SPACEWEEK Hawai`i `96
APOLLO 11

27th Anniversary

* July 16-24, 1996 *

Celebrate the anniversary of the first human mission to land on the Moon.

SPACEWEEK Hawai`i `96 Events and Activities

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SPACEWEEK and Space Exploration Day in Hawai`i

Proclamation

signing by

Governor of the State of Hawaii
Benjamin J. Cayetano

July 11, 1996

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"Space Exploration"

presentation by
Greg Smith
Research Associate
Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology

Sunday, July 14th, 3:00-4:00pm
Boarders Books and Music
- Waikele
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Star Quest `96
Summer Space Camp!
July 15 - 25
Kahului, Maui
9:00am - 3:00pm (Basic Program)
9:00am - 5:00pm (Extended Program)
Monday through Friday sponsored by the
Star Explorer Academy Kahului, Maui

For more information, call 879-3595.

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"Tour of the Stars"
Telescope Presentation by

Becky McCartney, Astronomer

Show Times at 8, 9, and 10pm - 7 Nights Per Week!
(Weather Permitting!)

$12.50 for adults
$6.00 for ages 6-12

Hyatt Regency - Maui - 200 Nohea Kai Dr. - Lahina, Kaanapali, Maui

* Limited seating! Call Hyatt Regency-Services at (808) 667-4727 for advance reservations!

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"Space Week"
presentation by

Chris Peterson
Planetary Scientist
Tuesday, July 16th, 7:30-7:45pm

Barnes and Nobles Bookstore - Kahala Mall

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Star Party!
for Iolani School Children, Teachers and Parents
July 18, 7:30-9:30pm
Presented by the
Hawaiian Astronomical Society

Contact Forrest Luke, Hawaiian Astronomical Society, 623-9830 (evenings) for more information.

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Star Night Planetarium Show
July 19, 7:00-9:00pm

at the Kalaheo Missionary Church Kauai

Presented by the Kauai Children's Discovery Museum
Contact Robin Mazor at (808) 823-8222 for more information.

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Astronaut Ellison S. Onizuka Space Center
Kailua-Kona Airport, Hawaii

5th Anniversary Celebration
July 20 and 21
- Free Admission and Door Prizes!

    Speakers' Forum
    July 20th, 1-3pm

with Andy Perala of the Keck Telescope
and Jon Lomberg, renowned space artist

Co-sponsored by the Astronaut Ellison S. Onizuka Space Center and the Hawaii Island Space Exploration Society.

For more information, call Nancy Tashima at 329-3441; Ellison S. Onizuka Space Center.

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PLANETFEST:
People and Robots in Space
July 24th, 7:00-9:00pm
Rm. 110 Marine Science Building
University of Hawai`i at Manoa

  • Planetary Scientist Dr. G.Jeff Taylor
  • Apollo 15 - 25th Anniversary presentation
  • Mars Exploration:
      Past: Viking Lander 20th Anniversary
      Future: Mars Pathfinder and Mars Global Surveyor Missions

Presented by:
NASA Pacific Regional Planetary Data Center
The Apollo Society
Hawai`i Space Society
Hawai`i Space Grant Consortium

For more information regarding PLANETFEST! please contact Kevin Polk at the NASA Pacific Regional Planetary Data Center by email at kevin@kahana.pgd.hawaii.edu or by phone at:
(808) 956-3132.

Cosponsors of SPACEWEEK Hawai`i `96 include:

  • The Hawaii Island Space Exploration Society
  • The Kauai Children's Discovery Museum
  • The Pacific Aerospace Museum
  • The University of Hawaii Bookstore
  • Boarders Books and Music
  • And many, many others too numerous to list
    For notices of SpaceWeek Hawai`i `96 events and activities to include here, please email: capcom@apollo-society.org or call Greg Smith at (808) 956-3158.

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