Welcome Message

Personal Finance • Health and Safety • Environment • Technology • Consumer Rights and Responsibilities

Welcome to the State of Hawaii LifeSmarts Competition

LifeSmarts, the Ultimate Consumer Challenge, is a FREE consumer education competition open to teens in grades 6-12. The competition tests students on their knowledge of

• Personal Finance
• Health and Safety
• Environment
• Technology
• Consumer Rights and Responsibilities

Take a practice quiz and see if you’re ready for the ultimate consumer challenge. Gather your friends and form a team. Each team needs an adult sponsor or coach.

Coaches may enter more than one team, but only one team from each school or organization may qualify for the state competition. So hurry and get your team signed up.

Public schools needing mentors

Want to have your school compete in the LifeSmarts competition but can’t make the time commitment? Get assistance from a mentor. Contact the Office of Curriculum, Instruction and Student Support (OCISS) at (808)733-9141 or the Corporate and Community Partnerships Office at (808)586-3687.

Volunteers needed as mentors

Want to share your expertise and life experiences with Hawaii’s youth? Volunteers are needed to help guide students in any or all of the LifeSmarts subject areas. Sessions are scheduled independently with schools and should be held between September 1 and November 30. LifeSmarts will provide volunteers with teaching resources. Sign up to become a mentor at www.helphawaiischools.com by clicking on Mentoring/eMentoring under Support Services and fill in LifeSmarts in the additional information box. If you have questions or need assistance, contact Judy Nagasako, Corporate and Community Partnerships Office of the Department of Education, at (808)586-3687.

High School Competition (grades 9-12) Online Competition

• September 14, 2009 to December 7, 2009 (11 pm EST)

Scores will be tabulated and the highest scoring teams will be invited to the State Competition, which will be held in Honolulu on February 20, 2010. The winning team at the State Competition will represent Hawaii at the National Competition in Miami Beach, Florida April 24-27, 2010.

Middle School Competition (grades 6-8) Online Competition Only

• September 14, 2009 to March 12, 2010

Students in grades 6-8 will compete only online. National winners will be announced after the competition closes.

LifeSmarts is run by the National Consumers League and brought to you by the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs in partnership with the Hawaii Credit Union League and the Better Business Bureau Foundation of Hawaii.

Call the LifeSmarts State Coordinator, Jackie Choy at 586-2760 for more information or for your free Coach’s Guide.

Good Luck as you take the

Brought to you by

Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
335 Merchant Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
Lawrence M. Reifurth, Director

In partnership with

Hawaii Credit Union League
1654 South King Street
Honolulu, HI 96826
Dennis Tanimoto, President

Better Business Bureau Foundation of Hawaii
1132 Bishop Street #615
Honolulu, HI 96813
Angela Ellenwood

Department of Education
1390 Miller Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
Daniel Hamada Assistant Superintendent, OCISS