Maui Teen Transforms Starry Dreams into Authorship

University of Hawaiʻi

Why Look Up book cover

Brighten Tantisira has accomplished what many only dream of: becoming a published author. And he is only 17 years old! This January, the King Kekaulike High School senior penned the children's book, Why Look Up? (An Introduction to Our Fascinating Universe for Young Students and Novices).

Tantisira holding a book
Brighten Tantisira

Tantisira is an alumnus of the University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy's mentorship program HI STAR. The Maui native said it's always been a dream to educate keiki about outer space.

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