Hawaii District Science and Engineering Fair

05/15/2026

Congratulations to Lillian Tao and Sky Bardwell-Jones, our Hawai‘i District Science & Engineering Fair representatives competing this week at the International Science & Engineering Fair in Phoenix, Arizona! 🔬✨

Your hard work, innovation, curiosity, and dedication have already made our island community proud. We are cheering you on as you represent Hawai‘i on the international stage and showcase the incredible talent and bright futures of our students.

Best of luck this week — we are so proud of each of you! 🌎💡

04/07/2026

We were SO EXCITED to be a part of the Hawai`i State Science & Engineering Fair this past week at Neal Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, HI. We brought students from Hilo High, Waiākea High, Hilo Inter, and Waiākea Inter to compete and they made East Hawai`i proud!!

We are so grateful for the support of our generous local sponsors to make this experience possible for our young scientists and engineers.

We will post our results as soon as they are finalized by the state committee.

02/25/2026

Congratulations to our 2026 Hawai‘i District Science & Engineering Fair participants! We had a great time learning about your research, your innovation, and your passions.

Keep learning, growing, and becoming. Our science community needs YOU. 💚

02/20/2026

It’s happening!!! Science fair is back this weekend in East Hawai`i! Mahalo to Waiākea High for hosting our district fair this year!

Come check out the over 70 research projects by students in grades 6-12 at the Hawai`i District Science & Engineering Fair at the WHS Cafeteria from 2:30p-6:30p on Saturday, February 21.

Let’s support our young scientists and engineers! 💚

09/04/2024

Proud to have THREE young scientists named to the Top 300 from Hawai‘i District Science & Engineering Fair! .inter

Congratulations Lilian Tao (Gr 8), Finn Balzotti (Gr 8), and Joanna Tao (Gr 6)!!

Founded and produced by the Society for Science, the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge is the premier STEM competition for middle school students. The top 30 finalists will be announced September 18. https://bit.ly/46ZRjNh

02/18/2024

Congratulations Beatrice Kim-Lee and Austyn Bugado for earning our spots for USHI05!! We can't wait to see you represent East Hawai‘i District in Anaheim, CA this May! ✈️ Awesome to know Dr. Chad Higa will be supported by Hilo-Waiākea Complex Area as our teacher representative! 🥳🥳

Mahalo and the Caroline Shipman Foundation for the support!!!

Pictured: Dr. Chad Higa, Beatrice Kim-Lee, Austyn Bugado, Dr. Ernest Kho, Dr. Jonathan Awaya.

09/06/2023

Proud to have TWO young scientists named to the Top 300!

Ho‘omaika‘i ana Noor Shehata of
and Cole Aragaki of .inter!!

We are so proud to support science and engineering innovation here on Hawai‘i Island!


Founded and produced by the Society for Science, the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge is the premier STEM competition for middle school students. The top 30 finalists will be announced September 20. https://bit.ly/3OPhSgN

02/02/2023

We are back in person for 2023!

Hawaii District Science and Engineering Fair is pleased to announce the return of the district fair at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo Science & Technology Building on February 11-12, 2023.

The competition will be held on Saturday morning, and full awards ceremony will be held at Waiākea High School Cafeteria at 7:00p on Saturday evening.

Public viewing of student displays will be on Sunday, February 12 at the UHH STB. Free admission and open walk through. Come support our young East Hawai‘i scientists and engineers.

09/16/2020

Ho'omaika'i 'ana Rylan Colbert from Waiākea Intermediate School for earning a place in the Top 30 of the Broadcom MASTERS national competition.

Rylan will now compete in the virtual competition this October for many cash and scholarship prizes. Rylan studied the impacts of glacial shrinking in response to current climate change.

We wish you the best of luck during the competition, Rylan!

/PRNewswire/ -- Broadcom Foundation and Society for Science & the Public today announced the 30 finalists in the 10th annual Broadcom MASTERS®, the nation's...