Maunakea Observatories

Join us for the 2026 @UHIfA Mānoa Open House on April 26th from 11:00a to 4:00p! Learn all about space, science, telescopes, and more with hands-on activities, demonstrations, and talks for the whole family. Learn more at: bit.ly/IfA-OpenHouse26

Join us on Apr. 17 at 4p for Waimea Family Food Truck Friday at @keckobservatory Headquarters! This free, family-friendly gathering features local food and beverage vendors, offering delicious meals, sweet treats, and specialty favorites. Learn more at bit.ly/Waimea-FFTF

Astronomy on Tap Hawaiʻi is returning to Hale Kanikapila on Wednesday, May 13, at 7 pm! Astronomy on Tap will now take place on the second Wednesday of every month, so save the date and stay tuned for speakers details. Learn more at astronomyontap.org

Save the date for AstroDay 2026 at the Prince Kuhio Plaza in Hilo on May 2 from 10a to 4p! We hope to see you and your ʻohana at this annual event that explores science in Hawaiʻi nei. Follow @UHIfA for more information as AstroDay gets closer.

For three generations, the Sylvester family has been leaving their mark on astronomy in Hawaiʻi. From growing up in Hilo to working on Hawaiʻi's highest summit, their paths may vary, but they've always been connected by family and place. Read their story: bit.ly/Sylvester-Fami…

Collaborators from @UHHilo, @CFHTelescope, and @universitelaval simulated the past, present, and future of a collision between two galaxies. Read more about this international team and the role of undergraduate research in studies like this: bit.ly/Galaxies-Colli…

Pāhiwa: a dark or black color denoting sacredness. @GeminiObs & @NOIRLabAstro's Leilehua Yuen chose it as our ʻōlelo of the month because "Hawaiʻi's dark skies, natural moonlight, and starlight are critical cultural and environmental resources that our native species depend on."

@SubaruTel_Eng is hiring a Public Outreach Associate in Hilo, Hawaiʻi! If you're passionate about astronomy, science communication, and working in community, this may be the job for you. Learn more and apply: bit.ly/Subaru-Apply

Read this month's edition of Hawaiian Skies by @GeminiObs and @NOIRLabAstro's Leilehua Yuen to learn why some stars in the sky during the month of Nana (Mar. 19 - Apr. 17) share names and how she hunts down the original meaning behind them: bit.ly/HS-Nana26

Join us on Mar 20 at 4p for Waimea Family Food Truck Friday at @keckobservatory Headquarters! This free, family-friendly gathering features local food and beverage vendors, offering delicious meals, sweet treats, and specialty favorites. Learn more at bit.ly/Waimea-FFTF

The Maunakea Scholars Program just celebrated its 10-year anniversary! The Hawaiʻi Tribune-Herald is highlighting this year’s cohort of Hawaiʻi high school students who will soon conduct astronomy research using telescopes on Maunakea. Read the full story: bit.ly/MKS-10years

Along with ʻImiloa Astronomy Center and Hawaiʻi I Ke Alo Mutual Stewardship Project, we held a fruitful pre-conference summit discussing mutual stewardship and community astronomy at the 247th AAS meeting in Phoenix. Read the full story: bit.ly/AAS247-Summit

Join the Arts & Sciences Center for STEAM-CON on Mar. 14 from 2-6p! STEAM-CON is a free celebration of our community and the science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics thriving in Puna and across Hawai‘i Island. Learn more at hiasc.org/steamcon

Join @SubaruTel_Eng's and @StS_ShadowSci on Mar. 11 at 7p (English) and Mar. 13 at 9p (Japanese) to watch real-time observations as scientists collect spectra from distant galaxies with the ʻŌnohiʻula Prime Focus Spectrograph (PFS)! Register: bit.ly/StS-Subaru

For the first time in 5 years, Astronaut Ellison Onizuka Day returned to @UHHilo on Jan 24! Nearly 350 attendees explored science, astronomy, and Hawaiian culture, celebrating Hawai‘i’s first astronaut and the first Asian American astronaut to reach space: bit.ly/OnizukaDay-Ret…

MKO staff had a great time with students at Science Day at Nāʻālehu Elementary! @HawaiiScience brings scientists to elementary schools around the island. Highlights were @GeminiObs's StarLab portable planetarium, rockets with @PISCES_UH, and 3D Moon models with @SubaruTel_Eng.

There is no shortage of stories taking place in the sky during Kaulua (Feb. 18 - Mar. 18), a month figuratively named for its fickle weather. Read this month's edition of Hawaiian Skies by @GeminiObs and @NOIRLabAstro's Leilehua Yuen: bit.ly/HS-Kaulua26

Celebrate Engineers Week on Feb. 28 at the Thelma Parker Memorial Public Library with the free, family-friendly NASA@My Library Engineering Bash! Meet some of the island’s most talented students, professional engineers, and community experts. Learn more at bit.ly/Engineering-Ba…

Worlds like Tatooine were once science fiction — today, exoplanets are science! Join @SubaruTel_Eng's and @StS_ShadowSci on Feb. 26 at 8p HST to explore how the SCExAO instrument at the Subaru Telescope images distant worlds. Register: bit.ly/StS-Subaru

Join @keckobservatory and @GeminiObs on Feb. 24 for A Shared Sky: Kaulana Mahina and the Lunar Eclipse in Hawaiʻi! Three incredible speakers will guide us through science and culture in anticipation of the upcoming total lunar eclipse. Register at bit.ly/A-Shared-Sky