Hōkūleʻa Homecoming Celebration Joins Culture and Science

by PISCES | May 1, 2018

(L-R) PISCES Geologist Kyla Defore and Gemini Outreach Interns Jasmin Silva and Hannah Blomgren talk about stars and space exploration during the homecoming celebration. Above: The Hōkūleʻa voyaging canoe sits in Wailoa Harbor in Hilo on April 21 during a homecoming...

PISCES Presents Research at Top Aerospace Conferences

by PISCES | May 1, 2018

Above: PISCES Director Rodrigo Romo holds a feather-light rover wheel during a tour of NASA’s Glenn Research Center as part of the ASCE Earth & Space Conference held in Cleveland in April. L-R: HIEDB Executive Jacqui Hoover, PISCES Director Rodrigo Romo and PISCES...

‘Journey Through The Universe’ Brings Astronomy to Local Youth

by PISCES | Apr 4, 2018

A classroom of fifth-grade students at Keaukaha Elementary School in Hilo “throw shakas” following a presentation on light and sound waves by PISCES Director Rodrigo Romo during Journey Through The Universe week in March. PISCES Geology Technician Kyla Defore piques...

PISCES Rover Gets Spotlight for Episode of ‘Space Craft’

by PISCES | Dec 18, 2017

Above: ‘Helelani’ perched outside the HI-SEAS Mars simulation habitat on the slopes of Hawaii Island’s Mauna Loa. PISCES’ planetary rover ‘Helelani’ and the HI-SEAS (Hawaii Space Exploration Analog Simulation) habitat will be featured in an upcoming...

Could Hawaii’s Basalt Support a $100 Million Industry?

by PISCES | Nov 16, 2017

A recent report in Basalt.Today projects that basalt fiber manufacturing will become a $200 million industry worldwide by 2020. Could Hawaii stand to benefit in this niche industry? PISCES is working on an answer. With support from Rep. Mark Nakashima, the...