Hawaiian Astronomical Society Hawaiian Astronomical Society Club Information Founded in 1949, the Hawaiian Astronomical Society is a tax-exempt, nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting astronomy in Hawaii. HAS is affiliated with the Western Amateur Astronomers.
Membership is open to all.
The range of HAS observing activities reflects the club's diverse interests. Members have built telescopes, photographed deep-sky objects, chased eclipses, and observed stellar occultations by planets and asteroids. The meteor group has built radio equipment to detect ionized trails of meteors. They also have coordinated observations between the islands. Some HAS members have even spoken with Astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle and Cosmonauts aboard the Mir Space Station via Ham Radio.