{"id":108472,"date":"2020-01-03T11:30:18","date_gmt":"2020-01-03T21:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=108472"},"modified":"2020-08-07T12:20:10","modified_gmt":"2020-08-07T22:20:10","slug":"imiloa-nature-astronomy-recognition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/01\/03\/imiloa-nature-astronomy-recognition\/","title":{"rendered":"\u02bbImiloa\u2019s mission of culture\/astronomy earns recognition"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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About 100,000 visitors trek to the University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at Hilo ʻImiloa<\/span> Astronomy Center<\/a> each year. The center\u2019s mission of educating the public on parallels between Hawaiian culture and western science is earning international recognition.<\/p>\n

An article recently published in Nature Astronomy<\/em><\/a> applauds ʻImiloa\u2019s<\/span> ability to intersect indigenous knowledge with astronomy. The journal highlights the need for astronomical institutions to partner with indigenous communities, especially when native lands are involved. It also stresses the need for astronomers and native communities to collaboratively establish communication protocols before scientific facilities are developed.<\/p>\n

ʻImiloa<\/span> Executive Director Kaʻiu<\/span> Kimura<\/strong> co-authored the article and hopes it will drum up more attention to cultural issues mounting within the field. “For this article on indigenous knowledge integration to be published, it raises the level of awareness to the importance of inclusion which hopefully results in greater diversification in scientific research,” she explained. Nature<\/em> is one of the most recognized science journals in the world.<\/p>\n