Documentary film: Whetū Mārama-Bright Star, showing at ‘Imiloa, Nov. 9
Documentary Whetū Mārama-Bright Star tells the story of Sir Hekenukumai Ngaiwi Puhipi, aka “Hek” Busby, and his significance for Māori in reigniting wayfinding.
ʻAʻohe pau ka ʻike i ka hālau hoʻokahi │ One learns from many sources │ A web publication from the Office of the Chancellor, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
Presentations and events at ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center.
Documentary Whetū Mārama-Bright Star tells the story of Sir Hekenukumai Ngaiwi Puhipi, aka “Hek” Busby, and his significance for Māori in reigniting wayfinding.
“I kū mau mau, i kū wā! All at once! All together! Don’t miss out! I encourage you to participate, come ignite curiosity and the intention of this season! Pohā kō‘ele‘ele!”—Kekuhi Keali‘ikanaka‘oleohaililani
‘Imiloa Astronomy Center will host a musical performance by UH Hilo’s own Kainani Kahaunaele, and pūpū jewelry and lei making workshops, April 20-22.
It’s a delightful surprise to visitors when they discover the gigantic dinosaurs on exhibit are not statues, they are animatronics with motion sensors and sound. It’s as if they are alive!
ʻImiloa Astronomy Center, an educational outreach facility at UH Hilo, features an award-winning landscape of endemic, indigenous, and Polynesian-introduced plants.
Ka‘iu Kimura, executive director of ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center at UH Hilo, will lead the conference’s first session. Larry Kimura, associate professor at UH Hilo’s College of Hawaiian Language, will discuss similarities between ancestral knowledge and modern astronomy.
ʻImiloa will present a Halloween Spooktacular Weekend featuring Halloween-themed planetarium programs, a Haunted Galaxy Gallery, Halloween Make and Take Crafts, and a Garden Scavenger Hunt.
New Mexico’s U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández, along with Hawai‘i’s U.S. Reps. Ed Case and Kai Kahele, discussed UH Hilo programs with faculty and staff. Fernández and Case serve on the U.S. House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.