Museums and Planetariums: Bridging the Gap between Hawaiian Culture and Astronomy through Informal Education—A Case Study

Author:

Ciotti, Joseph E.

Title:

Museums and Planetariums: Bridging the Gap between Hawaiian Culture and Astronomy through Informal Education—A Case Study

Periodical:

Forum on Public Policy Online

Year:

2010

Volume:

2010

Pages:

14

Subject:

Astronomical observatories Mauna Kea controversy Imiloa Astronomy Center Telescopes Mauna Kea controversy University of Hawaii at Hilo

Summary:

This document describes an approach that was taken in an effort to bridge the gap of a cultural divide between scientists who study astronomy on the summit of Mauna Kea and the Hawaiian community to whom the summit is sacred. It was the hope that this would be done through the construction of the Imiloa Astronomy Center, that would be built on the campus of the University of Hawaii at Hilo, where visitors would receive an informal education regarding both the science of astronomy that is studied on the summit and the cultural importance of this sacred landmark that exists on the island of Hawaii.

Label:

Mauna Kea - Commentary

URL:

https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ903461.pdf

Collection:

Periodicals