Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems

Mahalo to everyone who joined us today at at the Prince Kuhio Plaza, and to for organizing this great event!

We're excited to support the 1st annual STEAM-CON on Saturday, 3/14 (Pi Day!) at the Hawaiʻi Academy of Arts & Sciences campus in Pāhoa! Join us from 2–6p to celebrate indigenous science and culture in action with TED-style talks, exhibits, live art demos, crafts, and more... We hope to see you there! ✨

Details ➡ artssciencescenterpuna.squarespace.com/steamcon

STUDENTS: Explore skilled trades at NASA's next Virtual Career Connection. This interactive Q&A will takes you behind the scenes at NASA's Ames Research Center to learn how technical trade professionals are essential to advancing cutting-edge research and supporting space missions. Register by 3/10 ➡ https://bit.ly/3OZmcMP

📆 Event Date: Tuesday, 3/17 @ 6:15a HST

📸 NASA's Ames Research Center in Mountain View, CA

NEWS: Exciting new for aerospace in Hawaii 🚀 Lawmakers are considering two measures to help a California-based aerospace company launch rockets into space from the air by plane. The operating base would be housed at the Hilo airport.

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STUDENTS: Hawaiʻi Space Grant Consortium is now accepting undergrad applicants for its University Research Internships in Fall 2026. Full-time U.S. students attending any UH campus can earn up to $12,000 for NASA-related research. The deadline to apply is June 15. Apply now at ➡ http://www.spacegrant.hawaii.edu/

📸 HSGC

🚀 Students! Check out this free NASA career webinar exploring the future of deep space technology. High school & college students are invited to learn how new tech like advanced propulsion and life support systems are making missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond possible. This is a great opportunity to learn about space careers and get inspired to pursue your own ✨🪐 Register to join by Tuesday, Feb. 17 at ➡ bit.ly/3M7vA04

Event Date: Thursday, Feb. 26, 8am HST

Save the date 📅 Thelma Parker Library is hosting the next NASA@MyLibrary Engineering Bash on Saturday, 2/28, from 10a–1p, in Waimea. Bring your keiki for hands-on learning and discovery to inspire their curiosity and get them thinking like engineers 🔩💡✨ More than a dozen local STEM organizations will be on deck—we hope to see you there!

High school students! Are you interested in a Computer Science career? 👀🌟 Check out this Computer Science Career Match Day hosted by NexTech Hawaii and Subaru Telescope on Saturday, Feb. 28. You'll meet and learn from local professionals in a specific area of your interest. Register now ➡bit.ly/CSCareerMatch

We’re at Kaumana Elementary School STEM Night leading some stellar arts and crafts 💫 Awesome to see keiki creativity in action and the many folks sharing their mana’o and activities! Mahalo Hawaii Science and Technology Museum for coordinating 🌟