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.
Category: ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center
Presentations and events at ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center.
Upcoming Hawaiian festival, Oct. 15-16, designed to rebuild human connections after two years of isolation
“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
ʻImiloa to host cultural enrichment programs to celebrate Merrie Monarch Festival
‘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.
Watch: They’re alive! With animatronics, dinosaurs come to life at ‘Imiloa; exhibit extended to April 15
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!
K. L. Chock Trust supports ‘Imiloa gardens, now named Koon Leong and Bertha Luke Chock Garden
ʻImiloa Astronomy Center, an educational outreach facility at UH Hilo, features an award-winning landscape of endemic, indigenous, and Polynesian-introduced plants.
Creating a balance between rapid innovation and Indigenous knowledge, focus of free virtual conference, Nov. 15-17
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.
Spectacular Spooktacular! Bring the keiki to Halloween Spooktacular Weekend, Oct. 30-31
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.
Members of U.S. Congress visit UH Hilo to discuss university’s Indigenous culture and language revitalization programs
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.
