LifeSmarts

 

2023 National LifeSmarts Champions 20 Years of Hawaii LifeSmarts

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LifeSmarts, the Ultimate Consumer Challenge, is a FREE consumer education competition open to teens in grades 6-12.  The competition tests students on their knowledge of

  • Personal Finance 
  • Health and Safety
  • Environment
  • Technology
  • Consumer Rights and Responsibilities 

Take a practice quiz and see if you’re ready for the ultimate consumer challenge.  Gather your friends and form a team.  Each team needs an adult sponsor or coach.

Students statewide are welcome to register a team from public, private, home, charter and alternative schools, as well as clubs and youth organizations.  Schools/Clubs may enter multiple teams under one coach.

Varsity | High School Competition (grades 9-12) Online Competition

  • Registration opens August 1, 2023
  • Online Competition opens October 16, 2023
  • Online Competition closes December 8, 2023 (7pm HST)

Junior Varsity | Middle School Competition (grades 6-8) Online Competition

  • Registration opens August 1, 2023
  • Online Competition opens October 16, 2023
  • Online Competition closes December 8, 2023 (7pm HST)

Hawaii State Competition 

  • Top four (4) Varsity level school/teams will be invited to compete in the State Competition
  • Top four (4) JV Teams will be invited to the State Competition
  • Friday, February 2, 2024, University of Hawaii at Manoa

LifeSmarts National Competition

  • San Diego, California,  April 18 – 21, 2024

LifeSmarts is run by the National Consumers League and brought to you by the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Business Registration and Insurance Division in partnership with the Hawaii Credit Union League.

For more information, contact LifeSmarts State Assistant Coordinator, Gloryana Akapo at (808)586-2737.

Good Luck as you take the Ultimate Consumer Challenge.

 

The Hawaiʻi Team is crowned 2023 National LifeSmarts Champions

A team of high school students from Maryknoll School were crowned as the 2023 Champions at the National LifeSmarts Championship on Sunday, April 30, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Maryknoll’s win marks the first-ever National LifeSmarts Championship for Hawaiʻi. Representing the State of Hawaiʻi, Maryknoll placed first out of 42 teams from across the nation, outscoring students from Rhode Island, Georgia, and Pennsylvania in the championship match. “Maryknoll delivered an outstanding performance at the national competition,” said Acting Commissioner of Securities Ty Nohara. “We are proud of the team’s hard work and dedication. Their display of knowledge, and sportsmanship was an exceptional representation of our state. Congratulations Maryknoll, on your historic accomplishment!”.  Read more here.