Maunakea Between Earth and Sky at The Hōkūlani Imaginarium

December 9, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Windward Campus, The Hōkūlani Imaginarium

Maunakea Between Earth and Sky explores the connections between Hawaiian culture and Maunakea astronomy. Audience members are immersed in the story of Pele and Poli`ahu and the creation of the Hawaiian Islands. Gaze into the night sky, past planets, galaxies and swirling nebula — back to the beginning of the universe — and fly through an observatory atop Maunakea.

The Hōkūlani Imaginarium is excited to present this fulldome signature show of the 'Imiloa Astronomy Center in Hilo to an Oahu audience on Friday, October 14 at 7:00 p.m.

Admission Prices

  • $7 General admission
  • $6 WCC students, military, seniors (65 years or older) with identification
  • $5 Children (4 - 12 years of age)
  • Free for children under 4 years of age (1 per paying adult), and WCC faculty or staff with university identification.

For reservations call (808) 235-7433 between 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Monday - Friday. (Phone line is not available on weekends or holidays.) Reserved tickets must be picked up and paid for at the Imaginarium box office at least 15 minutes prior to start of program; unclaimed tickets are released for sale to waiting customers on a first come, first served basis. Credit and debit cards are not accepted at the box office. An ATM is located on campus behind the Imaginarium building, next to The Hub coffee shop.

The Hōkūlani Imaginarium is a high-tech, multi-media planetarium and scientific visualization theater under the management of the College’s Center for Aerospace Education (CAE). The Imaginarium supports the College’s astronomy and Polynesian navigation curricula and community outreach efforts; its fulldome video projection technology covers the entire overhead dome surface, allowing an immersive experience that fills the viewer’s 360º field of view. The facility is available for K-12 school visits as well as group and public shows. For general information, call Larry Wiss, Imaginarium Manager, at (808) 235-7350 or visit the website at: aerospace.wcc.hawaii.edu/imaginarium.html.


Event Sponsor
Center for Aerospace Education, Windward Campus

More Information
235-7433, http://aerospace.wcc.hawaii.edu/imaginarium.html

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