Hokulani School Engage Robotics Competition

ENG20265442 Tier Take Over 2026-2027 Registration opens soon Engage (Elementary/Middle School Robotics)

Location

Hokulani Elementary School

2940 Kamakini St., HONOLULU, Hawaii, 96816 United States

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General information

If you would like to register more than the allotted number of teams, please add your additional team(s) to the Waitlist. The Event Partner will be inviting teams off of the Waitlist should spots open up by 12/09/2026. 

This event will qualify teams to the Hawaii RECF Regional Championships if it meets all the requirements of the qualifying criteria. 

Payment must be made in full by this date 12/09/2026. 

Please submit Engineering Notebooks at check-in. 


Consent Forms for each student and coach/mentor must be submitted before the event. Follow the instructions here: https://waiver.smartwaiver.com/w/fnz1z3saucgokvejvmvkub/web/

Code of Conduct​

We expect the following behavior and ethical standards at all REC Foundation-sanctioned events:

       • Act with integrity, honesty, and reliability

       • Behave in a respectful and professional manner with event staff, volunteers, and fellow competitors

       • Exhibit maturity and class when dealing with difficult and stressful situations

       • Respect individual differences

       • Follow all rules as listed in the current game manual(s)

       • Student-centered teams with limited adult assistance

       • Safety as a top priority

       • Good sportsmanship, which includes supporting your alliance partners

These expectations apply to all team members and all adults associated with a team including, but not limited to, teachers, mentors and parents. This Code may also apply to behavior outside of REC Foundation-sanctioned events where inappropriate actions are related to an event or participating individuals.

Repeated or egregious violations of the expectations in this Code may result in consequences up to the disqualification of the team or organization from the current event and/or future events, and potentially removal from the program after review by the REC Foundation.

Teams that have not checked in and completed inspection 45 minutes prior to the beginning of the qualifying matches will be dropped from the roster so that the match list may be run. Teams that are running late must contact the event partner prior to this cut off if they do not wish to be dropped.

Reminders

  1. Please supervise all team members; we are guests of Hokulani School.  Teams are restricted to the Event area. 

  2. No food or drinks inside. Capped water bottles are ok. 

  3. There should be no running in the pit or tournament areas.  Please be careful about creating tripping hazards with packing crates

  4. Please keep the pit area clean.

  5. Charging tables will be available; bring your own power strip and extension cord.

  6. Please do not bring your own game set and/or field unless you were requested/confirmed to do so.  

  7. Please review guidelines for the engineering notebook;  judges will be hard pressed to search for the required documentation if you include extensive additional pages such as the history of your program, powerpoint reprints, etc.

Agenda

7:15am Volunteers check in

7:30am Venue opens for Team Check-in 

7:45am  Inspection Opens

8:00am Solo Matches Open, closes when qualification matches are complete

8:30am  Engineering Notebooks Due 

8:45am Opening Ceremonies & Drivers' Meeting

9:00am Qualification Matches begin 

11:00am - 11:45pm Lunch Break 

11:45pm - 1:15pm Qualification Matches Continue

1:30pm - 2:15pm Final Matches

2:30pm - 3:00pm Awards and Closing Ceremonies

Judging format

All In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews and Engineering Notebooks will be judged in-person the day of the event. Teams should bring a physical copy of their notebook to submit to the judges.

Awards

Excellence Award Design Award Innovate Award Create Award Amaze Award Build Award Judges Award Sportsmanship Award

Travel information

Our front parking lot will be reserved for volunteers and one coach per team. Please email laurie.yoshinaga@k12.hi.us with your coaches name to be put on our parking list by Jan 2, 2027.  Street parking in the neighborhood is available for everyone else.

Emergency information

This event will be postponed in the event of bad weather. This event may be postponed in the event of changes in state and local health regulations. Teams will be notified by the event partner the day prior to the event if there is a need to postpone. Please make sure your team contact info is up to date in your events.vex.com account, and includes both school and non-school phone numbers. 

Refund policy

If the Event Partner cancels the event: 

If the Event is canceled, teams will be refunded their registration fee minus the $5 Robot Events processing fee. 

If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:

Due to fixed event partner costs, there are no refunds for this event. Payment in full is required by 12/17/2025 or teams may be dropped by the event partner. 

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Contact

laurie.yoshinaga@k12.hi.us
  • Dates Sat, Jan 9, 2027 HST
  • Registration Nov 13 – Dec 9, 2026
  • Entry fee $100.00
  • Payment due Dec 9, 2026
  • Capacity 0 / 20 teams
  • Program Engage (Elementary/Middle School Robotics)
  • Grade levels Elementary
  • Judging In-person initial interviews. Teams bring a physical notebook.
  • Event type Tournament
  • Region Hawaii
  • Affiliation Open to all
  • Season 2026-2027 Season
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