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| Dec 5, 2024 | The Tides of Tension: Taiwan's Diplomatic Dance Amidst Rising Chinese Pressure | In the vast ocean of international relations, Taiwan is a small island navigating treacherous waters. The recent visit of Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te to Hawaii is a testament to this delicate balancing act. His words echoed through the ... |
| Dec 1, 2024 | War has no winners, Taiwan president says in visit to Hawaii | TAIPEI: War has no winners and peace is priceless, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Saturday (Nov 30) in Hawaii after visiting a memorial to the attack on Pearl Harbor on a trip to the United States that has angered Beijing.
Lai is mak... |
| Aug 20, 2024 | Travel | Is now a good time to visit Hawaii? | The Fairmont Kea Lani in Wailea is a celebration of Hawaii’s natural beauty and history, with a newly completed renovation that includes Hale Kukuna, an interactive cultural center. There are also enormous wooden sculptures of mermaids, sea... |
| Dec 23, 2023 | Christmas 2023: List of what’s open and closed on Oahu | Looking to do some last-minute shopping or run some errands for the holidays? Check out this list of attractions, services and mall hours to find what’s open and closed on Sunday, Dec. 24 (Christmas Eve) and Monday, Dec. 25 for the Christma... |
| Nov 13, 2023 | Bishop Museum exhibit exposes devastation by mining on South Pacific island | GEORGE F. LEE / [email protected]
Project Banaba was curated by Katerina Teaiwa, pictured, and is exhibited at Bishop Museum. It opened this month and runs through Feb. 18.
Project Banaba, Bishop Museum’s latest exhibit, displays cont... |
| Oct 8, 2023 | See ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas,’ learn woodworking at Bishop Museum | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
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Students can learn to make their own 3-to-4 foot board of paepo‘o wood at a wood inlay workshop taught by Kunane Wooton at Bishop M... |
| Sep 24, 2023 | Before and after: Many Lahaina landmarks, historic sites lost in Maui fire | COURTESY LAHAINA RESTORATION FOUNDATION / UNDATED AND AUGUST 2023
The Old Lahaina Prison is pictured before, left, and after, right, the Aug. 8, 2023, wildfire tore through Lahaina. The prison once housed rowdy sailors and unruly natives.
B... |
| Sep 10, 2022 | Bishop Museum powwow honors Native Americans | The Bishop Museum is hosting the 46th Annual Honolulu Intertribal Powwow 2022 this weekend on its Great Lawn. The event celebrates Native American heritages, passes on Indigenous traditions and allows the public to learn about Native Americ... |
| May 13, 2021 | HAWAIIAN HOLDINGS, INC.
Hawaiian : Airlines, POW! WOW! Hawai‘i Release Exclusive Anniversary Logo Collection | Sales proceeds will support arts education in Hawai'i for the next generation through Bishop Museum initiatives
HONOLULU - Hawaiian Airlines and POW! WOW! Hawai'i, in partnership with the Bishop Museum, are celebrating the art collective's ... |
| May 13, 2021 | Hawaiian : Airlines, POW! WOW! Hawai‘i Release Exclusive Anniversary Logo Collection | Sales proceeds will support arts education in Hawai'i for the next generation through Bishop Museum initiatives
HONOLULU - Hawaiian Airlines and POW! WOW! Hawai'i, in partnership with the Bishop Museum, are celebrating the art collective's ... |
| Dec 13, 2020 | Snowfall showers Bishop Museum’s fun day | Step into a snow globe Saturday at the Bishop Museum, which will host a Saturday at Play event full of winter fun for the entire family.
Instead of a starry sky, the museum’s J. Watamull Planetarium will be projecting a snowfall show that w... |
| Feb 11, 2020 | Barfly: Pint + Jigger finalizes closure, Tamura’s hosts ‘Pappy’ dinner, more | CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / 2019
The last day of service at Pint + Jigger will be March 29. Owners are looking for a new location for the bar and Harry’s Hardware Emporium.
One of the best ways to show someone your love is to spend time together.... |
| Jan 30, 2020 | ‘We, the Voyagers’ documents wayfinders of Taumako island | By the time the modern- day voyaging canoe Hokule‘a made her landmark maiden journey to Tahiti in 1976, many people believed that there were no longer any living Polynesian navigators who still knew the traditional methods of wayfinding tha... |
| Aug 1, 2019 | Get stars in your eyes at Bishop Museum | Young star gazers and space lovers don’t have to travel far for an out-of-this-world experience — just to Bishop Museum’s J. Watumull Planetarium. This month the planetarium presents two special events: The Stars Tonight on Saturday and Nav... |
| May 30, 2019 | Transportation exhibition features models made of Lego blocks | COURTESY BISHOP MUSEUM
Land, sea, air and space travel is the inspiration behind creations made of nearly one million Lego blocks at “Travelling Bricks: An Exhibition Made of LEGO Bricks,” open daily through Oct. 27 at Bishop Museum.
The ex... |
| Sep 15, 2018 | Hawaii-themed art exhibits confront reality vs. perception | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
COURTESY KATHLEEN CONNELLY
The two-sided, 6-by-20-foot work, “Ku‘u ‘Aina Aloha,” was painted in 2016 by Native Hawaiian artists Al Lagunero, Meleanna Meyer, Harinani Orm... |
| Aug 23, 2018 | Bishop Museum hosts dinosaur sleepover | COURTESY BISHOP MUSEUM
Two happy children having fun pretending to be in a dinosaur’s jaw.
Sleep with majestic creatures that roamed the planet millions of years ago — from an Albertosaurus to a pair of Velociraptors — at the DinoSNORES Fam... |
| Aug 2, 2018 | Family Fare | >> Play morning: 10 a.m. Aug. 2, Kapolei Public Library. Toddlers and preschoolers have access educational toys while playing with other keiki. Free. Info: 693-7050.
>> Preschool storytime: At the following public libraries Aug.... |
| May 27, 2018 | Dream of a ‘heavenly place’ turns to a nightmare of labor and abuse | ILLUSTRATION BY MARTHA HERNANDEZ / [email protected]
On June 19, when the Scioto sailed into Honolulu, the Japanese again crowded the deck and marvelled at the tropical green mountains and valleys taking shape before them.
HAWAI... |
| May 27, 2018 | Early plantation workers began journey in 1868 that changed the islands forever | ILLUSTRATION BY MARTHA HERNANDEZ / [email protected]
Because they were small in number and dispersed throughout the islands, it’s hard to find obvious traces of the Gannenmono in Hawaii today.
BISHOP MUSEUM ARCHIVE
The 33-day vo... |
| May 27, 2018 | Hawaii families discover connections to ancestors who toiled on plantations long ago | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
ILLUSTRATION BY MARTHA HERNANDEZ / [email protected]
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the very first Japanese contract laborers in Haw... |
| Oct 29, 2017 | AstroDay encourages the public to learn about astronomy | COURTESY GEMINI AND MAUNA KEA ASTRONOMY OUTREACH COMMITTEE
AstroDay participants look at constellation outlines inside Starlab.
COURTESY GEMINI AND MAUNA KEA ASTRONOMY OUTREACH COMMITTEE
Scientist Miriam Fuchs leads a demonstration on carbo... |
| Oct 22, 2017 | Traveling exhibit brings animation magic to Bishop Museum | COURTESY BISHOP MUSEUM
The “Animation Academy” exhibit features interactive displays.
Explore the world of animation with a new traveling exhibit at Bishop Museum.
“Animation Academy: From Pencils to Pixels,” open through Jan. 14, features ... |
| Sep 7, 2017 | Hawaiian crafts take cue from nature’s intricacy | PHOTOS COURTESY BISHOP MUSEUM
Hawaiian patterns and designs were incorporated into daily life, exemplified at left in printed bark cloth, knotted nets and a plaited mat. At right, Taupouri Tangaro’s “Wa‘awa‘ahia Pa‘u,” made from coconut cor... |
| Aug 31, 2017 | Do It: Korean Cinema fest, Hawaii Literacy Block Party, and more | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
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Korean and Korean-American culture take to the screen at Korean Cinema 2017, a three-week festival at the Honolulu Museum of Art.
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| Aug 20, 2017 | 5 Things We Love: Shop Pacifca at Bishop Museum | CRAIG T. KOJIMA / [email protected]
A flowing aqua tunic with bell sleeves, left, and a graphic clutch combine contemporary silhouettes with traditional kapa motifs that local designer Manaola Yap found in museum archives.
CRAIG T.... |
| Mar 26, 2017 | Constellations, planets, Lyrids show off in April | COURTESY JIMMY WESTLAKE / NASA
The Lyrid meteor shower returns on April 21 and 22, this year with good dark skies.
April is always a good time to spot most of the famous constellations in one night in the islands. April has the added bonus ... |
| Feb 26, 2017 | Brightest planets to take turns illuminating March | COURTESY PIXABAY
All five naked-eye planets are visible in March, and there is at least one planet visible at any time through the night.
Venus begins the month in a blaze of glory, dominating the western sky in early March as it has done s... |
| Nov 27, 2016 | Walking tour, museum exhibit spotlight Pearl Harbor anniversary | As the 75th anniversary of the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor approaches, here are two options to learn more about the event that triggered America’s entry into World War II:
AVIATOR’S TOUR
Walk among the aircraft and heroes of the Wa... |
| Nov 27, 2016 | December’s full moon to be a little less ‘super’ | The “super” full moon of Nov. 13-14 was in fact the closest full moon since 1948. While the full moon of Dec. 13 is still referred to as a supermoon, it’s barely in the club.
The term “supermoon,” coined by astrologer Richard Nolle in the 1... |
| Oct 12, 2016 | Halloween calendar | STAR-ADVERTISER / 2014
The “pub crawl of doom” features a costume contest, zombie make-up sessions, a scavenger hunt, live local bands and more. Friday, 5 p.m.-2 a.m. at 13 venues in downtown Chinatown. For ages 21 and older. $18 for one wr... |
| Sep 25, 2016 | Venus will brighten the sky at dusk all through October | Venus is that blazing light you see in the western sky at dusk throughout October, outshining all other points of light in the sky.
The planet’s appearance remains remarkably consistent all month, emerging about a quarter of the way up in t... |
| May 24, 2016 | Reserve famous Big Isle mochi now | BETTY SHIMABUKURO / [email protected]
A dress made of candy wrappers is among exhibits in “Sweet: A Tasty Journey” at Bishop Museum. In the background are a gingerbread house and a mosaic made of jelly beans.
CINDY ELLEN RUSSE... |
| Apr 24, 2016 | Mars’ close proximity will brighten May sky | May should be a great sky-watching month in Hawaii. Mars will be brighter and closer this May than any time in the past 10 years; Jupiter and Saturn dance in the midevening sky; Mercury transits the sun on May 9; and throughout the islands,... |
| Dec 27, 2015 | Sky watchers have a chance to catch a planetary parade | During January, star gazers can view four of five planets with their naked eyes in the morning sky (Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn). In the final days of the month, Mercury joins the party, making it possible, at around 6 a.m., to see all ... |
| Nov 28, 2015 | 2015 Christmas calendar | COURTESY KIM CAMACHO PHOTOGRAPHY
Anna Koerner performs in the Marzipan dance in Hawaii State Ballet’s 29th annual production of The Nutcracker.
We’ve made our holiday fun list and checked it twice, so you can enjoy the season with events ex... |
| Sep 6, 2015 | Docents on duty | CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / [email protected]
At top, docent Phyllis Ching Schwartz led a tour with Punahou School ninth-grade students at Iolani Palace in July.
CRAIG T. KOJIMA / [email protected]
Bill Marston opens the door f... |
| Aug 30, 2015 | 5 naked-eye planets come into view in September | In September we have a chance to catch all five of the naked-eye planets, even if the only one out during mid-evening is Saturn. We have a supermoon on Sept. 27-28, although we just miss the lunar eclipse that will go along with that moon f... |
| Aug 9, 2015 | Get on the board like a legend with exhibit’s surfing simulator | CRAIG T. KOJIMA / [email protected]
Above, exhibit designer Michael Wilson shows off a special interactive video game he created that duplicates the 1-mile ride.
CRAIG T. KOJIMA / [email protected]
Bishop Museum staff inst... |
| Oct 26, 2014 | Trio of planets, Leonids star in November skies | Two of the five naked-eye planets, Venus and Saturn, are missing in action this November, but the other three, Mars, Mercury and Jupiter, are prominent.
Also in November, the Leonid meteor shower returns and we have one last chance to catch... |
| May 25, 2014 | Catch Mercury quickly to see 5 planets in June | All five naked-eye planets are visible in June, though we have a narrow window to see Mercury early in the month.
The moon has lovely gatherings with the planets at several times in June. Summer returns to the northern hemisphere, and June ... |
| Apr 13, 2014 | MAMo recognizes native art masters | Four Native Hawaiian artists are recipients of this year’s Maoli Arts Month, or MAMo, awards, and an exhibit of their works opens May 2 at Bishop Museum.
Paulette Kahalepuna, Meleanna Aluli Meyer, Kauka De Silva and Duncan Ka‘ohuoka‘ala Set... |
| Oct 31, 2013 | Pearly shells | DAVE FRANZEN PHOTO
A contemporary lei of momi shells from the Rick and Chuna Niihau Shell Lei Collection.
COURTESY PHOTO
Leptothyra verruca artwork of the sea snail by Keoki Stenders.
COURTESY PHOTO
Contemporary lei of Kahelelani shells fro... |
| May 26, 2013 | Lahaina Noon, triangle of planets a dual treat | While it’s not yet June, you may catch two special astronomy events today.
At 12:28 p.m. today in Honolulu, the sun will go exactly overhead, known as “Lahaina Noon.” An upright object such as a flagpole will have no shadow.
Lahaina Noon oc... |
| Feb 24, 2013 | Best viewing of comet will come in mid-March | By Comet C/2011 L4 makes an appearance just after sunset this month.
The comet was initially spotted using the Pan-STARRS telescope on Haleakala on Maui on June 6, 2011. Pan-STARRS stands for Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response Sy... |
| Nov 1, 2012 | Vintage collection | DENNIS ODA / [email protected]
Lokomaika'i Lipscomb wears Alfred Shaheen's 1950s "Seahorse Fantasy" halter dress, while Nicole Shun is in the designer's late-1950s "Pussy Willow" Asian-collar dress. Shun's dress wi... |
| Oct 28, 2012 | Planet party, meteors will fill November sky | In November, all five naked-eye planets will be visible, including the all-night appearance of Jupiter, and a morning gathering of Venus and Saturn. The Leonid meteor shower returns mid-month, and there will be a solar eclipse deep in the s... |
| Oct 2, 2012 | Halloween fun guide | PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY BRYANT FUKUTOMI / [email protected]
STAR-ADVERTISER / 2010
Christian Valdez fits perfectly in the hub of a John Deere tractor wheel on display at the Pumpkin Patch Festival, held at Aloun Farms in Kapolei. T... |
| Aug 26, 2012 | Key events mark debut of new video system | It’s been a great summer for the planetarium.
We installed a Digistar 4 full-dome video system in the Watumull Planetarium this summer, ahead of our other renovations, and got full use of the system. We presented 14 full-dome planetarium sh... |
| Jun 9, 2012 | A mishmash of family fun and news | JAMM AQUINO / [email protected]
"Super Train" conductors Daria Roud, left, and Cass Courchesne show off their best superhero poses along the train's route in Pearlridge Center's "Hall of Heroes" exhibit.
LANCE A... |
| May 27, 2012 | Hawaii gets best view of rare transit of Venus | The Transit of Venus, one of the rarest of predictable astronomical events, occurs from 12:09 to 6:42 p.m. on June 5. It will take more than six hours for the black disc of the planet Venus to cross the blazing surface of the sun. Transits ... |
| May 9, 2012 | Kaneohe family shares secrets of catching and preparing tako | STAR-ADVERTISER
FTR FISHY 05 2006 MARCH 01 - Tako (octopus) at a new fish products tasting at Tropics Diner at Ward. Star-Bulletin photo by Richard Walker
Oahu folks in pursuit of hee, or octopus, know that Kaneohe Bay is the site of choic... |
| Apr 29, 2012 | Partial eclipse will dim isle skies for 2 hours | As seen from the islands, a small portion of the sun will be blocked by the moon on the afternoon of May 20. From Honolulu the first contact of moon and sun will occur at 2:03 p.m.
By 3:15 p.m., the time of deepest eclipse, about a tenth of... |
| Mar 31, 2012 | A mishmash of family fun and news | HAWAII THEATRE FOR YOUTH
'Lei Day' filled with levity
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Historic vessel is shipshape for kids' parties
Muppets teach us about our bodies
‘Lei Day’ filled with levity
Don Blanding, sometimes known as "Hawaii’s poet laureat... |
| Mar 25, 2012 | Enjoy constellations, meteor shower in April | April is the best single month to see the constella- tions from Hawaii. Nearly all the famous ones are visible, from Orion to the Dippers to the Southern Cross and the Scorpion.
Over in the west, we have a final chance to see the great cons... |
| Jan 22, 2012 | Island’s scattered sites make a museum mecca | COURTESY PHOTO
Destination Hilo offers a discount pass to Big Island museums, including the Pacific Tsunami Museum, displaying photos of past tsunami damage.
COURTESY PHOTO
The Destination Hilo pass also includes the 'Imiloa Astronomy Cente... |
| Jul 31, 2011 | Perseid meteor shower illuminates island skies | Each August brings the return of the year’s most famous shower, the Perseid meteor shower. The Perseid shower is well-known because it’s a reliable shower, and also because it occurs in mid-summer, when the weather is better.
The Perseids g... |
| Jun 26, 2011 | ‘Lahaina Noon’ is on its way again | In the tropics, there are two days a year when the sun hangs exactly overhead. The term "Lahaina Noon" was chosen in a contest that Bishop Museum sponsored in 1990 to provide a convenient and local name for this phenomenon.
In Hon... |
| May 29, 2011 | Summer’s first month features Hercules and naked-eye planets | As with last month, it remains possible to catch all five naked-eye planets in June. Three eclipses occur but will not be visible in the islands. Summer starts on June 21. As always, June is the final month to catch the Southern Cross in th... |
| Apr 24, 2011 | 4 planets will meet in May predawn sky | The most remarkable astronomy event this May is a gathering of planets in the predawn sky.
Four of the five naked-eye planets will take part in the predawn show: Venus, Jupiter, Mercury and Mars.
These planets don’t rise until around 5 a.m.... |
| Mar 27, 2011 | Shining bright and yellow, Saturn stays out all night | April provides a chance to see nearly all the most famous constellations in one night, from Orion to Scorpius. Saturn shines all night, and the Lyrid meteor shower returns.
Saturn night fever: Saturn is the only evening planet in April, but... |
| Mar 5, 2011 | Kalakoa! | COURTESY BISHOP MUSEUM
"Dinosaurs Unearthed: Feathered Discoveries," runs through Sept. 5.
COURTESY KAVEH KARDAN
Fairies gather around a plumeria in a scene from "Wishes & Wings: A Musical Quest from the Mountains to the ... |
| 2011 | Da Kine | Explore the deep sea
The Creatures of the Abyss exhibit at Bishop Museum ends its three-and-a-half month run Jan. 9. Discover the mysterious and unique deep-sea creatures, check out the 26-foot-long life-sized model of a colossal squid, and... |
| Dec 26, 2010 | At 50, planetarium looks to the future | Next year is an important one for the Jhamandas Watumull Planetarium at Bishop Museum.
On Dec. 11 our planetarium turns 50. Originally called the Kilolani Planetarium, ours was the first planetarium in Polynesia. Hundreds of thousands of is... |
| Dec 5, 2010 | Newswatch | Isle Marine, 26, killed in Afghanistan
The Department of Defense announced yesterday the death in Afghanistan of a Marine from Hawaii.
Sgt. Matthew T. Abbate, 26, of Honolulu died Thursday while conducting combat operations in Helmand provi... |
| Dec 5, 2010 | Island style Christmas gifts | The people of Hawaii are known for their generous spirit, and the yuletide season provides another opportunity to act on this largesse. We’re also fortunate to have so many creative artists and crafters to provide a canoe full of choices fo... |
| Nov 28, 2010 | Watch the moon turn red during Dec. 20’s lunar eclipse | We’ll see a spectacular total lunar eclipse from the Hawaiian Islands on the night of Dec. 20.
During a total eclipse the entire moon is in Earth’s deep inner shadow. From about 9:45 to 10:50 p.m., the moon should turn a dark, eerie red.
Wh... |
| Oct 31, 2010 | Jupiter blazes on as Leonids return | Jupiter continues to blaze away in the evening sky at minus 2.8 magnitude, and Venus at minus 4.3 magnitude joins Saturn in the morning sky.
The Leonid meteor shower returns Nov. 17-18, but don’t expect the spectacular show we got from the ... |
| Aug 29, 2010 | Venus dominates sky in September | I’m happy to be back writing the monthly "Skywatch" column, which Bishop Museum started producing back in the 1980s. We’ll run this article in the Star-Advertiser on the last Sunday of each month, and will provide night sky inform... |
| A mishmash of family fun and news | COURTESY ONCEKIDS
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‘Firecracker Fiasco’ is sixth book in fun series
Colorful critters prepare for the new year in the sixth installment of Eileen Wacker’s Fujimini Adventure Series, "Rainbow Panda and the Firecra... |
| A mishmash of family fun and news | MARTHA HERNANDEZ / [email protected]
The Honolulu Zoo Society’s Wild About Reading event is free with zoo admission: $14 general ($8 kamaaina); $6 children ages 3 to 12 ($4 kamaaina); children 2 and under free.
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| COVID-19: Hawaii event cancellations, closures and postponements due to the coronavirus outbreak | Editor’s Note: Bookmark this story, which will be updated daily as more information becomes available. To find a specific listing, search for keywords by hitting “command f” on a Mac computer, or “control f” on a Microsoft computer.
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| Get a rare peek of the Bishop Museum during a behind-the-scenes tour | COURTESY JESSE STEPHEN, BISHOP MUSEUM
Hawaiian Hall Tour participants are given time to explore Hawaiian Hall on their own. Dating back to 1889, when Bishop Museum opened, this exhibit area covers the different realms of Hawaii: Kai Akea, w... |
| Curtain is closing soon on Venus-Jupiter show | We had a beautiful dusk gathering of the planets Venus and Jupiter early this summer. You probably noticed these two blazing dots in the west on June and July evenings. However, all things come to an end, and we lose Jupiter and Venus into ... |
| Bishop Museum to celebrate Makahiki season | COURTESY BISHOP MUSEUM
“Nā Hulu Lehua: The Royal Cloak and Helmet of Kalaniʻōpuʻu,” a 25-minute documentary produced by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, will screen Nov. 10 at Bishop Museum as part of “Traditions of the Pacific - Makahiki: I... |
| Earth is set to cast giant shadow on moon | The astronomy highlight of April 2015 is a total eclipse of the moon that occurs very early this Saturday.
That is, stay up late on Friday, and shortly after midnight, the eclipse will begin.
Lunar eclipses occur every six months. During a ... |
| Jupiter, Venus dazzle closer together in June | June is a great month for astronomy in the Hawaiian islands.
As usual, June is the last chance to see the Southern Cross from the islands until December. In addition, and special to June, Jupiter and Venus will appear to draw closer night b... |
| Giants of the past | DENNIS ODA / [email protected]
Mike Shanahan, Bishop Museum’s director of education, exhibits and planetarium, poses with a life-size, moving model of an allosaurus, part of the museum’s new exhibit, “Dinosaurs Unearthed: Feathered Di... |
| This year isles will see 2 total lunar eclipses | ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Earth casts its shadow across the moon's surface during the lunar eclipse in Hong Kong, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Every year Bishop Museum’s J. Watumull Planetarium provides a calendar of astronomic... |
| Food, wine, art come together | STAR-ADVERTISER
Robert Cazimero.
August Moon, the annual wine-tasting benefit for the Honolulu Museum of Art, returns Aug. 7.
Guests will sample dishes by local restaurants, as well as purchase art pieces while meandering through the courty... |
| Thanksgiving, Black Friday 2022: What’s open, closed on Oahu | Want to know what’s open and closed over the Thanksgiving holiday? Here’s your guide to mall hours, attractions and more on Oahu.
GOVERNMENT OFFICES (CLOSED)
>> Federal offices
>> State offices
>> City and county offices
&... |
| Brilliance of Venus slowly sinks below horizon | Venus has blazed like a torch in the west throughout the summer of 2010. However, it’s time to say goodbye to the planet that we call both our sister planet and "the evening star."
For the first two weeks of October, look for Venu... |
| July features gleaming planets, meteor shower | June was a really good month for astronomy and space sciences at Bishop Museum.
On June 5 we had 2,100 people visit us for our Transit of Venus festival. On June 18, NASA announced that Bishop Museum was selected to receive an $800,000 awar... |
| Calendar of family-friendly events around Honolulu | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
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Children’s storytime: 10:30 a.m. July 26, Hawaii Kai Public Library. Stories, fingerplays, songs and a craft for ages 2 to 5. Free. Info: 397-5833. Read... |
| New museum exhibit provides out-of-this-world view of Earth | DENNIS ODA / [email protected]
“NASA’s Earth-Observing Mission” is a new permanent exhibit at Bishop Museum’s J. Watumull Planetarium.
DENNIS ODA / [email protected]
Children played in the augmented reality sand box, part of “NA... |
| Going natural | JAMM AQUINO / [email protected]
Paul Goo poses for a portrait at Restaurant Row in downtown Honolulu. Goo’s company sets up “virtual surfing” rides for trade shows and events.
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A detail shot ... |
| Explore unique elements of isle skies in program | Bishop Museum’s newest planetarium program, Tropical Skies, is now playing at 3:30 p.m. daily (except Tuesdays, when the museum is closed).
Tropical Skies explores some of the unique qualities of the Hawaiian daytime and nighttime sky.
We u... |
| From tree to instrument | JAMM AQUINO / HONOLULU STAR-ADVERTISER
The fruit of the laamia tree is used to make ulili.
CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / [email protected]
Papa hehi with kala au
The treadle board, also made of hardwood, is a rectangular board and crosspi... |
| A list of Hawaii events and services canceled or postponed due to approaching Hurricane Douglas | JAMM AQUINO / 2018
A Hawaiian Airlines B-717 takes off at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport. Hawaiian Airlines is canceling all neighbor island and mainland flights to and from Hawaii on Sunday.
BRUCE ASATO / JUNE 28
Bicyclists, wa... |
| See Venus in west and turn around for Jupiter | Throughout November, the two brightest dots of light in the sky, Jupiter and Venus, face off at dusk. For the first weeks of the month, fainter Mercury hangs just below Venus.
At the start of the month, look for Venus low in the west at 6:3... |
| Constellations, planets, Lyrids show off in April | COURTESY JIMMY WESTLAKE / NASA
The Lyrid meteor shower returns on April 21 and 22, this year with good dark skies.
April is always a good time to spot most of the famous constellations in one night in the islands. April has the added bonus ... |
| Visitors come face to face with life-size shark replicas at Bishop Museum’s new exhibit | BRUCE ASATO / [email protected]
Jonathan Dickey shows his daughter, 16-month-old Amelia, a close-up view of a model cast from a real great white shark caught off the coast of South Australia in 1990. The shark was 17 feet long and w... |
| Planetarium ‘star machine’ will make sky image sharper | A video system that makes observers feel like they are flying through the rings of Saturn is part of an impending upgrade at the Bishop Museum’s Watumull Planetarium.
With a state appropriation of $1.5 million, we will install a hybrid syst... |
| Interactive displays and more await at ‘Biomechanics’ | JAMM AQUINO / [email protected]
Two-year-old Mariela Valencia, bottom, and brother Costa, 3, use an interactive display to learn about the movement mechanics of a cheetah at the Bishop Museum’s “The Machine Inside: Biomechanics” ex... |
| Comet ISON is moving quickly but will stay dim | The astronomical story that is drawing the most attention in November is Comet ISON, discovered on Sept. 21, 2012.
At that time the comet was still beyond the orbit of Jupiter and ISON’s brightness was unusually high for a comet that far fr... |
| April stars vibrant Mars and total lunar eclipse | April features two striking astronomy events, both of a reddish hue.
The Hawaiian islands are perfectly situated to see all of the total lunar eclipse on April 14, a celestial event that runs from roughly 8 to 11:30 p.m. In addition, Mars r... |
| Hokule‘a nears the end of its worldwide voyage | COURTESY POLYNESIAN VOYAGING SOCIETY / ‘OIWI TV
Hokule’a sails back into Polynesia as she makes her way from the Galapagos to Rapa Nui.
COURTESY POLYNESIAN VOYAGING SOCIETY / ‘OIWI TV
Crewmembers worked to raise Hikianalia’s main sail as th... |
| Da Kine | Planetarium marks 50 years with talk
Bishop Museum’s Watumull Planetarium will celebrate its 50th anniversary Dec. 12 with a free program at 7 p.m. featuring Mike Shanahan, the museum’s director of education, exhibits and planetarium.
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| Planetary show will fill sky throughout March | March is a great month for planets. Mars peaks in brightness, and Venus and Jupiter are in conjunction in the middle of the month. Saturn shines in the early morning sky and Mercury shines at dusk for the early part of the month.
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