Imiloa Astronomy Center
E149820
The ʻImiloa Astronomy Center is a museum and education center in Hilo, Hawaiʻi that explores the connections between modern astronomy and Native Hawaiian culture and navigation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Imiloa Astronomy Center canonical | 1 |
| ʻImiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaiʻi | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1312511 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Imiloa Astronomy Center Context triple: [Hilo, knownFor, Imiloa Astronomy Center]
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A.
Honolulu Hale
Honolulu Hale is the historic Spanish Colonial Revival-style city hall of Honolulu, serving as the seat of government for the City and County of Honolulu in Hawaii.
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B.
Mauna Kea Science Reserve
Mauna Kea Science Reserve is a high-altitude astronomical research area on Hawaii’s Mauna Kea that hosts many of the world’s leading observatories due to its exceptional viewing conditions.
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C.
Mānoa
Mānoa is a verdant residential valley and neighborhood in Honolulu known for its frequent rainbows, historic homes, and the main campus of the University of Hawaiʻi.
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D.
Royal Hawaiian Center
Royal Hawaiian Center is a major open-air shopping, dining, and entertainment complex located in the heart of Waikiki on the island of Oʻahu, Hawaii.
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E.
Bishop Museum
Bishop Museum is a renowned cultural and natural history museum in Honolulu that specializes in the history, culture, and natural sciences of Hawaii and the broader Pacific region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Imiloa Astronomy Center Target entity description: The ʻImiloa Astronomy Center is a museum and education center in Hilo, Hawaiʻi that explores the connections between modern astronomy and Native Hawaiian culture and navigation.
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A.
Honolulu Hale
Honolulu Hale is the historic Spanish Colonial Revival-style city hall of Honolulu, serving as the seat of government for the City and County of Honolulu in Hawaii.
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B.
Mauna Kea Science Reserve
Mauna Kea Science Reserve is a high-altitude astronomical research area on Hawaii’s Mauna Kea that hosts many of the world’s leading observatories due to its exceptional viewing conditions.
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C.
Mānoa
Mānoa is a verdant residential valley and neighborhood in Honolulu known for its frequent rainbows, historic homes, and the main campus of the University of Hawaiʻi.
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D.
Royal Hawaiian Center
Royal Hawaiian Center is a major open-air shopping, dining, and entertainment complex located in the heart of Waikiki on the island of Oʻahu, Hawaii.
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E.
Bishop Museum
Bishop Museum is a renowned cultural and natural history museum in Honolulu that specializes in the history, culture, and natural sciences of Hawaii and the broader Pacific region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
education center
ⓘ
planetarium ⓘ science museum ⓘ |
| affiliation |
University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
ⓘ
linked to:
University of Hawaii at Hilo
|
| city | Hilo ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| emphasizes |
Maunakea observatories
ⓘ
linked to:
Mauna Kea Observatories
Polynesian wayfinding ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Native Hawaiian culture
ⓘ
Polynesian navigation ⓘ astronomy ⓘ |
| hasDome | planetarium dome ⓘ |
| hasEducationalPrograms |
astronomy outreach
ⓘ
cultural workshops ⓘ public lectures ⓘ school field trips ⓘ |
| hasExhibit |
Maunakea astronomy
ⓘ
modern astronomy ⓘ traditional Hawaiian navigation ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
café
ⓘ
classrooms ⓘ exhibit halls ⓘ gift shop ⓘ |
| hasPlanetarium | yes ⓘ |
| languageOfExhibits |
English
ⓘ
Hawaiian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hawaiʻi Island
ⓘ
linked to:
Big Island of Hawaiʻi
Hilo, Hawaiʻi ⓘ
linked to:
Hilo
|
| mission |
to connect people to the Maunakea universe
ⓘ
to integrate science and Native Hawaiian culture ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Hawaiian word ʻimiloa (to seek far, to explore) ⓘ |
| near |
University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo campus
ⓘ
linked to:
University of Hawaii at Hilo
|
| opened | 2006 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | University of Hawaiʻi system ⓘ |
| postalCode | 96720 ⓘ |
| state |
Hawaiʻi
ⓘ
linked to:
Hawaii
|
| streetAddress | 600 ʻImiloa Place ⓘ |
| theme | connections between astronomy and Hawaiian culture ⓘ |
| website | https://imiloahawaii.org ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Imiloa Astronomy Center Description of subject: The ʻImiloa Astronomy Center is a museum and education center in Hilo, Hawaiʻi that explores the connections between modern astronomy and Native Hawaiian culture and navigation.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.