Systemwide Events Calendar
Makahiki in Old Hawaii
November 18, 12:30pm - 1:15pmWindward Campus, Hale 'Akoakoa 105
Astronomical and Cultural Perspectives of Makahiki. The yearly arrival of the star cluster Makaliʻi (Pleiades) in the eastern sky at sunset signals the beginning of the Kanaka Maoli year. It also marks the beginning of a very special time in the life of the Kanaka Maoli, the annual Makahiki festival.
Born and raised in Hawaiʻi, Dr. Paul Coleman is an associate astronomer with the University of Hawaiʻiʼs Institute for Astronomy where he does research and teaches astronomy. As a Native Hawaiian, Paul is a member of several advisory councils aimed at increasing the number of children in science and technology fields. He hopes to increase Native Hawaiian involvement at all levels in the excellent astronomy efforts in Hawaiʻi.
Ticket Information
FREE
Event Sponsor
Center for Aerospace Education, Windward Campus
More Information
236-9169, http://aerospace.wcc.hawaii.edu/imaginarium.html
| Wednesday, November 18 | |
| 8:00am | Blood Drive Campus Center |
| 10:00am | 4th Annual HCC Makahiki Games Lawn Area by the Berlin Wall |
| 11:30am | International Education Week Talk Story Session Sinclair Library Heritage Room |
| 11:30am | Fall Festival of Writers Kuykendall 410 |
| 12:00pm | Post-racial Obama in Japan? Burns 2118 |
| 12:30pm | Makahiki in Old Hawaii Hale 'Akoakoa 105 |
| 1:30pm | Pimped Up PowerPoint 7-421 |
| 2:00pm | NSF Pacific Alliance Information Session POST 801 |
| 2:30pm | MIX = Manoa International Exchange Sinclair Library Heritage Room |
| 3:00pm | Ocean and Resources Engineering Seminar MSB 114 |
| 3:30pm | International Year of Astronomy Lecture Series Hamilton Library, Room 301 |
| 3:30pm | Forum: China's Human Rights Challenges Architecture Building, Room 205 |
| 4:30pm | Fall Writers' Festival: Ian MacMillan Celebration Room 412 Queen Lili'uokalani Center for Student Services |
| 7:30pm | Musical Theatre Review Orvis Auditorium |
| 7:30pm | Frontiers of Astronomy Community Lecture Art Building Auditorium |
November 2009 - Highlighted dates have scheduled events.
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Ongoing Events
- MCC Dental Assisting Program General Orientation
- Rainbow Copy Center
- Furniture Design at UH: an Exhibition of Furniture
- Degrees of Distinction: Alumni Invitational Exh.
- 'Dance Machines' from the Torres Strait Islands
- Tours for Degrees of Distinction: Alumni Inv. Exh.
- Wednesday Night Southeast Asian Film Series - FREE
- E Malama i Kou Ola Kino Free Health Screenings
