ʻImiloa News
‘Imiloa mentioned in the Dallas Morning News!
The successes of ‘Imiloa’s Halau Lamaku Enrichment Program for keiki inspired Forth Worth Museum of Science and History to start their program for school kids.
‘Imiloa Prepares for Reopening
Ka'iu Kimura, our executive director, sat down recently with the Tribune-Herald to discuss our reopening plans.
I-WISE: A Foundational Conference on Indigenous Worldviews in Informal Science Education
Indigenous leaders from the ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawai‘i and the Indigenous Education Institute (IEI) convened two gatherings to plant the seed for relationship building among diverse worldviews.
UH Hilo Housing Students Explore ʻImiloa’s Garden
UH Hilo Housing students were invited to ʻImiloa for a series of outdoor events hosted by ʻImiloa education staff members.
He Huʻeaʻo ʻImi Loa!
ʻImiloa partners with Ke Kula ʻo Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu in creating a Hawaiian language professional readiness internship program.
UH Hilo’s new podcast connects people to places of Hawaiʻi Island
The University of Hawai`i at Hilo invites listeners to its new podcast, Ka Leo o ka Uluau, which has been created to ho`okama`āina or acquaint listeners to Hawai`i Island.
Marching Forward to Inspire Exploration - Hālau Lamakū at ʻImiloa
From July-December 2020, ʻImiloa partnered with ʻAha Pūnana Leo, a non-profit organization and licensed preschool childcare provider, to develop and deliver Hālau Lamakū - an education enrichment childcare program for keiki in grades K-5…
Hauʻoli Makahiki Hou - Happy New Year from ʻImiloa!
Aloha makahiki hou! As we welcome in the new year, we want you to know that ‘Imiloa has been both humbled and buoyed by the continuing support and donations from our loyal members and community…
2020’s Rare Great Conjunction
Great Conjunctions of Jupiter and Saturn occur about once every 20 years; the last one occurred in May 2000 but it was almost impossible to see and the planets have not appeared this close since the Great Conjunction of 1623.
Kō: Hawaiʻi’s Legacy; Hawaiʻi’s Future
The histories of kō (sugarcane) and Hawaiʻi are inseparable. Introduced by Polynesian wayfinders between 700 and 1,700 years ago as a canoe crop, sugarcane was grown by Native Hawaiians for food and medicine. Post-contact it has—for better or worse—played a central role in Hawaiʻi’s agriculture, economy, labor importation, cultural development, environment, and political evolution.