Flying Monsters at The Hōkūlani Imaginarium

August 20, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Windward Campus, The Hōkūlani Imaginarium

For thousands of years, humans believed that there were once flying monsters. Such creatures became mythologized, with stories about them shared around the world. But could they have really existed? Flying Monsters is a National Geographic documentary that explores these great prehistoric beasts.

Around 220 million years ago dinosaurs were on the rise to dominating the Earth. But another group of reptiles was about to make an extraordinary leap -- control of the skies. They were the pterosaurs -- after insects, the first animals ever to fly. The story of how and why these mysterious creatures took to the air is more fantastical than any fiction.

Hosted by Sir David Attenborough, distinguished naturalist and broadcaster, this program uses amazing special effects techniques to portray these airborne dinosaurs. Appropriate for anyone that loves dinosaurs!

Admission prices for the Saturday, August 20 viewing of Flying Monsters at 2:00 p.m. are:

  • $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
(808) 235-7433, http://aerospace.wcc.hawaii.edu/imaginarium.html

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