The Hawaii Convention Center in Honolulu was the site of the Inaugural VEX Robotics Pan Pacific Championships, with over 80 teams competing from Hawaii, the US mainland and countries throughout Asia. Ten teams will qualify for the VEX Robotics World Championships in April 2009. Best of luck to all teams (but especially Hawaii Island teams)

Bruce and Agyei Marshall facilitated the live webcast on the internet

You just never know who you may run into: Governor Lingle and Gary

Heated competition on playing field 2

Competition Results (provided by Art Kimura)

Congratulations to the final Blue Alliance, with two teams from the
California Academy of Mathematics and Science and the `Iolani School
Iobotics Team, which earned the championship title.

Partner Award: Hawaiian Electric Companies

Volunteer of the Year Award: Elaine Owens, VEX Competition coordinator

Mentor of the Year Award: Nancy McIntyre, Chaminade Prep, Los Angeles

Excellence Awards: Highlands Intermediate School and Campbell High School
Innovate Award: Campbell High School
Sportsmanship Award: Farrington High School
STEM Award: Campbell High School
Build Award: California Academy of Mathematics and Science
Programming Skills Award: 1st place, McKinley High School; 2nd place, Bellarmine College Preparatory
Robot Skills Award: 1st place, Moanalua High School; 2nd place, Kohala High School; 3rd place, Lahainaluna High School
Energy Award: Maui High School
Think Award: Moanalua High School
Judges’ Award: 1st place, Jiangsu Hua Luogeng Senior Middle School; 2nd place, Kohala High School
Support Award: Kaiser High School / Nexus Team
Amaze Award: Bellarmine College Preparatory
Create Award: Waiakea High School

Among the teams being qualifying and being invited to the world championship in Dallas:
• Moanalua High School
• Lahainaluna High School
• McKinley High School
• Bellarmine College Preparatory
• Waiakea High School
• Campbell High School
• California Academy of Mathematics and Science
• Kohala High School
• Highlands Intermediate School