veteran coaches on the many aspects of this popular scholastic robotics program for young students. In addition to its traditional [...]
2010 UHM GEARUP Summer STEM Day
On Monday, June 14th, 2010, 59 Farrington High School juniors from the University of Hawaii at Manoa GEARUP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) program participated in four workshops coordinated by isisHawaii and featuring Hawaii-based advanced tech companies. Students learned more about STEM (i.e., science, technology, engineering, mathematics) related majors and careers by [...]