A solar telescope to spot sunspots. Lots of great gear gets shown off at the Hawaii Geek Meet. Science communicators do important work! The Pacific 501st shows off their handiwork. Who doesn’t love LEGO? Thanks to HILUG, we all get to play! The very first Hawaii Geek Meet in 2008. Girl Genius Labs helps kids tap their creativity. Photo by Hawaii IRL. Looking timeless and stylish in the park. Traci Toguchi, Roz Savage, Nicole Bilodeau Randall, and Andy Bumatai. Giant Connect Four! Not one, but two Google Glass Explorers at the Hawaii Geek Meet. Some of the amazing cosplay at the Hawaii Geek Meet. The battleground for the local Nerf league. Cooking cookies and other snacks with the power of the sun. Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie visits the first Hawaii Geek Meet in April 2008. It isn’t quite fencing, but Salle Honolulu lets kids have at it anyway. Lindsea and a friend at the 2016 Hawaii Geek Meet. Some of the great geeks from past Hawaii Geek Meets. Take a trip back in time at the Hawaii Geek Meet. Mix and match your fandoms at the Hawaii Geek Meet. The science team at Oceanit blow young geeks’ minds. Ron Hashiro making contact on his ham radio. Some of the great geeks from past Hawaii Geek Meets. Oceanit brought a genuine robot to the Hawaii Geek Meet. Everyone gets to cosplay at the Hawaii Geek Meet. Some of the great geeks from past Hawaii Geek Meets. Solar telescopes courtesy the UH INstitute for Astronomy. Some of the amazing cosplay at the Hawaii Geek Meet. Even in the hot sun, cosplayers turn out to show off their gear. Photo by Burt Lum. Got drones? We do, at the Hawaii Geek Meet. Hawaii Governor David Ige learns about Greenpath Technology. Some of the amazing cosplay at the Hawaii Geek Meet. The d20 Girls at the Hawaii Geek Meet. Greenpath Technology at the Hawaii Geek Meet. The radio geeks of Hawaii Public Radio. Some of the great geeks from past Hawaii Geek Meets. The Hawaii Geek Meet comes together at Magic Island. Lego creations by HiLUG. Pokemon Go was a big deal in 2016. Sungazing with the UH Institute for Astronomy. Code for Hawaii at the Hawaii Geek Meet. Setting up a solar station. Hawaii’s first makerspace, HiCapacity. Some of the great geeks from past Hawaii Geek Meets. Photo by susieschmoozee. Checking out sunspots with a simple instrument. The Emergency Amateur Radio Club keeps everyone safe. Some of the great geeks from past Hawaii Geek Meets. This BB-8 stole the show in 2016. More than a few drones in flight. DevLeague is helping Hawaii grow its community of coders. Ham radio has been a part of the Hawaii Geek Meet from the beginning. Astronomer Paul Lawler with some serious glass. Some of the great geeks from past Hawaii Geek Meets. Learning about Lanieakea, our home galaxy cluster. It’s a bird, it’s a plane… it’s the sun! Cosplayers delight the crowd at the 2016 Hawaii Geek Meet. Some of the amazing cosplay at the Hawaii Geek Meet. Some of the great geeks from past Hawaii Geek Meets. Card and board game geeks are very welcome at the Hawaii Geek Meet. It’s not easy being green, except at the Hawaii Geek Meet. Quidditch in real life! We’ve only remembered to take a group photo once. Ham radio operators making contacts halfway around the globe. Some of the great geeks from past Hawaii Geek Meets.