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In celebration of the 55th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival, ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center will host three days of cultural enrichment programming, Wednesday, April 4 through Friday, April 6. This series is organized annually at ‘Imiloa to complement and honor Merrie Monarch’s major purpose: the perpetuation, preservation and promotion of the art of hula and Hawaiian culture […]

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“I will talk about the latest results on the most distant galaxies, how the supermassive black holes that power quasars grow with time and how UKIRT helps find Earth-like planets in the habitable zones around nearby stars,” stated Dr. Green. “Not only will UKIRT continue to observe the most distant galaxies and quasars along with […]

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‘Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawai‘i will host The Aloha Art Festival 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, August 2, 2015. There will be art creation stations, keiki activities, star talks, educational booths, and guest speakers. The festival includes an art contest in search of a piece to represent culture, natural environment, and innovation on […]

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MEDIA RELEASE TMT is participating again at this year’s Journey Through The Universe’s Family Science Day and Astronomy Educators in the Classroom. For 10 years, the Journey Through the Universe program has excited classrooms and students in Hilo and beyond with exciting science. Journey Through the Universe brings local students and teachers together with astronomers […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Imiloa Astronomy Center announces the appointment of Esben Borsting as Imiloa’s Deputy Director. Imiloa is an informal science center honoring Maunakea by sharing Hawaiian culture and science to inspire exploration. “I am excited to announce this new appointment,” said Kaiu Kimura, Executive Director of Imiloa Astronomy Center, “Esben will oversee all HR and […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The second annual Pacific Astronomy and Engineering Summit (PAES), sponsored by the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) and hosted by the Imiloa Astronomy Center, will gather high school students and educators from the TMT partner countries: Japan, China, India, Canada and the United States (Hawaii Island). Set for July 21-25 at the Imiloa Astronomy […]

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Imiloa Astronomy Center Wednesday, April 23 10 a.m.: Haku Mele Masters of Our Time A panel of celebrated composers discuss the art of composing Hawaiian songs. The panel includes Dr. Larry Kimura, Kealii Reichel, Kainani Kahaunaele, Manu Boyd and Dr. Hiapo Perreira. Noon: Atrium Music by Lei Ula and Kainani Kahaunaele Musical 1 p.m. Performance […]

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‘Imiloa’s Family Day starts at 9 a.m. and runs until 4 p.m. The first 500 keiki visitors will receive a special ‘Imiloa giveaway to take home.

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‘Imiloa Astronomy Center presents the spring Wayfinding Talk on Friday, March 7, 2014. This program will feature Pwo Navigator Kālepa Baybayan’s talk “He Lani Ko Luna, He Honua Ko Lalo, Sky Above, Earth Below” starting at 7 p.m. The 2013-14 Wayfinding Talks are being sponsored through the generous support of Matson.

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MEDIA RELEASE The first Pacific Astronomy and Engineering Education Summit, sponsored by the Thirty Meter Telescope and the County of Hawaii, and hosted at the Imiloa Astronomy Center and the University of Hawaii at Hilo, brought together high school students and educators from China, Japan, India, Canada and the Big Island for four days of […]

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Celebrate ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center’s 7th Anniversary at the annual KTA Family Free Day with the Journey Through the Universe on Sunday March 10, 2013. The Center’s exhibit hall and planetarium offerings this day are free and open to the public.

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MEDIA RELEASE “The only way to grow something is to cultivate, nurture and care for it, this is what is happening to the opio (youth) who are fortunate enough to be in the Aukai Imiloa program. I believe this approach will have deeper, longer lasting impacts for the youth and that these positive experiences will […]

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‘Sustainability through Technology’ aimed to engage on youth in science, technology, engineering, math concepts

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MEDIA RELEASE University of Hawaii at Hilo’s Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaii received a $7,500 gift from the Alexander & Baldwin Foundation and its subsidiary Matson Navigation Company in support of the navigation and wayfinding skills workshop at Imiloa focused on training crew members of Hawaii’s voyaging community. The fourth annual crew training workshops, named […]

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