Planetarium Programs
Planetarium Programs are included with same-day general admission.
3-2-1 Liftoff!
10:15 a.m. Saturday & Sunday ONLY
*this planetarium program is designed primarily for children and a younger audience.
The story of a hamster scientist who lives in a dump yard. He tries to fit in with the local rats but nobody takes him seriously. One day he hears a crash. In his garden he finds a crater and a damaged robot inside. And that’s how his great adventure starts.3-2-1 Liftoff! is an adventurous animated film about the courage and wits you need to get to space and back.
One Sky Project
11:00 a.m. Tuesday-Sunday
One Sky Project is an international collaboration focused on increasing understanding about cultural and indigenous astronomy, its historical and modern applications, and how our One Sky connects us all. Enjoy stories, presented in a series of short films, about the night sky from Hawaiʻi and cultures across the globe.
Films: The Samurai and the Stars (Japan), The Forge of Artemis (Greece), Thunderbird (Navajo), Celestial Canoe (Canada), Hawaiian Wayfinders (Hawaiʻi)
Pānānā Kilo Hōkū: Our Wayfinder’s Compass
12:00 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday
This show may be replaced with a playback of Awesome Light if a live operator is unavailable.
Interactive planetarium program teaching the traditional Hawaiian navigational compass — cardinal directions, the 32 hale, and star rising/setting patterns — through hands-on demonstration and moʻolelo.
We Are Aliens
1:00 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday
*this planetarium program is designed primarily for children and a younger audience.
The human race is connected better and faster than ever before but what about elsewhere? Could we one day be part of a galactic community sharing our knowledge and ideas? Or is Earth the only planet with life? »We Are Aliens!« takes you on an epic ride in the hunt for the evidence of alien life. This production balances science, education and family entertainment. »We Are Aliens!« narrated by Rupert Grint is an exciting new 360° Fulldome digital planetarium show produced by NSC Creative with input from UK astronomers.
Habitat Earth
3:00 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday
Plunge below the ocean’s surface to explore the dynamic relationships found in deep ocean ecosystems; dig beneath the forest floor to see how Earth’s tallest trees rely on tiny fungi to survive; and soar to new heights to witness the intricate intersection between human and ecological networks.
This planetarium show features stunning visualizations of both biological and human-built networks (and of how they intersect), taking show-goers on an incredible, immersive journey through the interconnectedness of life on Earth.