A Stargazing experience by Stars Above Hawaii. Back to all Oahu tours.
Tour Summary: A NASA Solar System Ambassador hosts an evening sky show on a Ko Olina rooftop. He traces Hawaiian star lines with a green laser, then turns GPS telescopes on Saturn's rings and Jupiter's moons.
Large photoThe show opens with the Hawaiian star lines traced overhead by laser before the telescopes come out. - Large photo
On clear nights the moon is one of the first telescope targets, craters visible along the shadow line. - Large photo
Saturn photographed through one of the show's computerized telescopes. - Large photo
A camera telescope projects deep-space objects like the Orion Nebula in color while guests take turns at the eyepiece. - Large photo
Everyone gets turns at the eyepiece; groups cap at 15.
6 Tour Highlights:
- Green laser tracing of the Hawaiian star lines, with stars named as Polynesian navigators knew them
- Giant computerized GPS telescopes aimed at lunar craters, nebulae, and galaxies
- Live deep-space images projected in color on a screen during the show
- The night's images sent to your phone free after the show
- A different star show every three months as the sky rotates
- Stroller and wheelchair accessible: the rooftop is reached by elevator
Important: Meet at the security-controlled golden elevators on the 1st floor of the Naupaka Spa no later than 5 minutes before show time; the astronomer escorts the group up.
Tour Information:
| Price: | Adult | Youth |
|---|---|---|
| (excluding taxes & fees) | $49 | $39 |
Tour Provider: Stars Above Hawaii
Activity: Stargazing
Tour start time: 8 pm, 9 pm, 10 pm (select nights)
Duration: 1 hour
Departure from: Ko Olina
Included: Astronomer-hosted rooftop star show. Telescope viewing time. Live color deep-space projection. Night's images sent to phone. Elevator escort to rooftop
Cancellations: Cancel at least 24 hours before your show time for a full refund. Shows are weather dependent: guests get a text with the sky status by 6 PM on show day, and weather cancellations are refunded through the booking agency rather than the operator, which can take some time.
# Read more about the Star Tour Show at Ko Olina
Stargazing in Hawaiʻi usually means a long drive and a late night on a mountain. The Star Tour Show is the exception: an astronomer-led hour on a Ko Olina rooftop that starts right after dinner, close enough to walk from the resorts.
An astronomer with a green laser and no script
Greg McCartney runs this show, and he’s the reason the ratings keep landing at 4.8: a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador who works without a script. The hour opens with a quick orientation on how the night sky moves, then bends toward whatever the group asks. The centerpiece comes next. Greg pulls out a green laser and traces the Hawaiian star lines across the sky, giving the stars the names Polynesian navigators used to cross the Pacific.
Then the telescopes come out. Giant computerized GPS scopes lock onto lunar craters, Saturn’s rings, Jupiter and its moons, and whatever nebulae and galaxies the season puts overhead. A separate camera telescope projects live deep-space images in color onto a screen while you wait for your turn at the eyepiece, and the night’s images get sent to your phone free afterwards. The show you see in January is a different show in July: the sky resets roughly every three months.
A Four Seasons rooftop without a Four Seasons room rate
Shows run at 8 and 9 PM, with a 10 PM added some nights, on the enclosed rooftop of the Naupaka Spa at the Four Seasons Oʻahu at Ko Olina. You reach it by elevator, so strollers and wheelchairs work fine, and nearby parking is free or a few dollars if you skip the valet. The exact meeting point and parking directions come with your booking confirmation.
Groups cap at 15, ages 3 to 100, kids 12 and under with an adult, at $49 per adult and $39 for kids. The rooftop breeze is stronger than an evening at the lagoons makes you expect, so bring a light jacket.
We think this is the easiest telescope time you can get on Oʻahu. Greg’s answers to off-script questions are the part of the hour people talk about afterwards, and the show holds up for adults and kids alike, though reviews from parents of kids under about 6 keep saying the hour didn’t hold them.
The honest tradeoff is the eyepiece line: on a full night of 15, you wait for your turns at the scopes, which is why the color screen projection is there. Views are weather dependent. You get a text with the sky status by 6 PM on show day, and cancellations made at least 24 hours ahead get a full refund. Weather refunds route through the booking agency rather than the operator, so allow some time for those to land.
# About Stars Above Hawaii
A working astronomer, a group capped at 15, and telescope views of Saturn from a rooftop you reach by elevator: that’s a lot of show for $49. Greg McCartney adapts each hour to the group’s questions, and the Hawaiian star navigation segment gives the night a grounding most telescope sessions skip. Ratings sit at 4.8 on both Google and TripAdvisor.
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