Hawaiian Kociemba

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Hawaiian Kociemba method
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Information about the method
Proposer(s): Michael Ezrokhi, Brayden Mossey, Alex Maass
Proposed: 2016
Alt Names: HK
Variants: Original, CP+EO, COLL, L5E, Petrus Variation, Hawaiian Roux, Hawaiian CFOP
No. Steps: Original Variation: 4 (pEO Arrow, DougLi Block, HKOLL, HKPLL)
No. Algs: Original Variation:
Arrow: 0
F2L: 0
HKOLL: 114
HKPLL: 149
Total: 263
Avg Moves: Original variant: ~43 STM, ~45.33 HTM


All variants: ~38.58 STM, ~40.08 HTM

Purpose(s):


History

The Hawaiian Kociemba method was inspired by fake solves done by Michael Ezrokhi (alias Michael Humuhumunukunukuapua'a).

Hawaiian Kociemba is a 3x3x3 Speedsolving method with a very low average move count of 40. It has several variations, one of which has a 14 algorithm 2LLL. The method was derived from an April Fools' Day video by TheCubicle.us uploaded on March 31, 2016. But, it has surprisingly turned out to be not too bad of a method. Brayden Mossey (wir3sandfir3s) originally made the forum post as a theory of what the method could be, from a single solve reconstruction. The method has been proven to be quite effective, and he has since added variations and more algorithms.


Explanation

How to solve using the original variant of HK:
1. pEO Arrow: Basically the same as a regular cross in CFOP, CFCE, and other similar methods, except one of the cross pieces may be missing and only the F2L edges are oriented like in the ZZ-Top variant of the ZZ method.
2. F2L -1 edge: Make a DougLi block with only <RUL> moves. In other words, solve all of the first two layers, excluding the missing cross piece while only using RUL moves. It is OK if the missing cross piece is unintentionally (or intentionally) solved.
3. HKOLL: Perform 1 of 114 algorithms in order to orient all 9 remaining pieces (5 edges, 4 corners) correctly.
4. HKPLL: Perform 1 of 93 algorithms in order to permute all 9 of those remaining pieces (5 edges, 4 corners) correctly, which puts the cube back to the solved position.

Other variants of the Hawaiian Kociemba method can be found on the original forum post here.

HK+

HK+ method
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Information about the method
Proposer(s): Cubingcubecuber
Proposed: 2020
Alt Names: HK4
Variants: Yau
No. Steps: 7 (2 opposite centers, 3 arrow edges, Remaining centers, Edge pairing, DougLi Block, HKOLL, HKPLL
No. Algs: unknown
Avg Moves: unknown
Purpose(s):

HK+ is a 4x4 method for Hawaiian Kociemba users.

Steps

  1. Two opposite centers
  2. 3 arrow edges
  3. Solve the centers as you would in Yau
  4. Edge pairing while maintaining the arrow. 4-2-3 pairing works nicely here
  5. Get to the DougLi block cube state
  6. HKOLL
  7. HKPLL

It is based on Yau, but the last cross edge is omitted until the end. It isn't very different though, so switching would be easy.

4-2-3 edge pairing

4-2-3 edge pairing is done like 3-2-3 edge pairing, except that the first slice solves an edge. When you slice back you solve 3 more. Next, you would solve 3 more edges, and then the final 2, thus 4-2-3

Trivia

  • Although this is a decent method, almost no one in the cubing community used it.

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