2010 Hawaii Regional

[waialua359]

Did I mention the breakfast coupons that each team gets for McDonalds so that you can also eat for free BEFORE you get to the tournament daily?

[TKM.368]

Field is ready, practice field is good to go (mahalo to 359 for the platform), and everything else is set!

Good luck to all teams this weekend!

And we're still looking for a few good volunteers for some tasks, so if you or anyone on your team are willing to help out for a day (free shirt and meals woo), just come seek me out and we'll get you all set up.

[TKM.368]

If you've got some time, check out the opening ceremony for the regional (and stick around to watch the regional itself!).

Attached is just a small sample of what to expect (from rehearsals after the pits closed tonight).

The webcast link will be posted an hour prior to the opening ceremonies on NASA's webcasts page, and also will be live on NASA TV (looks like the whole of Friday will be broadcast live on the public channel according to the NASA TV schedule). Events begin at 9am (noon Pacific, 3pm Eastern).

Here's hoping more mainland teams will consider Hawaii next year! (which looks to be March 24-26 based on the university's Spring Break)

The attached image has elements of Friday's opening ceremony and Saturday's closing ceremony.

[Andy Baker]

I'm sad to not attend the Hawaii Regional this year. This regional is outstanding, and well worth the money and effort to make it to Oahu.

Mark Koors is out there again this year, as the FTA, and he called me Monday night, rubbing it in that he is in Hawaii this week. We may have to do something to his desk as a surprise for his return.

Best of luck to all the teams competing in Hawaii, and aloha to all of my Hawaii friends!

Sincerely,
Andy Baker

[Chris Fultz]

www.honoluluadvertiser.com

Great story on the front page of a local paper!

[Yohan]

For those of you just tuning in, the webcast can be found on NASA TV: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasat...aram=education

[sanddrag]

Anyone have video of the opening ceremony online?

[tyron256]

here is a link to a video, kind of a bad angle though, hopefully someone has a better one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmpuEVGcBH0


bonus: time lapse of the setup
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32KGqPmWk14

[sanddrag]

WOW! With the super-strict fire codes in Hawaii, I'm impressed they pulled this off. I would have been freaking out big time if that was my FMS computer/hardware right there.

[jsasaki]

I think that hawaii has one of the best regionals!!! Amazing opening ceremony this year Fireworks were insane.

[waialua359]

Congrats to our alliance partners 368 and 2467 for a great run in winning the Hawaii regional.
In our 11 year history, 359 and 368 finally won a regional together after being a finalist all 3 times in the past when we lost to the eventual regional champs in 2000, 2003, and 2008. WE FINALLY DID IT!

Both of us had an 18-0-0 record and were ranked 1 and 2 respectively.

We will be ready for Atlanta!!!! I expect Hawaii to rock there!!

[TKM.368]

Mahalo especially to 359 for selecting us and congratulations on your impressive three-peat. While I thought this was the Year of the Tiger by the Chinese calendar, I think it's quite appropriately the Year of the Bulldog!

Mahalo also to 2467 for rounding out our alliance. All three of us now get to go both to Atlanta and to Dallas (for VEX)!

A special congratulations to 3008 on your Chairman's win. It is definitely well deserved from everything I've seen.

I would be remiss not to thank all the volunteers who made the event happen. Hopefully we'll see more and more alumni from teams volunteer in the years to come once they've graduated.

[ThirteenOfTwo]

Pretty good haul for 2438 this year, between the Quality Award and our build captain making Dean's List. Great job to 359, 2467 and 368 (as usual), and a huge thanks to our alliance partners from Maui High and Farrington. With regards to our elimination performance, I was thrilled with where we ended up--losing to the ultimate winners in the semis was certainly a dignified way to go out. We're also hugely proud of the first semifinal match, which we only lost (12-9) because of Waialua and McKinley's double hang. Sadly, none of our alliance's members will be heading to Worlds (at least not on qualification from this regional), but 2438 at least will see you guys in Dallas for VEX. Thanks for making our third Hawaii regional awesome!

[Imadapocalypse]

There is not much more that can be said about Hawaii regional. The entertainment value was light-years beyond anything I've seen before. Expect many teams to apply for Hawaii regional next year. I want to say thank you to all the teams who attended and made this event really special not only for me but for the whole team. Special thanks to Iolani and farrington for being such great partners. My only wish is that i could come back next year but it seems like my time with FIRST will be on hold for a while. On behalf of everyone from Team 2443-Blue Thunder, I want to say that it has been an honor competing with such great people during these last three years. Good luck to everyone in Georgia and in Dallas.

[TKM.368]

I know the event has ended, but here's some video of the very beginning...