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Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
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Dinosaurs crash land into Bishop Museum this weekend
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Something is stalking the grounds of Bishop Museum as a new exhibit prepares to make its debut. WakeUp2Day's Chris Latronic went live at 'Expedition Dinosaur: Into the Deep' to learn more about the prehistoric experience. Explore the prehistoric past in Big Island's new exhibit For the first time on Oahu, guests get up close and personal with oceanic and aquatic reptiles from the Jurassic period, including favorites such as the T Rex and Stegosaurus. According to Bishop Museum's Vice President of Public Programs, Brandon Bunag, there are many new, exciting and interactive exhibits available to experience this can become scientists with a new exhibit that features an interactive fossil scanner. Just grab a fossil and scan it through the high-tech scanner to learn all about it. This exhibit also features many life-sized fossils of prehistoric dinosaurs from the ocean, showcasing some creatures that may have once lived in our oceans. Looking to travel back in time? Visit the time machine, a 13-minute show that will take you back to experience the many different periods of dinosaurs, like the Prehistoric and Jurassic eras. Visitors can also come face-to-face with an actual dinosaur. Meet Moʻonui, a juvenile T Rex, every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Check out more news from around Hawaii Schools can start booking field trips for next school year now, and the exhibit opens to the public on Saturday, May 24, at 9 a.m. For more information, visit the Bishop Museum's website. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
09-02-2025
- Entertainment
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Explore the prehistoric past in Big Island's new exhibit
HILO, Hawaii (KHON2) — A fascinating and immersive experience on the Big Island will send visitors on a thrilling journey to the Earth's prehistoric now until May 4, the Imiloa Astronomy Center will host traveling exhibit 'Expedition Dinosaur: Into the Deep,' bringing lifelike animatronics, interactive displays and more to Hilo. Visitors can come face-to-face with marine reptiles, dinosaurs and the dynamic ecosystems that shaped our planet. Tackling Oahu's invasive coqui frog population Developers Stage 9 Exhibits will also feature 'Journey to the Deep,' a 360-degree theater show that showcases 17 minutes of voyage through Mesozoic oceans. Young paleontologists can also discover a life-sized Tyrannosaurus rex skull and unearth fossils through various hands-on activities. 'We're gonna have a bunch of programs to complement this exhibit. It's gonna be from toddler programs all the way up to 21 and over programs as well,' said Kuulei Poy, Imiloa Astronomy Center Program Planner. Guests 21 and older can check out 'Dinos at Dusk' to earn after-hours access to exhibits, participate in unique activities and crafts and more. General admission ticket prices are as follows: Members: Adults for $7 and keiki five through 12 for $5 Non-Member: Adults for $26, seniors for $22 and keiki for $17 Kamaʻāina: Adults for $21, seniors for $17 and keiki for $14 Keiki four years and under are free Check out more news from around Hawaii Ticket purchases, schedules and more information can also be found on ʻImiloa Astronomy Center's website. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
