FishTank Design Competition

FishTank is a first-of-its-kind STEM+ program developed on Hawaiʻi Island and inspired by the hit TV series “Shark Tank.” It is an annual “engineering design” competition open to Hawaiʻi Island students in grades 6-12. Each year our teams take on the challenge of designing unique solutions to some of our island’s most complicated problems.

In 2018 our competition theme focused on reducing plastic waste, and in 2019 our teams developed new solutions for COVID-19 resilience for island communities. FishTank teams compete for cash prizes and opportunities to take their ideas to the next level after the competition!

FishTank Teams will be answering the United Nation's global call for action by using The UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to solve critical problems in Hawaii's local community.

Learn about the SDGs here.

Generous prizes for winning teams!

  • Registration

  • Official Launch Day - December 17

  • Project Submission Deadline - February 25

  • Final Presentations and Awards - March 4

Schedule