Imiloa Astronomy Center, Hilo

We loved this place! There is so much to see & learn. Plenty of hands on activities for children of all ages and lots of information stations and things to read. The theater dome is really cool and the shows are different and our guide was very knowledgeable and funny. The mural in the entrance is amazing and we loved how the culture is integrated into the lessons and traditional stories are passed down. I am considering a family year pass. The bathrooms are nice and there is an outside covered picnic table area so you can bring lunch and enjoy the day here. We went with our school class for field trip and we had the place to ourselves on a day they are usually closed. I saw there is a cafe area but it was not open when we went as it was not a regular, full-staff day. The parking lot seemed sufficient.

Best to bring your children here, even the show we attended that was 100% adults was geared towards children. It's great that children are being catered to in a way that is easy for them to learn, but the show should be able to be altered to not have take off sounds made by the staff when it's only adults. Other than that it's a cool place to see some hawaiian culture, just if you're an adult I'd avoid the shows