Based upon people count and the fact that all the parking lots were full the entire day. The mall was definitely packed for much of the day until well past 4:30. There were actually more than a hundred people waiting in line for the free tee shirts well before the 10:00 starting time.
•Many groups and organizations want to be a part of a future AstroDay event
We have received many requests from organizations and people to be a part of the next event. People have started volunteering to help out at their organization's exhibits, as well as offering to help with event coordination and duties. Organizations have also started pledging their support for next year.
•Attendees from all over entire island, Oahu, and mainland
Here is the breakdown, including graphs compiled from data obtained from random survey:
| Arrived from | 2002 | 2005 | 2007 |
| Hilo | 72% | 60.7% | 56% |
| Pahoa | 4.9 | 7.1 | 8.0 |
| Keaau | 8.1 | 8 | 8.5 |
| Kailua-Kona | 1.7 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
| Kurtistown | 1.7 | 3.2 | 2.5 |
| Waikoloa | 0.2 | 1.8 | 1.1 |
| Volcano | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| Captain Cook | 0 | 1.1 | 0.3 |
| Honomu | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
| Pepeekeo | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Papaikou | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Mt View | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Pahala | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Naalehu | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Kamuela | 0 | 0.7 | 1.5 |
| Kealakekua | 0 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| Laupahoehoe | 0 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| Kapaau | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Hakalau | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Paauilo | 0 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Honolulu | 0 | 0.7 | 2.9 |
| Out of State | 0.5 | 1.3 | 6.8 |
Dad and son at the Kid's Corner
Kaumana AstroKids Mari and Micah talk "shop" with UHH professor Dr. Sonia Juvik
