9th ANNUAL
ONIZUKA DAY OF EXPLORATION

Special Announcement!! We now have a NASA Astronaut speaking at 9:30. See the Special Events catalog or onizukaday.com

Join us for the 9th Annual Onizuka Day of Exploration (ODE) at the University of Hawaii West Oahu campus on Saturday, April 5th. This event is Hawaii's largest family-friendly STEM event, honoring Astronaut Ellison Onizuka, a Hawaii-born Eagle Scout.

ODE offers 100+ hands-on activities, workshops, and special events for youth and their families. It is a free, inclusive, and engaging event.

The theme this year is “Exploring New Horizons”. Exciting workshops, including many led by UH West Oahu faculty, will focus on STEM, robotics, Hawaiian culture, and much more.

To view the workshop catalog click on the link under attachments on this page. To register for workshops click on the green "Register Here" button.

NOTE: Since there are so many other booths, activities, and displays that you will want to enjoy, we recommend that you register for a maximum of 2 workshops only.

Youth and adults must register in advance even if you are not planning to attend a workshop.

Special Events include a presentation from a NASA astronaut (TBD), a VEX Robotics tournament, a Gateball Robotics challenge, flight simulators, a chess tournament, a 45 foot inflatable whale, and much more. See the Special Events document link on this page.

The NASA astronaut presentation, (if confirmation is received) is scheduled for 10:00 am in the G building. It will be on a first come, first served basis. Plan to arrive early to insure you have a seat.

If a workshop that you want to attend is full, you can go to the room before the start time and wait outside. If there is room available, the instructor will let you enter.

Register for the Chess Tournament here: ODE Chess Tournament Registration

Register for Virtual Reality demonstration here: ODE Virtual Reality Workshop Registration

For detailed information about the Onizuka Day of Exploration, visit https://www.onizukaday.com/ 

For questions about workshops, email Will Hartzell at willhartzell2@gmail.com.

For questions about booths, email Eric Chow eric.k.chow@gmail.com.

For questions about the event email info@onizukaday.com.

ODE is free of charge. The opening ceremony starts at 8:30 am, booths and exhibits open at 9:00 am, and workshops start at 9:30 am.

Limited free parking is available; please carpool if possible. Food and beverages will be available at the UH West Oahu cafeteria and from local food trucks.

Don't miss this fun, exciting, and educational event on April 5th!

Mahalo,

Alim, Will, Eric, Evelyn, Michelle, Stacee, Lorrie, Malcolm, and the ODE Planning Committee