Posted on 10:33 am, Thursday, October 21, 2010. Tags: imiloa astronomy center, ironman, kapulena ag park, na leo o hawaii, this week with mayor billy kenoi
MEDIA RELEASE “This Week with Mayor Billy Kenoi†is a 30-minute weekly program on Na Leo O Hawaii community television, highlighting many of the mayor’s activities and meetings with residents around Hawaii Island. On the program airing this week, Kenoi attends a meeting to discuss the County’s 1,739-acres agricultural park currently being developed at Kapulena […]
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Posted on 1:56 pm, Friday, July 16, 2010. Tags: hilo, imiloa astronomy center, uh
University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Chancellor Donald O. Straney has announced the appointment of Kaʻiu Kimura as executive director of the ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaiʻi, effective August 1, 2010. Kimura had been serving as interim executive director since November 2009, and replaces Peter Giles who served as the center’s executive director since 2005.
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Posted on 4:00 am, Friday, February 26, 2010. Tags: imiloa astronomy center
Mark your calendar for Sunday, February 28 when ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center will celebrate it’s 4th birthday. This year, ‘Imiloa partners with “Journey through the Universeâ€, a program offered to communities across the nation to provide an authentic window on science as a human endeavor, using sustainable programming designed to both inspire and educate.
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Posted on 4:25 pm, Tuesday, December 15, 2009. Tags: hilo, imiloa astronomy center, keck observatory, thirty meter telescope, tmt, waimea
Thirty Meter Telescope presentation on Thursday, December 17 at the Keck Observatory in Waimea, and on Saturday, December 19 at ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center in Hilo.
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Posted on 7:32 pm, Friday, November 6, 2009. Tags: imiloa astronomy center, uh-hilo
University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Chancellor Rose Tseng today announced the appointment of Kaʻiu Kimura as interim executive director of the ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaiʻi. Kimura replaces Peter Giles, who served as ‘Imiloa’s executive director since 2005.
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Posted on 5:11 am, Friday, October 16, 2009. Tags: furlough fridays, gail loeffler, imiloa astronomy center
MEDIA RELEASE In a move to provide parents with an academically-rich program during the 17 days that the Hawaii Department of Education has declared ‘Furlough Fridays,’ Imiloa Astronomy Center will provide a full-day of science enrichment activities for children in grades K-8 over the designated no school Furlough Fridays over the next eight months. Space […]
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Posted on 1:05 am, Friday, September 25, 2009. Tags: imiloa astronomy center, museum day, smithsonian
MEDIA RELEASE Looking for a stellar deal on activities? Bring a copy of Smithsonian magazine to Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaii on Saturday, Sept. 26 for free general admission for two people, in coordination with Smithsonian magazine’s Museum Day.  A museum admission card is available in the magazine’s September 2009 issue, or can be […]
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Posted on 10:31 pm, Saturday, April 11, 2009. Tags: dr doug simons, gemini, imiloa astronomy center, keck
MEDIA RELEASE Since May 2006, Dr. Doug Simons has been the director of the Frederick C. Gillett Gemini North telescope on Mauna Kea, but his interest in astronomy and Hawaii go back more than two decades – a period during which major new developments in astronomy instrumentation have resulted in breakthrough discoveries. To provide some […]
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Posted on 11:35 am, Monday, February 9, 2009. Tags: galileo, imiloa astronomy center
Celebrate Galileo’s Birthday Sunday at `Imiloa Free Noon 3D show, special activities, new planetarium show opens Hilo, Hawai’i – As part of 2009 International Year of Astronomy, ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center plans a full-day of astronomy programming on Sunday, February 15, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Events will include a special 3D planetarium show, unveiling […]
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Posted on 12:44 am, Thursday, December 25, 2008. Tags: dr saeko hayashi, imiloa astronomy center, maunakea skies, subaru telescope
MEDIA RELEASE Imiloa Astronomy Center concludes its 2008 Maunakea Skies program at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 27 with a talk by Dr. Saeko Hayashi, of Subaru Telescope. Her talk titled “Hoshi wa Subaru,†or “Japanese Star Tales†will provide insight into Japanese constellations and calendars which guided farmers, fishermen and even mountain workers in old […]
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