People · United States
Kaimana N. Higa
2×2 · top 1.7% of 189,179 all-time · competing since September 2022 · 2022HIGA02
Kaimana N. Higa has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.39, set at Nānākuli Liʻi ʻOkakopa B 2026, puts him in the top 1.7% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 693rd in the United States. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since September 2022, he has put 321 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 65% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.13 in September 2022 to 8.83, a 56% improvement. Kaimana has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.39 | 3.66 | top 1.7% | 693 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 8.83 | 10.35 | top 4.5% | 2,552 / 60,666 | |
| Clock | 6.16 | 6.94 | top 7.7% | 617 / 9,172 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.86 | 7.85 | top 12.3% | 3,271 / 29,168 | |
| Megaminx | 1:07.61 | 1:15.03 | top 14.3% | 987 / 8,026 | |
| Skewb | 4.48 | 6.55 | top 14.4% | 2,265 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.15 | 20.19 | top 18.3% | 2,384 / 15,900 | |
| 4×4 | 50.81 | 56.30 | top 25.8% | 4,029 / 19,354 | |
| Square-1 | 24.78 | 26.21 | top 38.8% | 2,550 / 6,846 | |
| 5×5 | 1:58.66 | 2:12.25 | top 48.6% | 4,129 / 9,537 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 26 Jan 2025Five personal bests in one day at Honolulu ʻUʻuku a Makapō 2025.
- 25 Jan 2025First sub-10 3×3: 8.83 at Honolulu Hoʻoilo 2025.
- 25 Jan 2025Six personal bests in one day at Honolulu Hoʻoilo 2025.
- 27 Jan 2024Four personal bests in one day at Honolulu Liʻiliʻi a ʻIke Maka 2024.
- 23 Sep 2023Four personal bests in one day at Ho'oholo in Honolulu 2023.
- 27 May 2023First sub-20 3×3: 15.11 at Honolulu H-Perm Hōʻike 2023.
Competitions
- Nānākuli Liʻi ʻOkakopa B 2026 · 4 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Honolulu Hāʻulelau 2025 · 4 Oct 2025
- Hawaiian Island Tour - Honolulu 2025 · 16 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Hawaiian Island Tour - Kāhala Open 2025 · 15 Jul 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Kailua Kupulau 2025 · 3 May 2025
- Honolulu ʻUʻuku a Makapō 2025 · 26 Jan 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Honolulu Hoʻoilo 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Honolulu Liʻiliʻi a ʻIke Maka 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Ho'oholo in Honolulu 2023 · 23 Sep 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Honolulu H-Perm Hōʻike 2023 · 27 May 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Hono Luau Cube Off 2022 · 24 Sep 2022 — 1 personal best set
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Chris Martin — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 40 times
- Jack Okazaki — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Travis Dumaran — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.83 away.
Targets move as he improves.