The course is part of a workforce education program to provide inmates with vocational development and reentry skills training. Associate Professor Chris Lauer says philosophy courses develop essential, transferable skills vital to the workforce.
Category: Community Outreach
New exhibit at ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center invites visitors to share their mana‘o about Maunakea
The “reflecting wall” exhibit at ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center invites visitors to write and post their thoughts and perspectives about Maunakea.
‘Imiloa Astronomy Center: Sharing Hawai‘i’s legacy of exploration
‘Imiloa’s big-picture mission is to connect the scientific work being done on Maunakea with the language and culture of Hawai‘i.
Schoolchildren learn about Hawai‘i’s “Fantastic Bugs” at UH Hilo summer camp
At two week-long summer camp programs held at ‘Imiloa—one in June and one in July called “Fantastic Bugs and Where to Find Them”—campers did “insectigations” of curious creatures and their habitats.
ʻImiloa Astronomy Center hosts keiki for day of “mauka immersion”
The children explored the water cycle, Poli‘ahu and snow on Maunakea, tracing weather patterns and hurricanes on “Science on a Sphere,” and learned about the challenges of packing water for a long-distance sail on Hōkūle‘a.
WATCH: UH Hilo geographer explains his use of innovative drone and mapping technology in his Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death research
In a new video, geographer Ryan Perroy, an associate professor at UH Hilo, explains the technology he uses in his award-winning research into the spread of Rapid ‘Ōhi‘a Death.
UH Hilo internship program wins Outstanding Leadership Award at annual conservation conference
The Pacific Internship Programs for Exploring Science, known as PIPES, a program dedicated to growing the next generation of natural resources leaders, was awarded the Outstanding Leadership Award at the 26th Annual Hawai‘i Conservation Conference held in Honolulu, July 10.
WATCH: Larry Kimura and Doug Simons compare Hawaiian creation chant to astronomy theories
Foremost expert on Hawaiian language, Larry Kimura, and the executive director of an observatory atop Maunakea, Doug Simons, compare the first 11 lines of The Kumulipo creation chant to astronomy theories on the origins of the Universe.
International Astronomical Union adopts Hawaiian names for two locally-discovered asteroids; the naming program is based at UH Hilo
The names were selected by Hawaiian immersion students during the groundbreaking A Hua He Inoa pilot nomenclature project started last year through ‘Imiloa, the UH Hilo astronomy center.
Next round of hearings on proposed Maunakea rules, June 3-7
This second round of public hearings is the latest step in the development of the administrative rules.