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Mokupapapa Discovery Center, Hilo

4.6
#4 of 11 in Childrens Museums in Hawaii
Aquarium · Natural History Museum
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  • By scottofhawaii
    I'm thinking about what exactly is this place. For the most part, it's just like any other national park or monument's visitor center - it welcomes people and explains the establishment (entity?) to.....  more »
  • By reilly86
    This was a well-done discovery center, with knowledgeable staff. We learned a lot on some topics we don't usually see covered. Plus it's in a cool historic department store building.  more »
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  • By Travis Hamill
    A decent little diversion in downtown Hilo. Activities for kids, movies to watch to learn about the North West Hawaiian Islands, which stretch all the way to Midway. Free admission, which is really nice. Well maintained. Well worth the time to stop and take it in.
  • By Jenifer Dawson
    Awesome!!! It was great to be able to interact with the park rangers from Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and ask them questions. It was a great opportunity and really the only forum to learn what was happening with the Kilauea eruption and understand how it would effect all of the areas on the island. Thankyou so much for doing that!
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