Please join us for Destination Hilo’s 2015 ANNUAL MEETING and buffet luncheon featuring guest speaker ROB PACHECO, owner HAWAII FOREST AND TRAIL. Date:   Wednesday, October 28, 2015 Place:   `Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaii, 600 Imiloa Place, Hilo Time:   11:30 a.m. Registration and meet your Board of Directors (music by Christy Lassiter) 12:00 noon Buffet Luncheon […]

(October 4th, 2015 – HILO, HAWAII) – High Fire Hawaii, an art and ceramics gallery in Hilo, will be hosting its 5th Annual Art Helps event, benefiting the Hawaii Island Humane Society. High Fire Hawaii sells all locally made items from original paintings, handmade jewelry, and locally crafted pottery and many other items! On Saturday, […]

Hilo Hula Tuesdays every Tuesday 11AM to 12 noon at the Mo’oheau Bandstand with Hilo’s own Ku’ehu Mauga as EMCEE Featured bands and performers for this month: October 6: Rupert Tripp, Jr. October 13: Ke Ola Pono No Na Kupuna October 20: Lono Kanakaole Trio October 27: Ke Ola Pono No Na Kupuna Hilo Hula […]

With Hilo’s own Ku’ehu Mauga as EMCEE, this event is sponsored by Destination Hilo’s generous membership. MAHALO NUI IA ‘OUKOU! For more information on how you can become a member or volunteer, call (808) 896-7284. Below is the schedule for Destination Hilo’s Culture & Music: September 1: Diana Aki & Na Hoaaloha September 8 & […]

Guest Presenter, Professor Akira Goto Hilo, Hawai‘i – ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center is pleased to present a special talk on “Stars in the Land of the Rising Sun” in the planetarium on Friday, August 14, at 7 pm. Dr. Akira Goto, Professor of Anthropology at Nanzan University, will explore Japanese star lore as a complex mixture […]

‘Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaii hosts third annual Pacific Astronomy and Engineering Summit Hilo, HI (July 17, 2015)- Thirty-one students and teachers representing each of the Thirty Meter Telescope International Observatory partner countries gather in Hilo this weekend for an intensive five-day forum on astronomy and engineering. The United States is represented by eight students and […]

ORCHIDS AVANT-GARDE takes place August 7th (9am-6pm), 8th  (9am-5pm) and 9th  (10am-2pm). Thousands of orchids in displays created by top notch growers and amateurs entice audiences in this three day spectacle at the Afook-Chinen Auditorium in Hilo, Hawaii. Visitors can expect to see exotic species, beautifully grown specimen plants and the latest hybrids, many created […]

Hilo, Hawai‘i – ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center will feature local Waimea artist Bonnie Cherni and other guest artists in a new EPIC ORIGAMI exhibit.  The three-month exhibit will explore the art and science of origami from July 5, 2015 – September 27, 2015.  Cherni’s art has been shown at Kahilu Theatre, Keck Observatory and Waimea Ocean […]

Maunakea Skies at ‘Imiloa Hilo, Hawai‘i – Join Professor Walter Gear for an extraordinary presentation on “Astronomy in Antarctica” at ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center’s next Maunakea Skies program, Friday, June 19, 2015 at 7 p.m. Antarctica is the coldest, driest, windiest continent on earth. While inhospitable for humans and most animals, it is an excellent site […]

At the Mo’oheau Park Bandstand in Historic Downtown Hilo Cross from the Farmers Market 11:00 AM – 12:00 Noon Enjoy free entertainment and cultural connection! June 2: Darlene Ahuna June 9: Bruddah Waltah June 16: Auntie Diana Aki June 23 and June 30: Halau Ke Ola Pono No Na Kupuna