Experience "The Spirit of the Wayfinder" Hilo Wayfinding and Navigation Festival
Hilo, Hawai‘i – Experience the “Spirit of the Wayfinder” at ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center’s 4th Annual Hilo Wayfinding & Navigation Festival that celebrates cultural practitioners as wayfinders, stewards of heritage and tradition, and navigators of their community. Held on October 8 and 9, the 2-day event will celebrate the arts, games, and honor a Hawaiian icon.
Okeanos Foundation Suports Youth at 'Imiloa
CONTACTS:
Margot Schrire, University of Hawai‘i Foundation
(808) 956-6774 or Margot.Schrire@uhfoundation.org
OKEANOS FOUNDATION SUPPORTS WAYFINDING & YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AT ‘IMILOA
“The only way to grow something is to cultivate, nurture and care for it, this is what is happening to the opio (youth) who are fortunate enough to be in the ‘Aukai ‘Imiloa program.
I believe this approach will have deeper, longer lasting impacts for the youth and that these positive experiences will remain with them for the rest of their lives. One can only imagine what the compounded impacts of these experiences over a lifetime will produce.”
From parent of an 8th grader and ‘Aukai ‘Imiloa pilot program participant, Ānuenue School Plolo, O’ahu
Hilo, Hawai'i -UH Hilo’s ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawai‘i recently received a $10,000 gift from Okeanos Foundation and its founder Dieter Paulmann. The gift will help ‘Imiloa create youth development programs using traditional means of wayfinding and navigation to inspire and engage tomorrow’s explorers in modern science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
In-stitu Resource Utilization (ISRU) technologies on Hawai‘i Island Sept. Maunakea Skies
Affordable Extraterrestrial Exploration
Topic for next Maunakea Skies Talk
Hilo, Hawai‘i – Past, present and future analog field tests for In-stitu Resource Utilization ( ISRU) technologies on Hawai‘i Island will be the topic at the next “Maunakea Skies” talk on Saturday, September 17th at 7:00pm.
In space exploration, ISRU describes the proposed use of resources found or manufactured on other astronomical objects (the Moon, Mars, Asteroids, etc.) to further the goals of a space mission. Join Christian Anderson at ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center as he discusses the development of new technologies needed to sustain life on the Moon and beyond.
Puna Geothermal Venture Supports Camp 'Imiloa
PUNA GEOTHERMAL VENTURE SUPPORTS SCIENCE SUMMER CAMPS FOR KIDS AT ‘IMILOA
Hilo, Hawai'i - UH Hilo’s ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawai‘i recently received a $5,000 gift from Puna Geothermal Venture (PGV) and its parent company Ormat. The gift helped to subsidize program tuition costs for local schoolchildren to attend ‘Imiloa’s Summer Camp programs focused on sustainable technology. The gift will also enable ‘Imiloa to expand its outreach into school classrooms in the Keaau, Pahoa, Puna areas of the Big Island.
September's Museum Month for Members
September is Special for Hawai‘i Island Museum Members
Hilo, Hawai‘i—This September marks the fifth year Hawai‘i Island institutions are collaborating to open their doors to other institutions’ members.
“Celebrating Museums Month,” is a month-long program to celebrate museums and to cross-promote these important local institutions. During the month, each will provide free admission to the members of other participating institutions when a current museum membership card is shown.