See rocket club launches in Hilo
SHARKs, the Big Island’s only registered rocket club, will host its first winter launches at 9 a.m. Tuesday and Friday in Hilo.
Approximately 50 rockets will be launched from six launch pads.
The Society of High Altitude Rockets Kids, SHARKs, is a National Association of Rocketry-sanctioned section and is affiliated with Mauna Loa School in Hilo. The only school using rockets for its STEM programs, the students are learning first-hand many of the complexities associated with the bringing of science to real life.
For more information or directions to the launch site, contact Kevin Cornwell at kevin@cornwell.net or text to 747-4768, or call Mauna Loa School at 935-1545
Cherry blossom event at library
“Ultraviolet Cherry Blossoms,” a free family activity, will be offered from 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 3 at Thelma Parker Memorial Public Library during the Waimea Cherry Blossom Festival.
The library program is being offered as part of NASA@My Library, an initiative to engage public audiences nationwide in informal and lifelong learning with the excitement of NASA exploration and discovery.
Participants will explore the effects of ultraviolet radiation from the sun on humans and Waimea cherry blossoms.
Visitors will create cherry blossoms that test UV exposure and learn how to protect themselves and cherry blossoms from UV radiation.
For more information, call 887-6067. The Thelma Parker Memorial Public Library is open 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and 12:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Woman’s Club luncheon set
“Celebrating Membership” is the theme of the Hilo Woman’s Club luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, celebrating its 97th anniversary.
The Hilo Woman’s Club is a nonprofit community service organization. Each year, members raise funds that, among other things, provide college scholarships and support several worthy causes in the community.
The free luncheon is at the organization’s clubhouse, 7 Lele St. To RSVP, call 935-9838 or Jan Kuester at 895-5274.