{"id":257516,"date":"2025-10-28T23:19:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T23:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/257516\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T23:19:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T23:19:08","slug":"carnival-of-bugs-today-at-%ca%bbimiloa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/257516\/","title":{"rendered":"Carnival of Bugs\u201d Today At \u02bbImiloa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-28-imiloa-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-104839\" class=\"size-full wp-image-104839\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-28-imiloa-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-104839\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">courtesy \u02bbImiloa Center<\/p>\n<p>(BIVN) \u2013 The \u201cHalloween: Carnival of Bugs\u201d will take place today at the \u02bbImiloa Center at the University of Hawai\u02bbi at Hilo.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The event is being promoted as a way for the community to celebrate Halloween with a fun and educational twist.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The event takes place today (Tuesday, October 28) from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>From an \u02bbImiloa Center news release:<\/p>\n<p>This special family-friendly event explores the fascinating world of Hawai\u02bbi\u2019s insects \u2014 from the native and endemic to the invasive \u2014 through interactive exhibits, games, and hands-on activities. Guests can enjoy bug-themed crafts, educational games, and a playful Halloween atmosphere filled with science, discovery, and play. Local food vendors will also be onsite offering snacks and meals for purchase, giving families plenty of ways to enjoy the evening together.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-28-imiloa-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-104838\" class=\"size-full wp-image-104838\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-28-imiloa-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-104838\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">photo courtesy \u02bbImiloa Center<\/p>\n<p>Through engaging, hands-on learning, Carnival of Bugs encourages keiki and adults alike to look closer at the incredible diversity of insects that shape our environment. From pollinators that sustain Hawai\u02bbi\u2019s native plants to decomposers that recycle nutrients in our forests, these creatures remind us how even the smallest members of our ecosystem play vital roles in keeping our island home healthy and thriving.<\/p>\n<p>Admission:<\/p>\n<p>\u02bbImiloa Members: Adults &amp; Children \u2013 $10 | Children 4 and under \u2013 Free<br \/>\nGeneral Public: Adults &amp; Children \u2013 $16 | Children 4 and under \u2013 Free<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"courtesy \u02bbImiloa Center (BIVN) \u2013 The \u201cHalloween: Carnival of Bugs\u201d will take place today at the \u02bbImiloa Center&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":257517,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[192,79],"class_list":{"0":"post-257516","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-environment","8":"tag-environment","9":"tag-science"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257516","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=257516"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257516\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/257517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=257516"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=257516"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=257516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}