State Fair Highlights Science and Engineering
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Continuing his support for equipping Hawai`i students with skills that could lead to well-paying jobs, Lt. Governor Aiona participated in the 51st annual Hawai`i State Science and Engineering Fair.
The Lt. Governor judges entries at the Hawai`i State Science and Engineering Fair.
The Lt. Governor was a celebrity judge at the fair, whose participants are sixth- through twelfth-grade students from 80 public and private schools across the state. More than 6,000 students participate in the science fair each year.
To help raise awareness about the event, Governor Lingle and Lt. Governor Aiona proclaimed March 30-April 5 as Science Fair Week in Hawai`i.
Winners of the Hawai`i State Science and Engineering Fair will represent Hawai`i at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Atlanta, Georgia in May. Twenty junior division contestants in grades 6-8 will be nominated to win a trip to Washington, D.C. to participate in the Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge.
"The potential of human ingenuity among our students is unlimited," Lt. Governor Aiona said. "To increase our quality of life and protect our natural resources in Hawai`i, we must light the spark of innovation in our young people."
The Lingle-Aiona Administration is supporting science, technology, engineering and math education as part of the Hawai`i Innovation Initiative to foster the innovative capacity of Hawai`i students.
The fair followed the inaugural NASA/BAE Systems FIRST in Hawai`i Regional Robotics Competition, a 37-team event held last week at the Stan Sheriff Center on the University of Hawai`i at Manoa campus.
More than 700 high school students participated in the event, which was designed to help them pursue careers in science, technology engineering and math. Read more.
To help raise awareness about the event, Governor Lingle and Lt. Governor Aiona proclaimed March 30-April 5 as Science Fair Week in Hawai`i.
Winners of the Hawai`i State Science and Engineering Fair will represent Hawai`i at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Atlanta, Georgia in May. Twenty junior division contestants in grades 6-8 will be nominated to win a trip to Washington, D.C. to participate in the Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge.
"The potential of human ingenuity among our students is unlimited," Lt. Governor Aiona said. "To increase our quality of life and protect our natural resources in Hawai`i, we must light the spark of innovation in our young people."
The Lingle-Aiona Administration is supporting science, technology, engineering and math education as part of the Hawai`i Innovation Initiative to foster the innovative capacity of Hawai`i students.
The fair followed the inaugural NASA/BAE Systems FIRST in Hawai`i Regional Robotics Competition, a 37-team event held last week at the Stan Sheriff Center on the University of Hawai`i at Manoa campus.
More than 700 high school students participated in the event, which was designed to help them pursue careers in science, technology engineering and math. Read more.
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