ʻImiloa Astronomy Center launches program for families
The ʻImiloa Astronomy Center created a free online hub to educate everyone about Hawaiian culture and science.
ʻImiloa Astronomy Center temporarily closing to the public
The ʻImiloa Astronomy Center will be closed to the public through March 31 due to the COVID-19 health crisis.
ʻImiloa birthday celebration encourages caring for Earth and beyond
2,000 visitors celebrated the ʻImiloa Astronomy Center’s 14th birthday by learning ways to reduce, reuse and recycle.
ʻImiloa Center takes center stage at astronomy conference
Astronomers attending a conference in Honolulu explore the work the ʻImiloa Astronomy Center does to incorporate modern science and Native Hawaiian knowledge.
ʻImiloa’s mission of culture/astronomy earns recognition
An article published in Nature Astronomy applauds ʻImiloa’s ability to intersect indigenous knowledge with astronomy.
Regents approve budget that targets student mental health services, need based scholarships and Maunakea
The Board of Regents approved a $28.1 million supplementary operating budget request on November 21 that includes expanding the Hawaiʻi Promise Scholarship Program, increasing mental health services and educational and cultural programming for Maunakea.
Maunakea telescopes win the ‘Oscars of Science’ for Pōwehi
Two telescopes were part of an international collaboration that won the $3 million 2020 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics award, for the world’s first image of a supermassive black hole.
ʻImiloa Astronomy Center invites visitors to share their manaʻo about Maunakea
A new “reflecting wall” exhibit at the ʻImiloa Astronomy Center, entitled “Maunakea Reflections,” invites visitors to write and post their thoughts and opinions about Maunakea.
ʻImiloa: Sharing Hawaiʻi’s legacy of exploration
The ʻImiloa Astronomy Center in Hilo has been doing groundbreaking work to integrate modern science and indigenous culture since the center first opened in 2006.
UH Hilo Hawaiian language expert names new telescope instrument
The new instrument Nāmakanui (The Big Eyes) is comprised of three cameras and will allow astronomers to seek out the coldest gas and dust in the universe.
