UH Hilo alumna Leinani Lozi named PBN 40 Under 40 honoree
Pioneer and changemaker Leinani Lozi was recognized for her leadership in community-centered educational programming based in astronomy and Hawaiian values.
Category: ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center
Presentations and events at ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center.
Students from Hawai‘i and Pacific region present their research at STEM symposium hosted by UH Hilo
University and college students from Hawaiʻi and the Pacific region spent three days near Kīlauea volcano presenting their research, taking huakaʻi (journeys), and doing independent self-guided pilina (connection)-building activities.
ʻImiloa naming program: Hawaiian language students name astronomy instrument on Maunakea
The instrument’s name, Wenaokeao, meaning “earliest glow of light,” was given by high school haumāna (students) from Hawaiian medium education school Ke Kula ʻo Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu.
UH Hilo to host cultural enrichment programs to celebrate Merrie Monarch Festival
Events include a Hawaiian quilt exhibition; live music; workshops on lei making, hula, and other cultural activities; documentary films and more!
UH Hilo Kumu Kekoa Harman feels part of something larger, an ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi movement
“Knowing that you belong to something much greater than yourself is one of the most rewarding things you can have,” says Kumu Kekoa Harman.
Moon-themed Kaulana Mahina exhibition at ʻImiloa Astronomy Center, through June 9
The traveling exhibition showcases Mahina (the Moon), its relationship to environmental practices such as fishing and planting, and scientific observation through Hawaiian culture.
ʻImiloa’s 18th Lā Hānau Celebration honors Hawaiʻi’s native forest birds. Free and open to the public, Feb. 25
Fun activities include crafts about Hawaiian manu, special live programs in the planetarium with natural resource experts, hula and mele, and interactive exhibits.
“The Science of Kapa,” interactive science and cultural exhibit at ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center through June 4
“The Science of Kapa” is a fully interactive science and cultural exhibit that focuses on the different steps in the kapa making process.
