Science Fair

Science Fair is one of proud traditions that Mililani High School competes and flourishes in each year. Under the coordination of the Learning Centers and through the efforts of our exceptional Science Teachers, we support and guide students through the Investigatory Process.

Each year, MHS holds its own school Science Fair - where approximately 60+ projects share their projects, demonstrate their findings and contributions to the fields of STEM, and display their growth in the STEM Disciplines. These students compete for spots to progress to the Central District Science and Engineering Fair, where they present to community professionals across a variety of STEM disciplines and network with other students in both the Leilehua-Mililani-Waialua and Radford-Aiea-Moanalua complex area of schools. At this fair, the top two projects are guaranteed progression to the coveted Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair. Otherwise, other successful students at the District Fair are eligible to progress to the largest challenge yet: The Hawaii State Science and Engineering Fair, hosted by the Hawaii Academy of Science.

Supplementary to into the Science Fair is the Pacific Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS), an enriching STEM program that brings students from all across the Pacific together to share their original independent research projects with peers and professionals. The Hawaii JSHS participates as the regional competition for the National JSHS - both are programs are sponsored by the United States Department of the Army, Navy, Air Force (Tri-Services) and hosted by the Hawaii Academy of Science. The competition was a two-day event where students gave oral presentations to a panel of judges on the 1st day and selected finalists presented on the 2nd day, followed by an awards ceremony. This year, the symposium was held at the Bishop Museum.

Fair dates and venues for SY 2024-2025:

2025 Central District Science and Engineering Fair

In a fair of 30 projects, 6 of our very own students and their projects were selected by judges to progress to 2025 Hawaii State Science and Engineering Fair and continue their journey at the next tier of competition in the science fair circuit.

Congratulations to the following students and their projects below who moved on to the State Science Fair!

You can view these students project boards at this link.

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Additionally, we were fortunate enough to clinch one of the coveted direct invitations to the 2025 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair held in Columbus, Oahio in May 2025.


Congratulations to Tiffany Cruz and her project Analyzing Lattice-Based Threshold Signature Schemes for Securing Message Authentication in Quantum Key Distribution Systems.


2025 MHS School Science Fair

Good work to all of the students who participated in the Mililani High School Science Fair on Wednesday, January 15th 2025! This was the largest school fair since 2018 - with 60 student competitors! Of these projects, 20 qualified to compete at the 2025 Central District Science and Engineering Fair on Friday, January 31st 2025. 

Congratulations to the following students who moved on to the Central District Fair:

You can view these students project boards at this link.


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2024 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair 

Mililani High School and the state of Hawaii at large participated in-person at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair. This year's fair was hosted in Los Angeles, California where our own junior Lauren Johnson, qualified to compete in the fair to showcase their scientific research to both field professionals and likeminded peers from across the globe. 

Click on the blue hyperlinks to view their digital project pages!

The 2024 ISEF Hawaii Delegation - with students from all across Hawaii!

Lauren was the recipient of a full-tuition scholarship from Arizona State University

2024 Hawaii State Science and Engineering Fair

In a fair of over 200+ projects, 12 of our very own students and their projects competed for the opportunity to progressto the International Science and Engineering Fair, be best in their project categories, and win monetary awards from fair sponsors! 

Congratulations our participating students and their projects, with any awards they won:

You can view their project boards here!

$50 award - Emergency Amateur Radio Club

2nd Place - Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design (EGSD)

3rd Place - Behavioral and Social Sciences (BEHA)

3rd Place - Plant Sciences (PLNT); ISEF FINALIST

$1000 award - Hawaii Dental Service

2nd Place - Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (CBIO)

$100 award  - Saul Price Aina Haina Community Association Meteorology Award

$100 award - American Public Works Association, Hawaii Section

$50 award - Illuminating Engineering Society, Hawaii Chapter

2024 Central District Science and Engineering Fair

It's been quite a while since the last time the CDSEF has been hosted at Honolulu Community College and our students did not disappoint! 

In a fair of over 40 projects, 12 of our very own students and their projects were selected by judges to progress to 2024 Hawaii State Science and Engineering Fair and continue their journey at the next tier of competition in the science fair circuit.

Congratulations to the following students and their projects below who moved on to the Central District Fair!

Click the hyperlinks to view their project slides!

Additionally, we were fortunate enough to clinch one of the coveted direct invitations to the 2023 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair held in Dallas, Texas in May 2023.


Congratulations to Lauren Johnson [pictured, standing record to the left] and her project "The Growth of Spinach in Vertical and Horizontal Hydroponic".


2024 MHS School Science Fair

Good work to all of the students who participated in the Mililani High School Science Fair on Wednesday, January 17th 2024! 

Of our 33 student competitors, 20 projects qualified to compete at the 2024 Central District Science and Engineering Fair on Friday, February 2nd 2024. 

Congratulations to the following students who moved on to the Central District Fair:

Click the hyperlinks to view their project slides!

2023 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair 

For the first time since 2019, Mililani High School and the state of Hawaii at large participated in-person at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair. This year's fair was hosted in Dallas, Texas where two of our students, juniors Cassidy Ibanez and Kenneth Yi, qualified to compete in the fair to showcase their scientific research to both field professionals and likeminded peers from across the globe. 

Click on the blue hyperlinks to view their digital project pages!

The 2023 ISEF Hawaii Delegation - with students from all across Hawaii!

2023 Hawaii State Science and Engineering Fair

For the first time since 2019, 11 of our students were able to physically complete in the Hawaii State Science and Engineering Fair to present their scientifici research projects with judges, STEM professionals, and peers - with a shot at being awarded a variety of special awards from local industry and agencies as well as the glory that comes with achieving excellence in their competition category.

The following students achieved the following awards at the 2023 HSSEF:

Cassidy Ibanez (11) - Biomass-Powered Desalination Year 3: Combustion Tuning by Closed Loop Control System

Sydney Yamamoto (10) - The Effects of Ocean Acidification on Shellfish

Lauren Gerber (12) - The Use of Moss as a Cover Crop and Bio-filter for Excess Sodium Chloride (NaCl) in Hawaiian Coastal Farm Soil

Jaycee Hasegawa (10) - The Effect of Colored Mirrors on Plant Growth

Hubert Yang (10) - Freshwater Acidification and its Effects on Land-Based Flora

Kenneth Yi (11) - Decontamination of Heavy Metals Through Phytoremediation by NativeHawaiian Plants

2023 Central District Science and Engineering Fair

It's been 3 whole years since the last in-person district competition, but our science fair students did not disappoint! In a fair of over 40 projects, 11 were selected by judges to progress to 2023 Hawaii State Science and Engineering Fair. Of our 17 competing projects, 9 qualified to compete at the next tier of competition in the science fair circuit.

Our cohort, prior to the start of the awards ceremony.

Our cohort of students progressing to the 2023 Hawaii State Science and Engineering Fair

Additionally, we were fortunate enough to clinch both of the coveted direct invitations to the 2023 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair held in Dallas, Texas in May 2023.

2023 MHS School Science Fair

Good work to all of the students who participated in the Mililani High School Science Fair on Wednesday, January 18th 2023. 

Of our student competitors, 17 projects qualified to compete at the 2023 Central District Science and Engineering Fair on Friday, February 3rd 2023. 

Congratulations to the following students who moved on to the Central District Fair:

Click the hyperlinks to view their project slides!

Hawaii Junior Science and Humanities Symposium 2023

Several of our learning center students participated in the Hawaii Pacific Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, an enriching STEM program that brings students from all across the Pacific together to share their original independent research projects with peers and professionals. The Hawaii JSHS participates as the regional competition for the National JSHS - both are programs are sponsored by the United States Department of the Army, Navy, Air Force (Tri-Services) and hosted by the Hawaii Academy of Science. The competition was a two-day event where students gave oral presentations to a panel of judges on the 1st day and selected finalists presented on the 2nd day, followed by an awards ceremony. This year, the symposium was held at the Bishop Museum.

Congratulations to all of the students who participated in the symposium: