Saturday, November 3
9:00 am - 3:00 pm • Free!

LEEWARD DISCOVERY FAIR, presented on Saturday, November 3, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Pearl City campus, is a perfect way to spend the day for all family members. The  name reflects the expanded emphasis on the educational, interactive exhibits and games. The family-oriented day includes food booths, plant sales and entertainment Admission is free, with ample free parking.

The highlights of the Fair are the bustling hands-on, interactive learning activities for the entire family. One of the expanded exhibit is “Quicksand Goo,” a mysterious glob that is both a liquid and a solid! This year, you'll be able to try walking on water! Be sure to stop by this one! Returning crowd-favorites include Leeward Five-O a mock crime scene investigation, Bubblicious Geometry, and BONES, a forensic puzzle waiting to be solved.

This year the Fari features WEED & SEED HAWAII: CELEBRATE SAFE COMMUNITIES.

There is a wide variety of federal, state and city agencies (and private non profit organizations) that will be participating, with interactive exhibits, informational booths, presentations, demos, etc:

• Alu Like
• Big Brothers Big Sisters
• Child and Family Service
• Coalition for a Tabacco Free Hawaii
• Coalition for drug free Hawaii
• Communities in schools
• D. E. A.
• State DCCA office of the securities commissioner
• City dept of community services
• City dept of emergency management
• DLNR division of aquatic resources
• City dept of parks and recreation
• Attorney general -- crime prevention and justice assistance division, Internet crimes against children and Hawaii technology units
• EWAlution
• Executive Office of aging senior medicare patrol
• FBI
• Hawaii speed and quickness
• Coalition against domestic violence
• Hina Mauka
• Honolulu fire dept
• Honolulu police department - bomb unit, canine unit, community affairs, PAL, DARE, Keiki print, law enforcement explorers program, homeland security truck, solo bikes, swat, weed & seed sites
• Hawaii partnership to prevent underage drinking
• Ke ola ammo
• MADD
• Papa ola lokahi , Imi hale program
• Parents and children together (pact)
• Queen Liliuokalani children's center

Other Discovery Fair activities include:

• Bug City - The bugs are back!  Build your own bug and get a close-up look at a variety of creepy crawlers.
• Pliable Polymer: Squiggle, squeeze and turn liquids into solids, creating your own polymer worms or a bag of the silliest putty
• Spaghetti Engineering:  Build structures and bridges with food!
• Instant Snow: Snow in paradise? Make snow magically appear.
• Chemistry Magic: Freeze a flower or shrink a balloon with liquid nitrogen.  Learn the "tricks" of real science.
• Scholastic Book Fair, Local Market and Discovery Store
• Food Booths, including Fair favorites, shave ice and hot dogs
• Galactic Games, a galaxy of carnival games
• Tours of the Fossil & Mineral Exhibits and a special Natural History exhibit
• Continuous Entertainment
• Plant Sales

 A special Arbor Day feature: plant giveaways, while supplies last.

Photos from past Fairs