Chasing Rainbows

June 16, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Mānoa Campus, Ag Sciences Building Room 219 or Online via Zoom

The scientist who made the case for 51ĀŅĀ×»»ĘŽā€˜i as rainbow capitol of the world in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society will talk about the science behind the fascinating phenomenon during a free hybrid program at 5 p.m. on Thursday June 16.


Dr. Steven Businger is a certified consulting meteorologist, UHM professor of atmospheric sciences and co-creator of the RainbowChase phone app. In ā€œThe Secrets of the Best Rainbows on Earth,ā€ he identifies 22 51ĀŅĀ×»»ĘŽian terms describing rainbows (including circular, fragment, double, earth-clinging, lunar and barely visible) and explains the physics that create rainbows and make 51ĀŅĀ×»»ĘŽā€˜i a prime viewing location.


Participants can attend in person at the Agricultural Sciences Building Room 219 or via Zoom. Register to receive the link at


The Pau Hana presentation is co-sponsored by ARCS Foundation Honolulu Chapter, which distributes ARCS Scholar Award grants to outstanding UH Manoa doctoral students, including 2022 Atmospheric Sciences recipient T.J. Corrigan, a PhD student of Businger's.


Ticket Information
Free but register at tinyurl.com/ARCShnl-rainbows to receive the link

Event Sponsor
SOEST, Mānoa Campus

More Information
Cheryl Ernst, 808-223-5021, arcshonolulu@gmail.com,

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