Entries will be divided into one of three school groups: 1) Grades K – 4; 2) Grades 5 – 8; and 3) Grades 9 – 12. Three winners (1st plce, 2nd place, and 3rd place) will be chosen in each category. Three overall winners (1st plce = grand prize, 2nd place, and 3rd place) will be chosen from the nine category winners. The grand prize winner's design will be struck on the 2012 Mauna Kea Coin.


The Overall Winners

First Place (Grand Prize)

  • Galileoscope
  • $50 KTA Merchandise Certificate
  • ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawai‘i Family membership card
  • Friends of the Onizuka Space Center Family membership card
  • Galaxy Garden/Paleaku Gardens Peace Sanctuary Family pass for 4 times a year

Second Place

  • Galileoscope
  • $40 KTA Merchandise Certificate
  • ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawai‘i Family membership card
  • Friends of the Onizuka Space Center Family membership card
  • Galaxy Garden/Paleaku Gardens Peace Sanctuary Family pass for 2 times a year

Third Place

  • Galileoscope
  • $30 KTA Merchandise Certificate
  • ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawai‘i Family membership card
  • Friends of the Onizuka Space Center Family membership card
  • Galaxy Garden/Paleaku Gardens Peace Sanctuary Family pass for 1 time a year

Category Winners

First Place of Each Category

  • $25 KTA merchandise certificate
  • $15 ‘Imiloa Bank of Hawaii Museum Store gift certificate
  • Mauna Kea baseball hat
  • Space pen
  • Set of Mauna Kea Brand Astronomy Trading Cards
  • 2012 Mauna Kea Bronze Coin

Second Place of Each Category

  • $15 KTA merchandise certificate
  • $15 ‘Imiloa Bank of Hawaii Museum Store gift certificate
  • Mauna Kea baseball hat
  • Space pen
  • Set of Mauna Kea Brand Astronomy Trading Cards
  • 2012 Mauna Kea Bronze Coin

Third Place of Each Category

  • $10 KTA merchandise certificate
  • $15 ‘Imiloa Bank of Hawaii Museum Store gift certificate
  • Mauna Kea baseball hat
  • Space pen
  • Set of Mauna Kea Brand Astronomy Trading Cards
  • 2012 Mauna Kea Bronze Coin


logos of the sponsors
Mauna Kea Coin Contest 2012 is sponsored by Mauna Kea Astronomy Outreach Committee (MKAOC) a.k.a. Mauna Kea Observatories Outreach Committee (MKOOC), KTA Super Stores, `Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawai`i, Onizuka Space Center, & Galaxy Garden/Paleaku Gardens Peace Sanctuary.

Copyright © 2012 Mauna Kea Coin Contest 2012 Committee. All rights reserved.