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