It was a delightfully warm and humid day at the Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel. Birds were chirping, mongooses were causing mischief, and I was absolutely ecstatic to not be the only person walking around in a Star Trek Commander t-shirt.
Phil Plait (@BadAstronomer) and I on Friday 9/12
Phil Plait, who works for Slate magazine now, had worked on building the Hubble Telescope back in the day.
HawaiiCon is a brand new convention which focuses on science and sci-fi. There were a mix of both lectures from scientists and sci-fi panels starring some of your favorite celebrities. The convention also managed to organize expeditions outside of the hotel - helicopter tours and scuba dives, for example, which enabled guests to experience the island while still being able to hang out with fellow nerdy con-goers. There were lots of opportunities for meet-and-greets with celebrities, both for photo ops and on the excursions as well.
And let me tell you: it was awesome.
I don't want to delve too much into the convention, because my number one and I already talked about it in our HawaiiCon podcast, which you can listen to
here. (For future reference, it's episode 119 - and you can also download it on iTunes!)
This post is mostly for photo-dumping. There were a lot of cosplayers at this convention, which was wonderful! But unfortunately, we were only there for a day, so we missed out on a lot of awesome cosplays.
I think it's also worth noting that Ace of Geeks just recently got an instagram account, so this week we'll work to resize these photos and post them there as well. Please leave a comment below or send us an email if you'd like to add your name/handle to the image description, or if you would like copies of the full-sized images.
Battlestar Galactica
Assassins Creed
Arthur Dent, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
Dr. Horrible, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
Ellie, The Last of Us
Shepard, Mass Effect
Gnar, League of Legends
Blossom (left) Powerpuff Girls
11th Doctor (right), Doctor Who
Maleficent, Maleficent
Miku Hatsune, Vocaloid
Penny, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
Spartans and Vader
Troopers!
Zelda & Link, Legend of Zelda
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Welcome! Sit down there by the campfire and I'll tell you a story about an interview with the COO of this year's breakaway success event, HawaiiCon, GB Hajim. Jarys and Mike (we swear) learned about the wonderfully comfortable fan-celebrity atmosphere at HawaiiCon, as well as some of the guest list intended for next year. "Mike", Jarys, and GB also discuss the third season of "The Newsroom" and touch on GB's work as an activist. The conversation turned to social justice as it intersects with geek culture and good times were had by all.
