Imiloa

We spent most of our second day in Hilo at Imiloa at the University of Hawaii - Hilo campus. There is so much to see and ever so much to experience. The exhibits are coordinated with Science and Hawaiian History and are so rich with hands on experience. We did not even scratch the surface of the wealth of information.

There is a Planetarium which has several different shows through out the day . We saw two of these shows which were exceptional in presentation and inforamtion.

There is a cafe that serves Breakfast and Lunch. They will be serving dinner in the near future. We did not eat there but the surroundings were pleasant and the menu looked very inviting.

Inside the lobby a large skylight hovers directly over a tile mosaic in the floor entitled "Voyage of the Navigator," which celebrates several aspects of Hawaiian culture: the ocean, the voyaging canoe, Maunakea, and the constellation known as Manaiakalani or Maui's fish hook. We met the artist that did the signature painting which was reproduced in a tile mosaic in Italy and is the logo or signature piece for Imiloa. We bought the poster which he autographed for us.