Big Island Regional ROV 2007
May 5, 2007 • Hilo High School Pool
The second annual Big Island Regional ROV (Remote Operated Vehicle) competition was held at the Hilo High School pool with teams participating from Hilo High, Hilo Intermediate, St Joseph, Connections PCS, Kealakehe Intermediate, Waters of Life PCS and Waimea (Kauai) High School. The event was organized by Cindy Fong of Hilo Intermediate School and supported by Hawaii Electric Light Company (HELCO) and the Marine Technology Education Center (MATE), based in Monterey, California.
The site of the 2007 Big Island Regional ROV competition was the Hilo High Pool
Getting past the safety inspection
 Stan, Mike and Dean admiring the engineering Control shed at poolside is the location from which the missions were run
Waters of Life middle school student team members at the controls of their Tiger Shark Connections PCS student driving their ROV Judges conducting an engineering interview with Waters of Life student team members
Officials at poolside, next to the ROV of St Joseph Jr & Sr High School Hilo High School team members about to deploy their ROV into the pool Connections PCS students describing their ROV to officials during their interview
Hilo High School ROV with a clever method of threading the eyelet Waters of Life ROV employed pneumatic ram actuated arms St Joseph Jr & Sr High School ROV with Mark Rognstad of SOEST behind
Waimea High School, Kauai earned awards for Aloha, Distance most traveled, engineering Kealakehe Intermediate School took 1st place overall and earned the Innovation award Waters of Life PCS took 2nd place in the Intermediate Division and 3rd place overall
Hilo High/Hilo Intermediate joint team took 3rd place in the High School division Connections PCS took 2nd place in the High School Division Hilo Intermediate School took 3rd place in the Intermediate Division
St Joseph Jr/Sr High earned the Teamwork special award Hilo High School took 1st place in the High School Division and 2nd place overall Many thanks to the dedicated officiating crew from Keck Observatory and Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope
Division HS HS Int HS HS Int Int HS
School Hilo HS Hilo Mix Hilo Int St Joe Connections Kealakehe Waters Waimea
Poster 27.5 24.5 22.50 16.5 27.5 38.5 34.5 -
Report 51.2 40.0 30.25 29.0 44.0 38.8 52.0 -
Eng/Interv 87.0 66.5 81.0 70.5 81.0 85.5 67.0 89.0
Mission 1 69.0 40.0 0 20.0 20.0 69.4 40.0 40.0
Mission 2 20.0 0 0 20.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 10.0
Mission 3 20.0 50.0 25.0 10.0 30.0 40.0 20.0 50.0
Total 274.7 221.0 158.75 166.0 222.5 302.2 253.5 189.0
Final Point Standings
Special Awards
Place High School Intermediate Overall
1st Hilo High Kealakehe Kealakehe
2nd Connections Waters of Life Hilo High
3rd Hilo Mix Hilo Intermediate Waters of Life
Aloha Waimea
Teamwork St Joseph
Innovation Kealakehe
Engineering Waimea
Distance Waimea
All teams received a certificate of participation and the book "How to Build Your Own Under Water Robot" from the Hilo Intermediate School Robotics Club
Support provided by:
HELCO (Hawaii Electric Light Company)
MATE (Marine Advanced Technology Education Ctr)
Cycle Counters, Inc (financial, Special Award Prizes [heat guns and electrical connector set], certificates for awards)
Hilo Intermediate Robotics Club (financial plus prizes)
Hilo High Robotics Club (pool time plus life guards, liability concerns, great location!)
Hilo-Laupahoehoe-Waiakea DOE Complex
WM Keck Observatory (judges: Dwight Chan, Allan Honey, Tom Nordin, Jim Bell, Jim Lyke, Colette Tyau, Liz Chock, Patty Kassis, Divers: Steve Doyle, David Lynn, Mike Wagner, Photographer: Sarah Anderson)
Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (judge Tom Benedict)
SSFM International Inc. (judge Steve Yee)
Parker School (judge Patty Kassis)
Institute for Astronomy (banners, photographer/videographer Gary Fujihara)
SOEST (School of Ocean, Earth Science & Technology - underwater videotaping: Mark Rognstad)
Kealakehe Intermediate School (prizes)
Pascale Pinner (Perpetual trophy)
Our Hero: BIRR Coordinator
Cindy Fong
Hilo Intermediate School