• 2007 June 29 Hawaiian Astronomy Institute Career Panel

  • 2007 May 11 Career Panel for Grade 8 Po`okela students at Hilo Intermediate School

  • 2007 April 21 Hilo AstroDay

  • 2007 April 5 Hawai`i Island Senior Institute Lecture at IfA Auditorium

  • 2007 March 3 Universe Tonight Lecture about Imiloa Image of the Day at Hale Pohaku

  • 2006 October 28 Lacy Veach Day at Punahou School

  • 2006 October 7 Country Fair at St. Joseph School

  • 2006 July 1 Book Signing at `Imiloa Astronomy Center

  • 2006 June 29-30 Hawaiian Astronomy Institute

  • 2006 May 6 Hilo AstroDay

  • 2006 February 16 `Imiloa Astronomy Center Hospitality Day

  • 2006 January 20-27 Journey Through the Universe

  • 2005 June 25 Field Trip to Ahu a Umi

  • 2005 May 7 Mauna Kea Field Trip for Grade 8 Po`okela students at Hilo Intermediate School

  • 2005 April 30 Astronomy 194 Training Sail on Hilo Bay

  • 2005 April 16 Hilo AstroDay

  • 2005 January 21-28 Journey Through the Universe

  • 2004 November 18 NOMISS Teacher Field Trip to Hale Pohaku

  • 2004 September 17-19 Hawai`i County Fair at Civic Auditorium, Hilo

  • 2004 June 30 University Park Open House

  • 2004 June 25 Hawaiian Astronomy Institute Career Panel

  • 2004 June 19-20 Keaholoa Field Trip to Ahu a Umi

  • 2004 June 4-5 New Teacher Curriculum Orientation

  • 2004 June 3-4 Center for Adaptive Optics Intern Short Course

  • 2004 April 30-May 1 Mauna Kea Field Trip for Grade 8 Po`okela students at Hilo Intermediate School

  • 2004 April 24 Hilo AstroDay

  • 2004 January 24 Ellison Onizuka Day

  • 2004 November 8 NSBRI Workshop at Hilo Intermediate School

  • 2003 October 10-12 Teachers' Retreat and Kihei Ceremony on Mauna Kea

  • 2003 October 3-4 Keaholoa Faculty Development Trip to Mauna Kea

  • 2003 September 18-21 Slide Show and Display at Hawaii County Fair

  • 2003 September 17 StarLab Presentation and Lecture for Volcano Art Center Elderhostel at Kilauea Military Camp

  • 1 student assistant hired (4 total)

  • 2003 August 27 Hilo Bay Rotary Club Star Party at Hale Pohaku

  • 2003 September 8 StarLab Presentations at St. Joseph School

  • 2003 September 2 and 4 StarLab Presentations for Keaholoa (STEM 101) Students at UHH

  • 2003 August 22 TIGR Awards at Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu

  • 2003 August 27 Hilo Bay Rotary Club Star Party at Hale Pohaku

  • 2003 August 15-September 6 Student CCD Photometry Campaign on KPD1930+2758 using UH 24-inch telescope

  • 2003 August 9 Visit of Carlos Noriega to Connections

  • 2003 August 2 Gear-Up: A Taste of College at UHH

  • 2003 July 28 StarLab Teacher Training

  • 2003 June 16 - July 25 Observational Astrophysics course

  • 2003 June 29 Makali`i Sail with NOMISS Teachers

  • 2003 June 27 HAI Careers in Astronomy Panel for Grade 4 Kamehameha Schools Students

  • 2003 June 25 HAI Field Trip to Hale Pohaku for Grade 4 Kamehameha Schools Students

  • 2003 June 16 - July 11 Hawaiian Astronomy Institute for Grade 4 Kamehameha Schools Students

  • 2 summer student assistants hired (5 total)

  • Placement of 2 student interns at Gemini Observatory, 1 summer student intern at the Institute for Astronomy, 1 summer student intern at the Joint Astronomy Centre, and 1 summer student intern at Keck Observatory

  • 2003 June 10 Digital Photo Software Workshop

  • 2003 May 31 Kihei Design Workshop

  • 2003 May 12 Monday Night Astronomy Class at Kamehameha Schools

  • 2003 May 10 Hale Pohaku Field Trip for Grade 8 Po`okela students at Hilo Intermediate School

  • 2003 May 3 Hilo AstroDay

  • 2003 April 28 Monday Night Astronomy Class at Kamehameha Schools

  • 2003 March 23 Asteroid Interamnia Occultation

  • 2003 March 10 and 31 Monday Night Astronomy Classes at Kamehameha Schools

  • 2003 March 5 and April 16 StarLab Teacher Training

  • 2003 February 25 StarLab Presentations at Hilo Intermediate School

  • 2003 February 18-20 StarLab Presentations for Grade 8-9 Kamehameha Schools Students at UHH

  • 2003 February 14-17 Makali`i Wa`a Teacher Training Retreat in Kawaihae

  • 2003 February 10 and 24 Monday Night Astronomy Classes at Kamehameha Schools

  • 2003 February 5 Rotary Club Luncheon and Visit with Governor Linda Lingle

  • 2003 January 25 Ellison Onizuka Day NOMISS Teacher-led Workshop "The Art of Skywatching"

  • 2003 January 13 and 27 Monday Night Astronomy Classes at Kamehameha Schools

  • 2003 January 4-31 Student Photometry Campaign using UH 24-inch telescope

  • Year 3 of 3-year grant commences 2003 January 1

  • 2002 December 6 Adaptive Optics Demo Observing

  • 2002 December 2 and 16 Monday Night Astronomy Classes at Kamehameha Schools

  • 2002 November 19 and 26 Astronomy Presentations at Pahoa Elementary School

  • 2002 November 12 StarLab Presentations at Connections Charter School

  • 2002 November 9 Lacy Veach Day NOMISS Teacher-led Workshop "The Art of Skywatching"

  • 2002 November 5-21 Student Photometry Campaign on Nu Eridani using UH 24-inch telescope

  • 2002 November 1-3 Makali`i Teacher Retreat in Kawaihae and Mahukona

  • 2002 October 30 StarLab Presentations at Connections Charter School

  • 2002 October 24-25 Kamehameha Schools Star Party at Queen Liliu`okolani Children's Center in Kona

  • 2002 October 22 StarLab Presentation at Hawaii County Fair

  • 2002 October 5 Universe Tonight Lecture about NOMISS at Hale Pohaku

  • 2002 September 25-27 NASA Minority University Partnership Initiative Conference in Washington, D.C.

  • 2002 August 15 Hilo Astronomy Club Lecture about NOMISS at Gemini Base Facility

  • 2002 June 24 - July 26 Observational Astrophysics course featuring 24-inch student observations with UHH CCD ("BERT") and UHH STIS-7 Spectrograph

  • 2002 June 17 - 21 Retreat with 15 local teachers to develop strategy for K-12 programs, featuring:
    • Encouraging interest in astronomy in elementary school
    • Middle school - high school gap problem
    • Teacher development
    • Polynesian navigation & cultural components
    • Visit to Makali`i and Star Compass
    • Visit to Gemini and IRTF observatories atop Mauna Kea
    • Curriculum development plans for Fall 2002
    • NOMISS Teacher Activity plans for 2003

  • 2002 June 12-14 NASA Office of Space Science Conference in Chicago, Illinois

  • 1 summer student assistant hired (3 total)

  • Placement of 2 student interns at Gemini Observatory, 1 student intern at the Institute for Astronomy, and 2 summer student interns at Keck Observatory

  • 2002 May 14 Mock Sail and 2002 May 30 Kihe`i for Grade 7 Lokahi students at Hilo Intermediate School

  • 2002 May 3 Field Trip to Hale Pohaku for Grade 8 Po`okela students at Hilo Intermediate School

  • 2002 May 2 reinstallation of aluminized UH 24-inch telescope mirrors

  • 2002 April 20 Hilo AstroDay, including Public Lecture on NOMISS

  • 2002 April 19 Einstein Alive! at UH Hilo Theater

  • 2002 April 13 Protocol 101-C Teacher Workshop

  • 2002 April 8 removal of UH 24-inch telescope mirrors for aluminization

  • 2002 April 5 conclusion of Spectrophotometry of Orion Nebula using UH 24-inch telescope

  • 2002 March 19 "Sharing the Vision" at UH Hilo Theater

  • 2002 February 22 NOMISS Office Blessing Ceremony at Hale Pohaku

  • 2002 February 9 Protocol 101-B Teacher Workshop

  • 2002 January 26 Ellison Onizuka Day NOMISS Workshop

  • 2002 Spring Semester new course Astronomy 450 first offered at UH Hilo

  • 2 academic year student assistants hired (4 total)

  • Year 2 of 3-year grant commences 2002 January 1

  • 2001 December 8 Protocol 101-A Teacher Workshop

  • 2001 November 28 commencement of Spectrophotometry of Orion Nebula using UH 24-inch telescope

  • 2001 November 15-18 American Indian Society of Scientists and Engineers Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico

  • 2001 November 14 - 17 Hilo Intermediate School Lokahi Team Training, featuring:

    • Moon Phases Teacher Training
    • Kinesthetic Astronomy and Moon Phases for 7th grade science classes
    • Wa`a Training Sessions
    • Use of Mauna Kea Panel Discussion

  • 2001 November 2 Field Trip to Kawaihae for Grade 7 Lokahi students at Hilo Intermediate School

  • 2001 October 25-26 Kamehameha Schools Star Party at Queen Liliu`okolani Children's Center in Kona

  • 2001 September 21 TIGR Awards in Astronomy given to Richard Crowe and Alice Kawakami at Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu

  • 2001 Fall Semester course Astronomy 110L first offered in web-based format at UHH

  • 2001 June 24 - June 30 AstroVaganza 2001 for Teachers

  • 2001 June 12 - July 20 Observational Astrophysics course featuring for the first time 24-inch student observations with new UHH CCD ("BERT"), built Spring 2001

  • 2001 June 12 - 16 Retreat with 12 local teachers to develop strategy for K-12 programs, featuring:

    • Science at the Mauna Kea Observatories
    • Encouraging interest in astronomy in elementary school
    • Middle school - high school gap problem
    • Teacher development
    • Polynesian navigation & cultural components
    • Hawaiian epistemology & cultural protocols
    • Sunrise at Cape Kumukahi
    • Observations (visual & telescopic) at 24-inch telescope atop Mauna Kea
    • StarLab Portable Planetarium
    • Curriculum development plans for Fall 2001

  • 1 summer student assistant hired (3 total)

  • Placement of 2 summer student interns at Gemini Observatory, 2 student interns at NASA Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF), and 1 student intern at Subaru Observatory

  • 2001 April 11-12 "Making Relations" Workshop in Boulder, Colorado

  • Nathan Chang hired as Program Coordinator

  • 2 academic year/summer student assistants hired (2 total)

  • 2001 February 22-23 NASA Minority University Partnership Initiative Conference in Washington, D.C.

  • Year 1 of 3-year grant commences 2001 January 1