On March 4th, 148 internationally-minded high school students from 22 schools on Oahu, Maui, and Hawaii Island gathered to learn about rising tensions in the South China Sea. Participants engaged in a negotiation simulation based on past conflicts around the Spratly Islands, and took on the roles of diplomats from China, Vietnam, Singapore, Philippines, Japan, and the United States. Experts from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, and Pacific Forum CSIS briefed students. The simulation reflected the political situation in Southeast Asia and the difficulty in finding a solution that satisfies all nations.