2026 Onizuka Day of Exploration VEX IQ Invitational Scrimmage
Hosted by Hawaii Space Grant Consortium
- Date
- 11-Apr-2026 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-VIQRC-26-4115
- Program
- VEX IQ Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Invitational Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person Invitational
- Field Control System
- N/A
- Capacity
- 20
- Spots Open
- 4
- Event Region
- Hawaii
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 3
- Standard Registration Opens
- 18-Feb-2026 12:00 EST
- Registration Deadline
- 1-Apr-2026 12:00 EDT
- Payment Deadline
- 3-Apr-2025 23:59 EDT
- Price
- $50.00
- It is past the registration deadline.
General Info
Welcome to the 2026 Onizuka Day of Exploration VEX IQ Invitational Scrimmage!
This scrimmage will coincide along with the Boy Scouts of America, Aloha Councilʻs Onizuka Day of Exploration event onizukaday.com
If your teams would like to participate, please add your team(s) to the Waitlist and email Adria Fung at [email protected].
As of 3/12, the event is open to teams not qualified to the 2026 VEX World Championships.
This event will NOT qualify teams to further events. This event is an invitational scrimmage. Priority will be given to teams that meet the following criteria in order:
- Registered in 1 event this season
- Not registered for the 2026 Hawaii Regional Championships
- Registered in 2 events this season
- Registered in 3 events this season
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No skills challenge
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No Engineering Notebooks
We will be offering many fun and space exploration-themed awards! Unofficial RECF awards will be awarded to teams based on interviews, observations, and matchplay.
Reminders
- Please supervise all team members; we are guests of UH West Oahu. Teams are restricted to the Event area.
- No food or drinks inside the venue. Capped water bottles are ok.
- There should be no running in the pit or tournament areas. Please be careful about creating tripping hazards with packing crates
- Please keep the pit area clean.
- Charging tables will be available; bring your own power strip and extension cord.
- Please do not bring your own game set and/or field unless you were requested/confirmed to do so.
Food
Food (lunch meals, snacks and drinks) will be available for purchase, either from the Da Spot dining hall in the centrally located Campus Center, or other food sources (i.e., lunch wagons, vendors TBD) located nearby. It is recommended that you bring your own water bottles, which can be filled at various water-filling stations.
Grade Level: All
Skills Challenge Offered: No
Judging Format: No Judging
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 11-Apr-2026
Venue/Location:91-1001 Farrington Highway
Kapolei, Hawaii 96707
United States
Contact the Event Partner
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Agenda is subject to change (updated 2/3)
7:30am - Volunteers check-in
8:00am - 9:15am - Team Check-in and Robot Inspection
9:30am - Opening Ceremony and Driverʻs Meeting
9:45am - 12:00pm - Qualification Matches
12:00pm - 1:30pm - Lunch, Onizuka Day activities viewing
1:45pm - 2:15pm - Finals Matches
2:30pm - Awards and Closing Ceremony
3:00pm - Onizuka Day Overall Event ends
Volunteer
If you are interested in volunteering for this event, please email Adria Fung at [email protected]
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
Invitational Scrimmage will be cancelled in the event the Onizuka Day of Exploration organizers cancel the entire ODE event.
Refund and Payment Policies
If the Event Partner cancels the event:
Refunds will be given minus the $5 RECF processing fee.
If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:
Refunds will not be given due to fixed event costs.
Judging Format
No Judging
We will be offering many fun and space exploration-themed awards! Unofficial RECF awards will be awarded to teams based on interviews, observations, and matchplay.