Get Involved

For more information about what types of robotics programming your student or school can get involved in, please contact:

Ms. Corrie Heck
ROC Executive Director
Phone: 808-586-0034
Email: robotics@hawaii.gov

For more information about a specific program, please contact:

FIRST Robotics Competition
General Gary Ishikawa
FIRST in Hawai‘i Regional Director
Phone: 808-733-4246
Email:Email: Gary.Ishikawa@hawaii.gov

Botball
Mr. Art Kimura
Hawai‘i Space Grant Consortium
Phone: 808-934-7261
Email: art@higp.hawaii.edu

FIRST LEGO League
Mr. Aaron Dengler
Punahou School
Phone: 808-943-3236
Email: adengler@punahou.edu
Or
Ms. Sara Tamayose
FIRST LEGO League coordinator
Phone: 808-833-0162
Email: stamayose@gmail.com

VEX Robotics
Dr. Song Choi
Assistant Dean, College of Engineering, University of Hawai‘i – Mānoa
VEX Robotics Interim Chair
Email: schoi@hawaii.edu

Underwater ROV
Mr. Mark Rongstad
University of Hawai‘i
Phone: 808-956-8712
Email: mrongsta@hawaii.edu
Or
Ms. Cindy Fong
Hilo Intermediate School
Big Island Underwater ROV Coordinator
Phone: 808-959-8531
Email: clfong@hawaii.edu

Micro Robotics
Mr. Dale Olive
Waiākea High School
Phone: 808-974-4888
Email: dale_olive@notes.k12.hi.us
Or
Mr. Eric Hagiwara
Waiākea High School
Phone: 808-974-4888
Email: eric_hagiwara@notes.k12.hi.us