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09/03/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/03/2026 17:45
Registration now open for 2026 Astronaut Lacy Veach Day of Discovery
Registration now open for 2026 Astronaut Lacy Veach Day of Discovery
- Students, families, and educators welcome for a free full day of STEM discovery on Oct. 18
- "Voyage Among the Stars" theme celebrates 25 years of STEM exploration and discovery
(Issued by Hawaii Space Grant Consortium)
Release Date: 9/3/2026
WHAT:
Hawaiian Electric, University of Hawaii at Manoa's Institute for Astronomy, and the Hawaii Space Grant Consortium invite students, families, and educators to celebrate the 25th Annual Astronaut Lacy Veach Day of Discovery, a free STEM event with activity booths and workshops highlighting space exploration, Earth science, biology, oceanography, rocketry, robotics coding and hands-on educational activities designed for students in grades PK-12. Registration for the event is now open at https://tinyurl.com/veachday. Event details are below:
WHEN:
Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026
| 9:00 a.m. |
Event Registration Check-In and Doors Open Activity booths open all day |
| 10:00 - 10:40 a.m. | Workshop Session I |
| 10:50 - 11:30 a.m. | Workshop Session II |
| 12:30 - 1:10 p.m. | Workshop Session III |
| 1:20 - 2:00 p.m. | Workshop Session IV |
| 2:30 p.m. | Event closes |
WHERE:
U.H. Institute for Astronomy
2680 Woodlawn Drive
Honolulu, HI 96822
DETAILS:
Activity booths by Hawaiian Electric, student groups from the University of Hawaii, various community organizations and industry professionals will feature interactive hands-on activities like robotics, fossils, earth science, marine biology, structural engineering, pilot simulation, rockets, cube satellites, architecture, and more. Workshops open to registered participants include learning about indoor drones, robotics, and more. "Meet the Professional Space Nerds" talks will also be held throughout the day in the auditorium, featuring young adults sharing about their career journeys and the many different pathways into Hawaii's growing space and STEM community.
FEATURED:
Mobile Planetarium shows by Bishop Museum will be offered throughout the day, along with special guests from the Pacific Outpost of the 501st Legion - the nonprofit Hawaii Chapter of the Lucasfilm's preferred Star Wars Imperial costuming group.
ABOUT:
The Astronaut Lacy Veach Day of Discovery honors the life and legacy of the late Charles Lacy Veach, who grew up in Honolulu with an interest in science, had a distinguished career as a fighter pilot in the United States Air Force, and went on to fly two Space Shuttle missions. Created and organized by the Hawaii Space Grant Consortium, the free event is made possible through a grant from Hawaiian Electric which has sponsored the Astronaut Lacy Veach Day of Discovery since its inception in 2001.
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