For a decade, a University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Institute for Astronomy’s summer program has attracted middle school and high school students from across the state. The Hawaiʻi Student/Teacher Astronomy Research or HI STAR program is an  immersive astronomy “camp” for highly motivated students who would like to learn the skills and techniques of astronomy research using real data. 

“This program introduces students from across the state of Hawaiʻi to the basic practices of science,” said Geoff Mathews, former HI STAR program co-director. “Science is about exploring, going out and discovering new things, adding to humanity’s understanding of the universe.”