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Mauna Kea Summit, Keck, Subaru, and Gemini Observatories

Bring your conference or meeting to the Big Island of Hawai‘i…and the entire Island will become your meeting room!

Imagine visiting the largest observatory platform in the world during your conference on astronomy!

Hawai‘i is one of the world’s most pre-eminent conference destinations. Not only do we have phenomenal conference facilities, but your event expands through the walls of the meeting rooms to outdoor venues and sites that can still the imagination. If you can imagine it… Hawai‘i can deliver!

4,028 Square Miles (10,432 km²) of Opportunities

Photo Credit: G. Brad Lewis: http://www.volcanoman.com/

Hawai‘i is one of the world’s most pre-eminent conference destinations. Not only do we have phenomenal conference facilities, but your event expands through the walls of the meeting rooms to outdoor venues and sites that can still the imagination. If you can imagine it… Hawai‘i can deliver!

With over 4,028 square miles of extraordinary landscape, world-class hotels and convention space, state-of-the-art technology and the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo Conference Center professional staff, you are already on your way to coordinating the best conference you have ever held!

Kaua‘i Amakihi © Jack Jeffrey Photography

Imagine meeting one of the most active volcanos in the world during your conference on volcanology!

Imagine exploring a lush rainforest during a conference on diverse environmental topics (mycology, botany, birds, etc.).