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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. [...]
Hapa Farms Featured in Whole Foods Video
Watch this video on global sustainability, featuring interview with Reyn Horner (Hapa Farms) and Highlands Intermediate School aquaponics project.
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 [...]
Aquaponics in Education
There is an exciting new pilot project going on at Highlands Intermediate School in Pearl City, Hawaii. Thanks to a grant from the Pearl City Complex STEM Consortium, isisHawaii has partnered with Hapa Farms, the Hawaii Nutrition and Physical Activity Coalition (NPAC) and the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR) [...]