Competitions · United States

Honolulu H-Perm Hōʻike 2023

Honolulu, Hawaii · 27 May 2023 · 6 events · 61 competitors · 77 personal bests

Matty Hiroto Inaba won three of the six events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Matty Hiroto Inaba by 0.75 seconds. 61 competitors produced 77 personal bests, 37 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ao Nogami (野上碧) set the 3×3 average national record: 6.68.

Three wins

Matty Hiroto Inaba — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4

0.75s

closest final — 2×2, Matty Hiroto Inaba over Travis Dumaran

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Matty Hiroto Inaba	4.89	5.67
2×2	Matty Hiroto Inaba	1.75	2.14
4×4	Matty Hiroto Inaba	19.76	24.46
Clock	Ao Nogami (野上碧)	4.54	6.53
Megaminx	Ao Nogami (野上碧)	38.48	42.65
Pyraminx	Steven Wintringham	2.06	2.49

The PB harvest

77 set · 37 still standing

Ao Nogami (野上碧) — Clock single 4.54: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
Elliot Hawkins — 3×3 single 8.37: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
Michael Anthony T. Amodo — 2×2 single 3.19: into the top 16.5% of the event's history.
Taison Vannasing — 3×3 single 12.77: into the top 16.6% of the event's history.
Kyle Aoki — 3×3 single 14.29: into the top 22.0% of the event's history.
Jared Ezell — 3×3 single 14.52: into the top 22.8% of the event's history.
Andrew Obiano — 2×2 single 3.74: into the top 23.2% of the event's history.
Zack Halsall — Pyraminx single 6.62: into the top 24.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

16 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

61 competitors · 301 results · 6 events.

Solve this final yourself

how this works →

The 3×3 final here ran on one scramble group, so these five sequences are exactly what the finalists faced. Matty Hiroto Inaba won it with a 5.67 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

1R F' U L2 B' D2 B2 F L2 F2 U2 L' U F2 L R2 U F2
2R2 B2 F2 U' R2 U B2 D' B2 R2 D R' U' F D F L U2 F'
3U2 D' B D F L2 B2 D' B' L F U2 F2 B U2 D2 L2 D2
4R2 F' R B' L' D' B2 U2 F2 L U2 R2 F2 B2 D L2 U L
5U' B' D' L D2 R2 F' R2 B' D2 R' F2 R' B2 R' D2 L' F2 L2

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

61 competitors

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 final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.