ʻImiloa Astronomy Center
Hilo science center with a planetarium and exhibit hall on Polynesian navigation and the Maunakea astronomy, set in native gardens on the university campus.
Ways to visit
Exhibit hall and planetarium (general admission) Open
- What you see
- Exhibits, Grounds, Visitor centerimiloahawaii.org, 2026-10-26
- How
- Walk inimiloahawaii.org, 2026-10-26
- When
- MonTueWedThuFriSatSunTuesday to Sunday 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; closed Monday, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Eve and Day. Planetarium shows follow a separate schedule.Closed: Mondays, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve and DayCalendar ↗imiloahawaii.org, 2026-10-26
- Booking
- Not stated · onlineThe page has a buy-tickets link and says tickets are non-refundable; it does not say whether advance booking is needed.Book ↗imiloahawaii.org, 2026-10-26
- Cost
- PaidAdult: $19 · Senior (65+): $17 · Child (5-12): $12 · Kamaʻāina adult: $14 · Kamaʻāina senior (65+): $12 · Kamaʻāina child (5-12): $9Children 4 and under and members free. Kamaʻāina is the Hawaiʻi-resident rate.imiloahawaii.org, 2026-10-26
- Requirements
- Residency: No. Open to all; Hawaiʻi residents get lower prices.
About
ʻImiloa links Polynesian wayfinding with the astronomy done on Maunakea, through a 12,000-square-foot exhibit hall and a 10K planetarium. Tickets cover the exhibit hall and planetarium for the day, with lower prices for Hawaiʻi residents. It is closed Mondays and on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Eve and Day. The site also has a restaurant and a store.
Run by: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo.
Getting there
600 ʻImiloa Place, Hilo, HI
On the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo campus. It is a visitor center in town, not the Maunakea summit observatories.
The pin marks the site itself, not necessarily the entrance (19.70083, -155.08833). Apple Maps directions go to the street address instead. Show on our map · Google Maps · Apple Maps
ʻImiloa Astronomy Center: (808) 932-8901 · imiloa.info@hawaii.edu
Last checked 2026-10-26. Sources are listed below.
Sources
- imiloahawaii.org · official page · read 2026-10-26For: name; street address
- wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityData/Q6004… · Wikidata · read 2026-10-26For: location
- imiloahawaii.org/tickets-info · official page · read 2026-10-26For: phone and email; Exhibit hall and planetarium (general admission): open or closed; Exhibit hall and planetarium (general admission): what you see; Exhibit hall and planetarium (general admission): kind of visit; Exhibit hall and planetarium (general admission): days and hours; Exhibit hall and planetarium (general admission): booking; Exhibit hall and planetarium (general admission): cost; Exhibit hall and planetarium (general admission): requirements
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