Koji Miyakawa – Akamai 2023

Koji was born on the island of Oahu but grew up in Japan. He is currently a junior studying astronomy and physics at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Koji’s passion for space exploration led him to participate in the NASA Hawaii Space Grant Consortium Research...

Xavier Tablit – Akamai 2022

Xavier was born and raised on the Big Island of Hawaii. He graduated from Pahoa High School and is currently enrolled at the University of Hawaii at Hilo pursuing degrees in Astronomy and Physics. Xavier intends to be an astrophysicist, study the cosmos and inspire...

Tyler Ogawa – Akamai 2022

Tyler was born and raised in Hilo, and graduated from Waiakea High School in 2019. He is currently attending the University of Hawaii at Hilo and is pursuing a degree in Astronomy. Tyler was always interested in science and astronomy as a child, and hoped to one day...

Ryan Foley – Akamai 2022

Ryan grew up on the Big Island of Hawai’i and graduated from Hilo High School. He is a senior at the University of Hawai’i at Hilo pursuing degrees in astronomy and physics while also getting a certification in data science. He is planning to pursue a...

Andrew Unger – Akamai 2022

Andrew Unger was born and raised on the Big Island of Hawaii. He attends the University of Hawaii at Hilo pursuing a degree in Astronomy. Andrew has been inspired by the study of space since his first viewing of the film Contact as a child. Outside of school, Andrew...