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Registration opens Sept. 8 for Astronaut Lacy Veach Day of Discovery
Students, parents and teachers welcomed for a free full day of STEM discovery on Oct. 21

WHAT:
Hawaiian Electric, Kamehameha Schools, and the Hawaiʻi Space Grant Consortium invite students, parents and teachers to celebrate the 22nd Annual Astronaut Lacy Veach Day of Discovery, a free STEM event with more than 20 workshops and exhibits highlighting space exploration, Polynesian voyaging, rocketry, robotics coding and hands-on educational activities designed for students in grades K-12. Registration for the event opens on Friday, Sept. 8, at
http://www.spacegrant.hawaii.edu/index.php/lacy-veach-day-of-discovery/lacy-veach-day-of-discovery-2023
Event details are below:

WHEN:
Saturday, October 21, 2023, 8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
WHERE:
Kamehameha Schools, Kapālama, Princess Ruth Keʻelikōlani Performing Arts Complex
Registration opens Sept. 8 for Lacy Veach Day of Discovery Sept. 6, 2023
Opening Ceremony speakers include executives from Hawaiian Electric, Kamehameha Schools, and Hawaiʻi Space Grant Consortium. Workshops open to registered participants include learning about canoes, solar cars, circuitry, robotics, S.T.E.A.M. magic, indoor drones, forensic science, Ala Wai Genki Project, careers in the medical lab, space science, and much more. Exhibits will feature interactive activities like robotics, fossils, satellite models, sun viewing, architecture, and engineering from various community organizations and industry professionals.
The Astronaut Lacy Veach Day of Discovery honors the life and legacy of the late Charles Lacy Veach, who grew up in Honolulu with an interest in science, had a distinguished career as a fighter pilot in the United States Air Force, and went on to fly two Space Shuttle missions. Created by Art and Rene Kimura, educators and Living Treasures of Hawaiʻi, and organized by the Hawaiʻi Space Grant Consortium, the free event is made possible through a grant from Hawaiian Electric which has sponsored the Astronaut Lacy Veach Day of Discovery since its inception. Additional support includes Kamehameha Schools Kapālama.
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About Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO)
For more than 100 years, Hawaiian Electric Company has provided the energy that has fueled the islands' development from a Hawaiian kingdom to a modern state. Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. (HECO), and its subsidiaries, Maui Electric Company, Ltd. (MECO), and Hawaii Electric Light Company, Inc. (HELCO), serves 95% of the state's 1.2 million residents on the islands of O`ahu, Maui, Hawai`i Island, Lana`i and Moloka`i.

The energy we use is an essential but limited resource necessary to maintaining our quality of life. In a changing world, Hawaiian Electric has evolved to offer more than electricity.

Today, the company also provides energy solutions to help customers save money and use energy more efficiently. Hawaiian Electric also continues to pursue the use of more clean, renewable energy alternatives to help ensure a sustainable future for our islands.

COMMUNITY COMMITMENT

Hawaiian Electric Company is dedicated to our community in which we live, work and serve. Rooted in Hawaii and one of the largest companies in the State, Hawaiian Electric takes the concept of malama pono -- to care for and serve -- to heart. The company and our employees have a long tradition of contributing with dollars, time and talent. Corporate citizenship is crucial to Hawaiian Electric's overall business plan because strong communities are essential to the success of the company, our employees and our customers.

Company and employee volunteerism is encouraged and every month, employees walk, run or provide manpower to dozens of non-profits throughout the State. Hawaiian Electric's corporate giving philosophy gives priority to projects that help families, promote education and protect the environment.

The company also sponsors robotics programs and events that promote STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) education, as well as the SunPower for Schools program bringing solar electric power to select schools, the Solar Sprint event where students design, build and race cars using solar power, and the Home Energy Challenge, a school-based competition encouraging elementary school students and their families to reduce energy use at home, among other programs.

For nearly a decade, Hawaiian Electric volunteers have provided manpower, bucket trucks and ladders to install Christmas lights at the Kaimuki Community Park and playground before the annual Kaimuki Christmas Parade in December.
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