Personal Finance • Health and Safety • Environment • Technology • Consumer Rights and Responsibilities
Welcome to the State of Hawaii LifeSmarts Competition
Brought to you by
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Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs 335 Merchant Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Lawrence Reifurth, Director |
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Hawaii Credit Union League 1654 South King Street Honolulu, HI 96826 Dennis Tanimoto, President |
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Better Business Bureau Foundation of Hawaii 1132 Bishop Street #615 Honolulu, HI 96813 Angela Ellenwood |
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.
Coaches may enter more than one team, but only one team from each school or organization may qualify for the state competition. So hurry and get your team signed up.
High School Competition (grades 9-12) Online Competition
- September 15, 2008 to December 7, 2008 (11 pm EST)
Scores will be tabulated and the highest scoring teams will be invited to the State Competition, which will be held in Honolulu on February 7, 2009. The winning team at the State Competition will represent Hawaii at the National Competition in St. Louis, Missouri April 25-28, 2009.
Middle School Competition (grades 6-8) Online Competition Only
- September 15, 2008 to February 27, 2009
Students in grades 6-8 will compete only online. National winners will be announced after the competition closes.
LifeSmarts is run by the National Consumers League and brought to you by the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs in partnership with the Hawaii Credit Union League and the Better Business Bureau Foundation of Hawaii.
Call the LifeSmarts State Coordinator, Jackie Choy at 586-2760 for more information or for your free Coach’s Guide.
Ultimate Consumer Challenge