Astronomers giving more Hawaiian names to their discoveries

Hawaiian language immersion students display names they chose for two unusual asteroids discovered by a Hawaii telescope at the ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center. (Courtesy photo/‘Imiloa Astronomy Center)

HILO — Hawaiian language experts and astronomers are teaming up to name more discoveries in a way that doesn’t just allow them to be cataloged and tracked.

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