When we think about sugarcane and sugarcane fields in Hawaiʻi, we locals tend to imagine a “back-in-the-day” plantation-era setting. According to expert researcher, Dr. Noa Lincoln , we should look even further back to remember that during pre-contact, “Hawaiians cultivated sugarcane extensively in a broad range of ecosystems using diverse agricultural systems and developed dozens of native varieties of kō (Hawaiian sugarcane).”

A Hua He Inoa - a collaborative effort led by ʻImiloa - is shifting global paradigms, positioning Hawaiʻi as the first place in the world to weave traditional indigenous practice into the process of officially naming new astronomical discoveries.

Hawaiʻi’s own educators at the forefront of melding astronomical discoveries with Hawaiian language.

Learn more about Dr. Devin Chu and his contributions to the Nobel Prize winning work of Dr. Andrea Ghez.

Learn more about the Nobel Prize winning work of Dr. Andrea Ghez and her team.

A new study highlights the integral role telescopes on Maunakea played in revealing how Pōwehi, the supermassive black hole, moves.

What may be the first hints of life on Venus have been discovered by an international team of astronomers using observations from the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) on Maunakea.

On June 18th, ʻImiloa Astronomy Center and the Emil Buehler Perpetual Trust Planetarium at Seminole State College of Florida in Orlando presented a 1.5-hour virtual public program.

Each year, Hawai'i Preparatory Academy's (HPA) 4th graders visit 'Imiloa as part of their early Hawaiian life studies. This year was a bit different.

For the first time, ʻImiloa Astronomy Center has launched a virtual experience (modelled after a visit to the center’s planetarium and exhibit hall) to 144 students who have enrolled in this summer’s GEAR UP program on Maui.