Re: Hawai'i Regional Announced for March 2008
 

No problem, Waiakea! We're just as excited as you are. By next year, the Superferry should be running and you can bring your own transportation (see if they'll sponsor you and get you here for free heh).

We're also excited to show the rest of the FIRST community that GP exists everyday here and is affectionately known as the Aloha Spirit!

Re: Hawai'i Regional Announced for March 2008
 

We are excited as well! That means, one trip to the East Coast, one Hawaii regional, and then hopefully championships for the price of 2!

Team 25: We expect you folks to come since we're going to NJ this year.......hehehe........

It's funny that everyone calls them "hawaiian" shirts? We call them "aloha" shirts......

Re: Hawai'i Regional Announced for March 2008
 

Aloha!!!

Finally, the ultimate Regional Competition to volunteer for.
I can't wait to see what the team social will be.

:)

Re: Hawai'i Regional Announced for March 2008
 

Hawai'ian Social = Luau!

Re: Hawai'i Regional Announced for March 2008
 

Trust me, we're all very excited to have you guys here in NJ. We'll have a ball! And about Hawaii--you'll have to bug my mentor--his CD name is Wayne C.

:D (dodges death glance)

Re: Hawai'i Regional Announced for March 2008
 

Team 151 was at the Kickoff and spoke with Dean Kamen and with Governor Linda Lingle about this idea. It sounds like the door will be open to a limited number of veteran teams. We are interested in the idea.

Re: Hawai'i Regional Announced for March 2008
 

I hope the limit isn't too low. The number of veteran teams in Hawaii, however, is relatively small so we're in the beginning stages of ramping up our recruitment efforts for new teams here.

Being a new NASA sponsored regional, I assume as like this season, that perhaps there will be 10 veteran grants and 10 rookie grants offered. We shall see!

Re: Hawai'i Regional Announced for March 2008
 

We'd love to come and play in Hawaii.

We planned on making a trip to the midwest next year though, so we'll see :)

Re: Hawai'i Regional Announced for March 2008
 

It's nice to see FIRST spreading throughout the US. O love to go next year time to start saving.:)

Re: Hawai'i Regional Announced for March 2008
 

An excuse to visit my heritage? Sounds good to me! :D

Wetzel

Re: Hawai'i Regional Announced for March 2008
 

It depends. I put this on the 1111 team forum and they are really excited about this. They are really looking into coming next year!

Re: Hawai'i Regional Announced for March 2008
 

OK, just to make sure that nobody gets too far ahead of themselves, we need to clarfiy a few things. The NASA sponsorship of an FRC Regional Competition in 2008 is dependent upon a sufficient number of FRC teams (typically 12) being established in Hawaii in time for the FRC season, and upon FIRST approval and support for the event. So before the Hawaiian regional is a "done deal" the existing teams have some homework to do (where have we heard that before?). Eight more teams have to be created before next year. So each of the four existing teams have some recruiting to do! Use this season as your opportunity to show off your team, your robot, and FIRST. Let all the other schools know what you are doing, invite their students over to see what is going on, and start marketing yourselves.

-dave

Re: Hawai'i Regional Announced for March 2008
 

Awesome! Good luck to all the teams who will be attending it next year!

:]

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Oh how I wish Florida was not so far away from Hawaii!

It's great to see the growth of FIRST.

Re: Hawai'i Regional Announced for March 2008
 

well, the pink team has been known for travelling around the us and canada. if we are welcome and/or invited, we would love to compete in hawaii. i think we were partnered with one of the hawaiian teams when the competition was held in seattle.

aloha