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Mahalo to 'Imiloa's Newest Members!
Memberships processed
Sept. 29 - Oct. 28, 2011
New Kupuna Members
Mildred Kataoka
Charles McVey
Joan McVey
Loretta Wilson
New Individual Members
Dave Alipio
Carol Ann Coggin
Dr. Isabel Hawkins
Jayne Niau
New Dual Members
Cindy Filkins
Kimberley Giffin Pickard
Scott Laursen
Randolph McCreight
Carolyn Ryan
Jessica Souder
Deborah Warren
Kristen Wong
New Family Members
Shannon Crandell
& Linda Eaton
Guy & Sally Dunan
Tom & Valerie Hopkins
Paul & Debra Isotani
Karla & John Tobey
Alice Tolentino
& Carlos Hernandez
New Patron Members
Farrah Marie & Leialoha Gomes
Lani Medina Weigert
& Benson Medina
Kathy & Kylee Stone
Renewed
Kupuna Members
Beverly Byouk
Renewed Individual Members
Kristin Chiboucas
Edith Crabb
Norman Hayashi
Elaine Loo
Barbara Jean Saito
Lyn Thorsen
Seeske Versluys, DVM
Renewed
Dual Members
Ben Abarca
Ralph Boyea
Gloria Deweese
David Fitch
Aloha Gellert
Rebecca Hanna
Thomas Higashida
Marilyn Higbee
Tania Howard
Deane Kysar
Doreen Lucas
Eugene Lyman, III
Jeffrey Ochi
Jane Simon
Craig Swan
Gordon Takaki
Sandra Tokuuke
Renewed Family Members
Howard & Hilda Baldwin
Verna Mae Branco
Patrick & Penelope Chu
Stephanie & Tony Diec
Christina Marie Ellis
& Shawn Tingle
Sherri & Kagari Fujita
Richard & Eleanor Henderson
Elisa Junqueira
& James McKeague
Sarah & Youngbok Ko
Theo & Nyssa Kushi
Jan Levitan
Dr. James & Lilian Matayoshi
Mona Naipo
& Robert Douglas
Sandra & Nathlie Nakagawa
Teresa Nakama
Laureen & Anthony Nolta
Kelly Oaks & Creel Snider
Jill & Todd Osborn
Dr. Ruth & Birch Robison
Andres & Mila Salvador
Amy Shiroma
& Clarice Suzuki
Hwahee Sohn
& Tae-Soo Pyo
Edgar Torigoe
Xinyan Wang
& Dr. Dianqing Sun
Lela Yamashiro-Yago
& Sotero Yago, Jr.
Steve & Noko Yoshida
Renewed Patron Members
Elizabeth Alfiche & Eric Kerns Gilbert & Margaret Barbo
John & Rae Butler
Dr. Pi-Chun Chuang
Shirley & Randy Dellinger
Doreen & Per Friberg
Maribeth & Richard Galzote
Mary & Tom Goya
Dr. Mazen Hamad & Jessica Elbern
Desiree & Melvin Kamaiopili
Roberta Kim & The Honorable Harry Kim
Valerie Kim & Gerald Weldon
Marian & Raymond Kuruhara
Heidi Lee & Kalei Wong
Linda & Fred Levine
Karolyn & Bo-Goran Lundkvist
Iris Park & Richard Kelleher
Lou Rhoades
Michael Shanin & Jane Gregg
Helen & Joe Tanaka
Arthur Taniguchi
Sherri Thal & Brent Magstadt
Gregory & Beverly Trifonovitch
Jenny & Kristy Yoshizumi
Renewed Silver Members
Dr. Hoon & Chung Park
Mahalo for your support!
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'Imiloa Ikebana
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Mahalo nui loa to Ikebana practitioner / 'Imiloa Volunteer Sharon Madalia, who generously donates gorgeous flower arrangements to 'Imiloa! Please visit these beautiful displays of nature as you enter our atrium.
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Bank of Hawaii
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Haute Trash Fashion
In the spirit of the Haute Trash Fashion Workshop and Show that were held at 'Imiloa in October, the Bank of Hawaii Museum store is carrying items inspired by the art of trash fashion. Many of the items benefit women & children in developing countries. Visit Malia Designs and Escama Studio for more information. Don't forget to ask for your 10% member discount. You will also receive Member Loyalty Credit for additional savings!
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Corporate Members!
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for information on becoming a Corporate Member
Ke Kapena Members 
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Ka Haweo Members
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Ke Ka'iao Members
Astro-Physics, Incorporated
Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope
Mukai Investment Group, LLC
Thank you for your support!
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Aloha mai!
Welcome to 'Imiloa's monthly membership e-newsletter, Kilolani. Mahalo for your support of our programs. Please send your comments and feedback to our Membership Office at membership@imiloahawaii.org or call (808) 969-9719. |
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 Kilolani at a Glance Click the subject to go directly to the article below.
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Holiday Membership Appreciation Party
 Save the date and keep an eye on your in-box! On Friday, December 16th, 'Imiloa will host its annual holiday membership appreciation party. This is a special, free event for members-only. Look for an e-vite in your inbox this month. RSVP is required.
If you have any questions about membership, contact Sally Marrack, our Membership Coordinator, at membership@imiloahawaii.org or (808) 969-9719.
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Science Rocks! After School at 'Imiloa
Designed for students in 4-6th grade, 'Imiloa's Science Rocks! After School program runs Wednesdays from 2:30-4:30pm.
November Science Rocks! Topics
November 2 Air pressure
November 9 Flight
November 16 Rockets
November 30 Science of Art/Film and Animation NEW!
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Science Rocks! Air Pressure
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'Imiloa @ NHERC: Inspiring Explorations
'Imiloa is pleased to be co-hosting the very first community outreach at the North Hawaii Education and Research Center (NHERC) on Saturday, December 3, 2011, from 10am to 2pm. Plans are underway for many interactive activities for the whole family.
Please join us in celebrating Hawaiian culture and science in Honoka'a!
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Destination 'Imiloa: Open House for Teachers
 As part of our mission mission to honor Maunakea by sharing Hawaiian culture and science to inspire explorations, 'Imiloa invited the teachers of Hawai`i Island to Destination 'Imiloa. Eighty K-12 educators representing 28 schools from all three complex areas came to the event on Saturday, October 1, 2011. It was an evening of food, fun, and learning. Teachers were treated to pupus provided by Sky Garden Restaurant while they explored a variety of 'Imiloa options that included the Hawaiian Standards, Science Olympiad, field trip options and education programming. Teacher feedback from the event included:
- I can see my students greatly benefitting from the visual and hands-on experiences 'Imiloa provides.
- With Dr. Usuda - great explanation and to meet a real astronomy scientist!
- Lots for young and old to learn and be wowed.
- I did not realize the extent of the shows the planetarium offers - AWESOME!
- The exhibit hall is wonderful!
- Great resource for students and teachers. We need to utilize the facility more!
- Do this again.
 Mahalo to everyone who helped make this evening possible, especially to our volunteers and our guest presenters: Paula De Morales and Brad Ashburn. Congratulations also to grand prize winners who will be bringing their classes on free field trips to 'Imiloa. If you missed our event but would like more information, please click to learn about ` Imiloa field trips or our other educational offerings. If you would like to support our School Field Trip fund please click here. Or contact 'Imiloa's Development Office by calling (808) 969-9732 or emailing nverissimo@imiloahawaii.org. Back to top |
Super Enrichment Saturday (SES) Programs Coming Up at Na Pua No'eau!
Please click below to find out more about these fun and educational programs.
November 12 from 8:30 - 12:00
"Celebrate the Moon"
Lunar Science program for 5-12 grade students
November 19 from 8:30 -12:30 " Who You?"
Geneaology program for 5-12 grade students
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ILOA Galaxy Forum, November 19th
from 2:30-5pm
21st Century Education, Hawai'i as Galaxy Central
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ILOA (International Lunar Observatory Association) Galaxy Forum programs will hold its next event right here in Hilo, on the Big Island, which, because of its numerous world-class astronomical resources, is also know by some as Galaxy Central. The event will take place at 'Imiloa. This will be the latest in a global series of ILOA Galaxy Forum educational events designed to advance 21st Century Education and promote universal understanding of our place in the MilkyWay. Through the participation of teachers and students at all levels, scientists, astronomers and the general public, the Galaxy Forum educational events aim to increase Hawai'i capabilities and action in Galaxy science, exploration and enterprise.
The program will feature:
- New Galaxy Education Resources for Hawai'i Classrooms
- Insights from Native-Hawaiian Cultural Practitioners
- Dr. Marianne Takamiya, UH Hilo Astronomy, to speak on Galaxy Astronomy and Education in Hawai'i
- Steve Durst, ILOA & Space Age Publishing, to speak on ILOA Missions - Hawai'i to the Moon
- Chris Phillips, 'Imiloa Planetarium, will host a special planetarium show Tour of the Milky Way
The event, hosted by ILOA Galaxy Forum, will take place at 'Imiloa. This event is free and open to the public but seating is limited. Please RSVP to the ILOA at info@iloa.org or (808)885-3474.
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Maunakea Skies, November 19th at 7pm
The Hot and Cold Universe
Please note: Due to a last minute scheduling change, October's guest speaker will present this month instead.
The Universe contains objects of such extremes it can boggle the imagination. Temperatures range from just above absolute zero in the centers of dark dust clouds to hundreds of billions of degrees at the cores of supernovae. But did you ever wonder how astronomers can tell you the temperature of the surface of the sun so precisely without ever having been there? During the November Maunakea Skies presentation, Glen Petitpas will describe the exotic objects which cover a wide range of temperatures in outer space. Throughout the talk he will describe the special instruments (past, present, and future) that are used in making extraordinary measurements of extreme objects.
Glen Petitpas, originally from Canada, has been working as an astronomer at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Submillimeter Array (SMA) on the Big Island for almost seven years. He received his Ph.D. from McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, and held post-doctoral positions at the University of Maryland and the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.
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Glen Petitpas of SMA
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Using submillimeter interferometers, Petitpas has studied the molecular gas content and dynamics of nearby galaxies. Since stars are born in molecular gas clouds, examining their composition and motion teaches us about the conditions under which large scale star formation is triggered. By studying gas dynamics in galaxies, we can learn about the feeding mechanism for the black holes responsible for the extreme energy output observed in many active galaxies.
November 19th's Maunakea Skies will be hosted by Peter Michaud of Gemini Observatory. He will will provide observational highlights of the current night sky over Hawai'i, pointing out prominent constellations and stars one can see during this time of year.
The monthly Maunakea Skies planetarium presentations are held on the third Saturday of each month. Cost is $5 for Individual, Dual, Kupuna and Family members; $3 for Patron Members, Free for Silver, Gold and Corporate Members. Non-member rate is $8. Pre-purchase tickets at the 'Imiloa front desk or by phone at 969-9704.
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Mahalo Kamehameha Schools!
 Special mahalo to Kamehameha Schools Kea'au Campus for their renewal of Corporate Membership at the Ke Kapena level!
Our Corporate Partners like Kamehameha Schools enjoy a variety of benefits including admission passes to the center, customized field trip experiences, facility rental discounts and free staff and client days for corporate training or special events. To learn more about how to join this valued group of corporate benefactors and help make a difference in our community, please contact 'Imiloa's Development Office at 969-9732 or email development@imiloahawaii.org.
For more information, please visit our Corporate Membership page.
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Donation to Educational Outreach Programs
'Imiloa would like to extend a special mahalo to Sally Lampson Kanehe of Oahu for her philanthropic support of 'Imiloa's educational programs. Ms. Kanehe recently made a $5,000 donation in support of 'Imiloa's work to inspire our next generation of innovators and explorers in science, technology, engineering and math. Her gift will support the much-needed development of curriculum materials for 'Imiloa's outreach initiatives into rural areas of our island community.
We are deeply grateful for her show of support and investment in this important mission. To learn more about how to get involved and make a difference today through a charitable, tax deductible donation, please contact 'Imiloa's Development Office at 969-9732 or development@imiloahawaii.org.
To give today, please visit: www.imiloahawaii.org/donate.
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Physics Nobel Laureate Spoke to an Overflowing Crowd at UH Hilo
On October 19th, the 2011 Nobel Laureate in Physics, Dr. Brian Schmidt spoke to the public at UH Hilo. There was standing room only, as well as an overflow room with video and audio feed to accommodate the crowd. The lecture was co-sponsored by Gemini Observatory, 'Imiloa and UH Hilo.
 A member of the Australian National University's Mount Stromlo Observatory, Schmidt also does work for Gemini Observatory and uses the telescopes atop Maunakea in his research. "Dr. Schmidt is a regular user of the telescopes in Hawai'i and much of this work has been made possible due to the unique capabilities and conditions available on Hawai'i's Maunakea," said Gemini Director Dr. Fred Chaffee.
This year's Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded for a remarkable discovery that the Universe is accelerating as it expands. Dr. Schmidt is the recipient of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics along with Saul Perlmutter of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory/UC Berkeley, and Adam G. Riess of Johns Hopkins University and the Space Science Institute for their work in revealing dark energy.
For more information on the 2011 Nobel Prize for Physics see: the Gemini Observatory website and the Nobel Prize website.
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Image of the Month
The Infrared Eagle
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Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/N. Flagey (IAS/SSC) & A. Noriega-Crespo (SSC/Caltech)
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This region (named The Eagle Nebula, or Messier 16), which actually does resemble an eagle in visible light, was imaged during 2007 in infrared light by the robotic orbiting Spitzer Space Telescope (SSC).
The three "Pillars of Creation" near the image center are bathed in dust likely warmed by a supernova explosion. The warm dust here is digitally assigned the false color of red. Also visible near the bottom of the image is a ten light-year long pillar sometimes dubbed the Fairy. The Eagle Nebula lies about 6500 light years away, spans about 20 light-years, and is seen in the constellation of Serpens Cauda.
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Nowemapa (November) Skies 2011
Highlights from the Night Sky - November 2011 - Mercury is best viewed mid-month right after sunset in the western sky. Look for it on the 14th when it will be at its highest point above the horizon at sunset.
- Venus will begin to be visible in early evening sky. Look for it right after sunset as a bright beacon in the west. It is near Mercury at sunset during the middle and end of the month.
- Mars is visible in the morning sky in the east rising around 1am and is in Leo. It makes a close approach to Regulus on the morning of the 10th.
- Jupiter is visible in the east at sunset. Look for the Galilean Moons with binoculars.
- Saturn rises around 4am and is visible before sunrise this month in the eastern sky. It will be better by late month when it will be a good time to start watching the rings with a small telescope.
- The Leonid Meteor Shower peaks on the morning of the 17th. The shower is associated with comet Temple-Tuttle, and usually has 15-20 per hour at its peak. Roughly every 33 years it storms having up to many thousands of meteors per hour. The last major storm was in 1999/2000. The best time to look is in the early morning sky around 4am.
- The Taurid Meteor Shower peaks on the morning of the 4th. It is associated with Comet Enke and typically has rates of 5-10 meteors per hour. Taurus rises around 9pm in November, so you can look for these in the late evening hours.
Nowemapa Celestial Calendar Date Event
Nov. 2 Olekukahi (First Quarter Moon) at 8:38am HST
Nov. 4 Taurid Meteor Shower
Nov. 6 Daylight Savings Time ends 2am
(DST not observed in Hawaii)
Nov. 9 Ka'awela (Jupiter) 5° south of the Moon
Nov. 10 Hoku (Full Moon) at 11:16am HST
Nov. 14 Ukaliali'i (Mercury) at greatest elongation
23° east of the Sun
Nov. 17 Leonid Meteor Shower
Nov. 18 Kaloakukahi (Last Quarter Moon) at 5:09am HST
Nov. 19 Hoku'ulapina'au (Mars) 8° north of the Moon
Nov. 22 Makulu (Saturn) 7°north of the Moon
Nov. 24 Muku (New Moon) at 8:10pm HST
Nov. 26 Hokuloa (Venus) 3° north of the Moon
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