Tag: community

  • Kamaʻāina Observatory Experience

    Kamaʻāina Observatory Experience

    The Kamaʻāina Observatory Experience (KOE) is a free all-inclusive tour program to the telescopes at the summit of Maunakea on Hawaiʻi Island. On the first Saturday of each month (excluding December and January due to winter weather), kamaʻāina are invited to experience Hawaiʻi Astronomy and our world-class facilities as well as share in the cultural…

  • Waimea Family Food Truck Friday

    Waimea Family Food Truck Friday

    Waimea Family Food Truck Friday is a monthly community event hosted on the ground of our headquarters in Waimea. This free, family-friendly gathering brings together a variety of local food and beverage vendors, offering delicious meals, sweet treats, and specialty favorites from across the island. Listen to live music from 5:00 to 7:30p and do…

  • Waimea Family Food Truck Friday

    Waimea Family Food Truck Friday

    Waimea Family Food Truck Friday is a monthly community event hosted on the ground of our headquarters in Waimea. This free, family-friendly gathering brings together a variety of local food and beverage vendors, offering delicious meals, sweet treats, and specialty favorites from across the island. Listen to live music from 5:00 to 7:30p and do…

  • Waimea Family Food Truck Friday

    Waimea Family Food Truck Friday

    Waimea Family Food Truck Friday is a monthly community event hosted on the ground of our headquarters in Waimea. This free, family-friendly gathering brings together a variety of local food and beverage vendors, offering delicious meals, sweet treats, and specialty favorites from across the island. Listen to live music from 5:00 to 7:30p and do…

  • Astroday East – Hilo

    Astroday East – Hilo

    AstroDay Hilo is a free, annual, family-friendly community science event held at Prince Kūhiō Plaza in Hilo, celebrating international Astronomy Day. This event features hands-on exhibits from all Maunakea observatories, UH Hilo, and local partners, with science, tech, and entertainment focused on astronomy.

  • A Shared Sky: Kaulana Mahina and the Lunar Eclipse in Hawaiʻi – Community Event

    Join us for a free ‘ohana event A Shared Sky: Kaulana Mahina and the Lunar Eclipse in Hawaiʻi on Tuesday, February 24 at 6:30 pm in the Jerry Nelson Conference Room at our Waimea headquarters.  6:00 pm: Doors Open 6:30 pm: Talk and Q&A 8:00 pm: Pau Register here This event is in anticipation of…

  • MKSOA: Paeʻāina-Wide Community Workshop – Laupāhoehoe

    Hawai‘i residents are invited to voice their opinions and knowledge on how to guide the stewardship of Mauna Kea. The Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority, in partnership with Kua o Wākea, will hold a series of 10 community workshops across the Hawaiian Islands starting Jan. 15. These public workshops, which will be held on…

  • Waimea Family Food Truck Friday

    Waimea Family Food Truck Friday

    Our favorite Friday night in Waimea is back!  When: Friday, January 30, 2026 4:00pm to 8:00pm Where: W. M. Keck Observatory Headquarters in Waimea town (across from Queen’s North Hawaii Community Hospital) Details: Enjoy some of your favorite food and beverage vendors! Bring an umbrella as the event will happen rain or shine. Plenty of…

  • Astronaut Ellison Onizuka Science Day

    Astronaut Ellison Onizuka Science Day

    aut utJoin us for Onizuka Science Day! We are proud to be working with the Onizuka family, the Onizuka Memorial Committee, the Hawaiʻi Science and Technology Museum, and the Canada France Hawaiʻi Telescope to bring Astronaut Ellison Onizuka Science Day back to Hilo! This free public event will feature a day of STEM exhibits, hands-on…

  • 65th Waimea Twilight Christmas Parade

    65th Waimea Twilight Christmas Parade

    Join us at the 65th Waimea Twilight Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025 @ 6PM. This year’s theme is A Waimea Christmas Birthday Celebration.  Stop by the Keck Observatory booth for hot cocoa. Parade route same as last year. It will begin with units leaving Waimea Park onto Kawaihae Road (across from Habitat For Humanity’s…