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Hawai‘i to greet the dawn Wednesday with special solar spectacle
Second partial solar eclipse of the year visible from the islands will already be underway as the sun rises. Get a great picture from the solar showcase and send it to Big Island Now to have it included in a community photo gallery.
Ballet Folklórico of Sister City La Serena, Chile to perform twice on Big Island
“This is the first group from La Serena in our almost 30-year sister city relationship to ever visit Hawai’i,” said Jane Clement, Hawai’i County’s Sister City protocol officer.
Brown Dwarf Eclipse Captured in Chance Discovery
The researchers were able to confirm their hypothesis using two powerful telescopes — the 10-meter Keck II telescope and the 8-meter Very Large Telescope (VLT) on Cerro Paranal in Chile.
Hanabusa Urges President to Attend Asia Summits
Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa and nine of her colleagues sent a letter to the White House.
U.S. Navy Announces 26th Rim of the Pacific Exercise
The Pacific Fleet announces that 26 nations, 47 surface ships, five submarines, 18 national land forces and more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel will participate in the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise.
