This is one of the many observatories on the peak of Hawaii's tallest mountain Mauna Kea. The clean air on top of the 13,800 foot mountain in the middle of the Pacific make it the best atronomical site on Earth. The Onizuka Center for International Astronomy has limited visitor services at 9,300 feet. It is named for the Hawaiian astronaut who died in the 1986 Challenger Space Shuttle disaster. Phone 808-969-3218 for weather info. Visitor programs and info are available by phoning the number below.
Location:
Mauna Kea Hawaii
Telephone
808-961-2180
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06/08 Coming to The Mauna Kea area
Annual Maui Steel Guitar Festival Maui HI April19-21 Featured performers will also conduct on-site school visits to various Maui schools to educate and and inform Maui's youth about the Hawaiian steel guitar. These visits, targeted specifically for students of these schools, includes both educational sessions and entertainment by the visiting performers.
Maui Classical Music Festival Maui HI May10 Over the years the Festival has received extensive coverage in national newspapers including the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, the New York Times, the Hawaii newspapers, and travel and airline magazines. Feature articles written about the Festival have appeared in important musical publications such as Musical America, Chamber Music America, and American Record Guide.
Merrie Monarch Festival Hilo HI June7-9 Merrie Monarch Festival is a week-long cultural event held annually in Hilo on the island of Hawaii. Festivities start on Easter Sunday and culminate with the Hula competition events at the Edith Kanaka'ole Tennis Stadium - Miss Aloha Hula on Thursday, Hula Kahiko on Friday, and Hula 'Auana on Saturday.
Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Festival Maui HI June23 Various artists, food, crafts, Guitar exhibitor, and more.
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