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This page is your mission guide for Lacy Veach Day — find your activities, workshops, planetarium shows, and space adventures all in one place.
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Registration Now OPEN For Lacy Veach Day 2025!
Let's Get Started!
Let's Get Started!
Everything you need to know once you arrive at the📍Event Registration Tent!
Everything you need to know once you arrive at the📍Event Registration Tent!
📍Event Registration
📍Event Registration
Come with your Eventbrite confirmation email or QR code
Receive your Space Passport and collect stamps / stickers at our activities
Claim your Workshop Tickets (if you are registered)
When you leave the event, complete a post-survey for some space swag
🌠Planetarium Shows (run every 30 minutes)
🌠Planetarium Shows (run every 30 minutes)
Offered by UH Institute for Astronomy and Bishop Museum
All shows are the same content
1 ticket per person, claim at the Planetarium Ticket Table
First-come, first-serve
🚨 Workshop Waitlist Info
🚨 Workshop Waitlist Info
If you're NOT registered for a workshop, you may request a Waitlist Ticket on-site at the Waitlist Workshop table.
Important Guidelines:
🧒 Grades 3–12 only (must be with an adult)
🎟️ Up to two waitlist tickets per student (while supplies last)
🔁 No switching or doubling up – registered workshop participants are not eligible for waitlist spots
Waitlist Process:
✅ Prepare a ranked list of your top workshop choices.
🕘 Arrive early to claim a ticket (first-come, first-served).
🚪 Check in at your assigned Workshop Room 15 minutes before start time.
📢 If a spot opens, waitlist numbers will be called in order.
❌ If not selected, you cannot sign up for another waitlist.
Event Map!
Event Map!
Need to track down your next workshop?
Use the Activity Map to navigate the event grounds and easily find your next workshop, planetarium show, or activity station. Each area is clearly marked so you can chart your course, collect your Space Passport stamps, and make the most of your day of discovery.
Tap or zoom in to explore 🚀
Activities
Activities
This year’s Lacy Veach Day of Discovery features 36 hands-on activities and displays led by over 30 incredible organizations with exciting disciplines! From robotics and astronomy to ocean science and creative arts, get ready to explore, build, and discover like never before!
A-01 Hōkūleʻa, Hikianalia & The Hawaiian Star Compass
A-01 Hōkūleʻa, Hikianalia & The Hawaiian Star Compass
Org: Polynesian Voyaging Society
Discipline: Space Science / Astronomy, Hawaiian Culture, Education / Outreach
Description: Come learn about Hōkūleʻa, Hikianalia, and the Hawaiian Star Compass!
A-02 Space Passport
A-02 Space Passport
Org: Hawaiʻi Space Grant Consortium
Discipline: Space Science / Astronomy, STEAM (STEM + Arts)
Description: Decorate your Space Passport and Mission Patch
A-03 The Science of Reflections: DIY Kaleidoscope
A-03 The Science of Reflections: DIY Kaleidoscope
Org: HouseMart Ben Franklin
Disciplines: STEAM (STEM + Arts)
Description: Discover the magic of light and reflection as you make your own mini kaleidoscope!
A-04 The Power of Electricity
A-04 The Power of Electricity
Org: Hawaiian Electric
Disciplines: Engineering, Education / Outreach
Description: Discover the power of electricity with hands-on activities
A-05 Making Space: Architecture
A-05 Making Space: Architecture
Org: FAI Architects
Discipline: STEAM (STEM + Arts)
Description: Encouraging students to design their own personal structures in outer space.
A-06 Scientific Equipment Petting Zoo
A-06 Scientific Equipment Petting Zoo
Org: I Am A Scientist: Chaminade University
Discipline: Life Sciences / Biology, Education / Outreach
Description: Meet real scientists and play with real scientific equipment such as microscopes, centrifuges, vortex mixers, magnetic stir plates, and pipettes.
A-07 Operation Share Aloha's Love our Planet
A-07 Operation Share Aloha's Love our Planet
Org: K-Y Ohana, Operation Share Aloha
Disciplines: Sustainability / Climate, Education / Outreach
Description: A sharing how to love & respect our planet with grassroots school campaigns, a sustainability fair, and a passion to Mālama Hawai'i's Animals.
A-08 Fly Like A Pilot!
A-08 Fly Like A Pilot!
Org: Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum
Disciplines: Aviation
Description: Students will test their piloting skills using a remote control simulator and learn how the four forces of flight affect an airplane's flight.
A-09 Interact with a Wall-E robot
A-09 Interact with a Wall-E robot
Org: Assets School
Discipline: Robotics / Technology
Description: Wall-E Robot interaction
A-10 HIMB Aquatic Microbial Ecology Lab
A-10 HIMB Aquatic Microbial Ecology Lab
Org: UH Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology
Discipline: Oceanography and Marine Biology
Description: Whats a marine microbe? Join us in playing plinko while learning how to identify microbes. Explore our microbe pokemon cards as you learn what they do. Enjoy some yummy treats with us as we learn about the abundance of marine microbes in the ocean in comparison to more familiar organisms.
A-11 Ocean Voices
A-11 Ocean Voices
Org: UH Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology
Discipline: Earth and Environmental Science, Engineering, Life Sciences / Biology
Description: What does ocean sound tell us? Visitors will learn about the technology scientists use to listen to sounds in the ocean and what it can reveal about ocean properties and the life within. Visitors can see a visual representation of their voice and will have a chance to guess the sounds that are commonly heard in the marine environment.
A-12 Engineering the Future
A-12 Engineering the Future
Org: Nānākuli High School Robotics Team
Discipline: Engineering, Robotics / Technology
Description: Robotics demonstration & driving a predesign course
A-13 ʻAiea Intermediate Robotics
A-13 ʻAiea Intermediate Robotics
Org: ʻAiea Intermediate School
Disciplines: Engineering, Robotics / Technology
Description: Robotics Club, statewide team competition
A-14 Hokubots
A-14 Hokubots
Org: Hokulani Elementary School Hokubots
Disciplines: Engineering, Robotics / Technology
Description: Our team will be demoing and showcasing our competition robots.
A-15 From Imagination to Innovation
A-15 From Imagination to Innovation
Org: Hahaʻione Elementary School
Discipline: Robotics / Technology
Description: VEXIQ Robotics demonstration and the engineering process
A-16 The chance of walking away with a cool fossil or mineral -- luck or probability?
A-16 The chance of walking away with a cool fossil or mineral -- luck or probability?
Org: Leeward Community College
Disciplines: Earth and Environmental Science, Math / Physics
Description: Participants will roll three dice to receive a fossil/mineral "prize" based on the outcome of the roll.
A-17 Stomp Rockets
A-17 Stomp Rockets
Org: Center for Aerospace Education (Windward Community College)
Disciplines: Aerospace / Rocketry
Description: Students will build safe paper stomp rockets
A-18 Hawaiʻi Rockets
A-18 Hawaiʻi Rockets
Org: Hawaiʻi Rockets
Disciplines: Aerospace / Rocketry
Description: Table display of rockets and learn of upcoming launches
A-19 Hawaiʻi Nature Center
A-19 Hawaiʻi Nature Center
Org: Hawaiʻi Nature Center
Discipline: Earth and Environmental Science, Sustainability / Climate, Life Sciences / Biology, Hawaiian Culture, STEAM (STEM + Arts), Education / Outreach
Description: Learning about how long our trash takes to break down and learning about local wildlife tracks, among other activities.
A-20 Robotic Space Exploration
A-20 Robotic Space Exploration
Org: Team RoSE (Robotic Space Exploration)
Discipline: Space Science / Astronomy, Aerospace / Rocketry, Engineering, Robotics / Technology
Description: DIY Robotics Activities
A-21 Crazy Catapults
A-21 Crazy Catapults
Org: UH Mānoa Society of Women Engineers
Discipline: Engineering, STEAM (STEM + Arts), Education / Outreach
Description: Build a catapult using mainly popsicle sticks and rubber bands, and a few other supplies. The goal is to make the catapult so that it can launch a ping pong ball at distances of 8 feet, and land inside the cup. You will have 2 minutes per round.
A-22 Spinning Spirits: Halloween Whirlybirds
A-22 Spinning Spirits: Halloween Whirlybirds
Org: Native Hawaiian Science and Engineering Mentorship Program (NHSEMP) - UH Mānoa
Discipline: Engineering, STEAM (STEM + Arts), Education / Outreach
Description: Watch your ghostly whirlybirds twirl and spin through the air as you explore the science of flight!
A-23 Paper Airplanes with UH Mānoa's College of Engineering
A-23 Paper Airplanes with UH Mānoa's College of Engineering
Org: UH Mānoa College of Engineering
Disciplines: Aerospace / Rocketry, Engineering, Math / Physics, STEAM (STEM + Arts)
Description: Participants will test different ways to create paper airplanes and see how far they go.
A-24 Universe Run, Paper Airplane, & Magnet Builds
A-24 Universe Run, Paper Airplane, & Magnet Builds
Org: Maker’s Hale with Tūtū Celeste and Tinkerers
Disciplines: Aerospace / Rocketry, Engineering, Math / Physics, STEAM (STEM + Arts), Education / Outreach
Description: Keiki and ʻOhana, come join our explorations! We will build marble runs and pretend that each marble is a planet in what 5th grader Kylie B. named our “Universe Run”! We will use our best origami talents to fold paper aircrafts. Let’s bring our vivid imagination to build the best magnet structures! In our experiences, we will explore the effects of gravity, aerodynamics, and magnets.
A-25 Mobile Station: Cosmic Space Mobiles
A-25 Mobile Station: Cosmic Space Mobiles
Org: UH Mānoa College of Education School of Teacher Education
Discipline: Space Science / Astronomy, STEAM (STEM + Arts)
Description: Students will be able create their very own space mobile that shows off the powers of gravity. As students travel from table to table, they will be able to create additional special pieces to add to their mobile masterpiece.
A-26 Mobile Station: Gachapon Planet Maker
A-26 Mobile Station: Gachapon Planet Maker
Org: UH Institute for Astronomy
Disciplines: Space Science / Astronomy, STEAM (STEM + Arts), Education / Outreach
Description: Color and decorate your own planet!
A-27 Planetarium Starlab (Ticket required)
A-27 Planetarium Starlab (Ticket required)
Org: UH Institute for Astronomy
Discipline: Space Science / Astronomy, Education / Outreach
Description: View the stars, planets, constellations, and stories visible on the night of the program.
A-28 Mobile Station: Aerospace at UH Manoa
A-28 Mobile Station: Aerospace at UH Manoa
Org: Hawaiʻi Space Flight Laboratory / AIAA Student Branch
Discipline: Aerospace / Rocketry, Engineering, STEAM (STEM + Arts), Education / Outreach
Description: Build a Satellite & Straw Rockets
A-29 Hawaiʻi Space Grant Consortium
A-29 Hawaiʻi Space Grant Consortium
Org: Hawaiʻi Space Grant Consortium
Disciplines: Space Science / Astronomy, Aerospace / Rocketry, Engineering, Education / Outreach
Description: HSGC develops and runs interdisciplinary education, research, and public service programs related to space science, Earth science, remote sensing, human exploration and development of space, small satellites, and aerospace technology. Chartered in 1990 under the NASA National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program, our programs span the Hawaiian Islands.
A-30 Lacy's Legacy: Explorers Who Reached For the Stars
A-30 Lacy's Legacy: Explorers Who Reached For the Stars
Org: Hawaiʻi Space Grant Consortium
Disciplines: Space Science / Astronomy, STEAM (STEM + Arts)
Description: Learn about the beginnings of Astronaut Lacy Veach and how his friendship with Nainoa Thompson sparked the beginning of the Worldwide Voyage.
A-31 Lacy Veach Day Photobooth
A-31 Lacy Veach Day Photobooth
Org: Hawaiʻi Space Grant Consortium
Disciplines: Space Science / Astronomy
Description: Snap into space! Grab a prop, strike a pose, and capture your out-of-this-world moment at the Lacy Veach Day photo booth!
A-32 Exploring Drones and Piloting
A-32 Exploring Drones and Piloting
Org: Maryknoll Civil Air Patrol Cadet Squadron
Discipline: Aerospace / Rocketry, Engineering
Description: Mini indoor quadcopter display
A-33 Solar Telescope Observing
A-33 Solar Telescope Observing
Org: Stargazers of Hawaiʻi
Disciplines: Space Science / Astronomy, Education / Outreach
Description: View the surface of the Sun through a telescope with a safe solar filer.
A-34 Mobile Planetarium Sky Tonight (Ticket required)
A-34 Mobile Planetarium Sky Tonight (Ticket required)
Org: Bishop Museum
Disciplines: Space Science / Astronomy, Education / Outreach
Description: View the stars, planets, constellations, and stories visible on the night of the program.
A-35 Waʻa Activities
A-35 Waʻa Activities
Org: Mālama Honua Public Charter School
Disciplines: Hawaiian Culture, Education / Outreach
Description: Learn the techniques of handling kaula (rope) on the waʻa (canoe)! Our students will guide you through tying knots and coiling kaula while sharing how these skills are essential to the safety and teamwork of the crew.
A-36 High-Power Rocketry and Electronic Payload
A-36 High-Power Rocketry and Electronic Payload
Org: Honolulu Community College
Disciplines: Aerospace / Rocketry
Description: HonCC Space Grant students will demonstrate the high-power rockets and electronic payloads they developed for various competitions and events, such as First Nations Launch, RockOn and ARLISS.
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