2016 Team Magma Hawaii Regional

The Kalani High School Team Magma is FRC 3008.

Hawaii Regional FIRST Robotics Competition

FIRST stands for for inspiration and recognition of science and technology. The Hawaii Regional FRC got underway at the Stan Sheriff Center at the University of Hawaii on Thursday, March 31^st, and ran through Saturday, April 2^nd.

Thursday: Practice Day

Andrea went in early on Thursday as a volunteer in pit administration. Photo by Andrea.

Team Magma (Kalani High School) set up their pit and worked on their robot on Thursday morning. Photo by Andrea.

Blake in the pit.

Andrea in pit admin.

Working on the robot.

368 and 359 on the practice field.

Cammy helped Kalaheo High School with a programming problem.

Friday: Qualification Matches

Our two MCs at the opening ceremonies on Friday morning.

3008 on the field for our first match of the day.

Charging over the rock wall in autonomous mode.

With the team in the pit. Photo by Andrea.

In the pits with the robot.

Madison and Andrea volunteering in pit administration.

At lunch time walking past the Church of the Crossroads on my way to Terry's Bigger Burgers on Beretania.

Sculpture on campus at the Stan Sheriff Center.

Mascots in the aisle. Later Friday at the awards ceremony we won the Entrepreneurship Award.

The team with the Entrepreneurship Award. Photo from Facebook.

Saturday: Qualification and Elimination Matches

368 and 359 both scoring autonomously as alliance partners in a qualification match. They would later pair for the top
seeded alliance (with 359 as alliance captain). They were knocked out in the semi-finals by the Tiki Techs.

Musical instrument sculpture in the UH music complex near the Stan Sheriff Center.

With our fourth-seeded alliance partners the Drop Bears (captain) and Punahou. We lost in two games in the quarterfinals.

The winning alliance photography.

Sarah with the team showing her Dean's List Finalist award. Photo from Facebook.

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