The front sign of the Subaru Telescope Hilo
Base Facility received a face lift in October. The name “Subaru
Telescope” appears in three languages on the new stainless
steel plate: English, Japanese, and Hawaiian. Dr. Glenn Kalena
Silva gave Subaru its Hawaiian name. Dr. Silva is the director
of Ka Haka ´Ula O Ke´elikolani,
the College of Hawaiian Language at the University of Hawai´i
at Hilo. Subaru's logo appears on the left of the sign in full
color. A
sign explaining the organizational structure of the Graduate
University for Advanced Studies, called “Sokendai”
in Japanese, is another new addition to Subaru's Hilo Base.
Sokendai is a doctorate-awarding institution designed to facilitate
interdisciplinary research and student access to cutting edge
research facilities, such as Subaru Telescope, that could not
be supported by traditional universities.