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| Highlights of AstroDay |
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AstroDay 2K6 Highlights
AstroDay featured over 40 exhibits, demonstrations and activity areas throughout Prince Kuhio Plaza, including the observatories on Mauna Kea, Educators, Students, Hawaiian culture groups and commercial vendors. Musical performances by Divina Maria Medeiros, Joe Marquand, Cliff Fujiyami and Grammy Award winners George Kahumoku Jr, and Keoki Kahumoku. The AstroDay Excellence in Teaching award was presented to Waiakea High School science teacher Dale "Science is Fun" Olive. AstroDay featured scholastic robotics with teams from around the island - with a Botball Grudge Match Tournament. Here is a potpourri of images for your perusal.
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| The Stage - Speakers and Performers |
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AstroDay 2K2
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Opening protocol with Paul Coleman, Lei Yuen and Kimo Pihana, & Koa Ell on stage |
Teen singing sensation Divina Maria Medeiros singing the Star Spangled Banner acapella |
Mayor Harry Kim delivers the opening message, DC looking on |
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AstroDay Master of Ceremonies: DC |
Skack key guitar stylings of Keoki Kahumoku |
Nahenahe kihoalu with George Kahumoku, Jr |
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Joe Marquand and his slack key music |
Ukulele prodigy Cliff Fujiyami wows crowd |
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IfA astronomer Paul Coleman giving a talk on King David Kalakaua, proponent of science and technology in Hawaii |
Gemini Observatory astronomer Scott Fisher illustrating why Mauna Kea is a pinnacle of astronomical research observatories |
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| Excellence in Teaching Award Presentation |
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| The AstroDay Excellence in Teaching award recognizes Hawaii Island K-12 teachers and university professors whose creativity and enthusiasm engage students in science curricula in exciting and meaningful ways. This year's recipient is Mr "Science is Fun" Dale Olive of Waiakea High School. Congratulations Dale, and mahalo to the Department of Education (DOE), the Hawaii Island Chamber of Commerce (HICC) and the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Hawaii (JCCIH) for their support of this award. |
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| Dale Olive with (l-r) Dory Miyashita (DOE), Dwayne Mukai (JCCIH), Pat Marquart (WHS) and Richard Nelson (HICC) |
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| The Amateur Astronomers |
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Hilo Astronomy Club member Mike Connelley visiting Haleakala Amateur Astronomers and their equipment |
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Mike 'n Cathy and Kathy 'n Oli frame the New Priscilla, a carbon-fiber truss tube dobsonian telescope - awesome |
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"There he is", Rob Ratkowski and Casey Fukuda of the Haleakala Amateur Astronomers chatting with Hilo stargazers |
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| The Exhibitors and Vendors |
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Free giveaways and a tee shirt fundraiser at the AstroDay Institute booth. Mahalo to our volunteers who helped out at AstroDay |
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Remi Cabanac at the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope answering astronomical questions |
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Ruisheng Peng and Hiroko Shinaga and husband sharing information about the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory |
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Janice Harvey of Gemini Observatory and her staff offered handouts and StarLab planetarium tours of the night sky |
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Mark McGuffice and Andrea Dean promoted the "Big Science of the Big Island" at the Hawaii Island Economic Development Board booth |
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Kaimana Barcarse talking story with visitors about the Na Ale Kua Loloa program of the Hokualaka`i Voyaging Canoe |
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Ron Laub of the International Darksky Association talking about how to preserve Hawaii's night skies |
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Island Girl Coffee setup a coffee bar right in the mall, serving the best, ono-kine coffee to the many visitors at AstroDay |
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Imiloa Astronomy Center offered many items for sale at the event, and were quite busy throughout the day |
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| IRTF Infrared Camera Portrait studio, where people could get their pictures taken in the infrared and printed to take home |
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Andy Adamson, Inge Heyer & Lucas Fuhrman engaged in conversation about research of the UKIRT & JCMT telescopes |
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The Subaru Telescope Kids Corner was abuzz with activity with youngsters |
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Manu and Leilehua at the Na Mohala Hala`i booth that featured many Hawaiian handcrafts and beautiful tiki torches |
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Mark using liquid nitrogen to make a batch of "Dipping Dot" ice cream pellets for visitors eagerly awaiting a taste test |
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Mauna Kea Ranger Kenyan Beals talks with the public at the Office of Mauna Kea Management booth |
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| DC in the Morning on B97
Hawaii Tribune-Herald
UHH Conference Center
UHH Physics & Astronomy
Living in Paradise
Sumo Sound
OfficeMax
Hawaii Printing Corporation
Big Island Printers
Kozmic Cones
Leiahi Productions
Island Girl Coffee
Orion Telescopes
Caltech Submillimeter
Observatory
Gemini Observatory
Joint Astronomy Centre
W.M. Keck Observatory
Infrared Telescope Facility
Submillimeter Array
Very Long Baseline Array
Big Island Candies
Kope Kope Coffee
Kens House of Pancakes
Rent-A-Center
Instant Sign Centers
Hawaii Island Chamber of Commerce
Japanese Chamber of Commerce
Starbucks Kilauea St
Mauna Loa Macnuts
Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Astronomical League
Hawaiian Spring Water
Lanky's Pastry
Na Mohala Hala`i
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| Nancy Tashima playing with some fun glasses at the Onizuka Space Center booth |
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The IRTF Rover simulator was a big hit with the kids, who tried their skill in driving the vehicle to search for targets on Mars |
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Shelbi Hostler and Alison Peck from the Submillimeter Array |
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St Joseph Elementary teacher Marion Buscher with a Van de Graaf generator |
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Saeko Hayashi of the Subaru Telescope sharing information about the astronomical research of the 8.2m observatory |
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University Astrophysics Club members with a gravity demonstration model |
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| A group shot of the UH Hilo Astronomy Department and the University Astrophysics Club |
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The Visitor Information Station offered a mirror-grinding demonstration that got the kids involved |
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Tony Sylvester and his wife at the Very Long Baseline Array booth - thats Casey Fukuda from Maui's HAA club |
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| The Robotics |
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Kids were invited onto a mat to develop their own robotics objects with Lego bricks |
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Waimea Middle School Robotics team members working on their robot before the BotBall competition |
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Nawahiokalani`opu`u Robotics team behind their underwater ROV |
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Intimidating Midgets Robotics team members from Haaheo Elementary School |
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Hilo Intermediate School Robotics Team members with their underwater ROV |
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Waiakea High School Math teacher Eric Hagiwara with their school's robotics team |
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Teams preparing for Botball competition at AstroDay |
Bruce miking the RoboSapien robot during a demonstration |
Steve Judd of Tentacle Combat Robots, with a number of his creations |
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It was pretty much standing room only during the Botball robotics competition |
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Waimea Middle School took Third Place with prizes from Kens House of Pancakes |
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Hilo Intermediate School took Second Place and received prizes from CD Wizard |
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Waiakea High School took First Place and took home prizes from Big Island Candies |
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Group shot of all the students who participated in the 2006 AstroDay Botball Robotics Championship. |
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| Mahalos to Deanna and Bruce Marshall, who developed the Robotic Hall activities! |
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