The Hoku Kea Observatory, the University of Hawaii’s educational telescope on Mauna Kea, is no more. The telescope was the first of five Mauna Kea observatories slated for removal as part of the ...

After decades of mounting tension between scientists and Native Hawaiians, Caltech has completed its removal of a telescope from the summit of Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano that is revered by the ...

Hawai‘i residents are invited to voice their opinions and knowledge on how to guide the stewardship of Mauna Kea. The Mauna ...

Dec. 23—The Caltech Submillimeter Observatory telescope on Mauna Kea has been removed and packed for shipment to Chile. The Caltech Submillimeter Observatory telescope on Mauna Kea has been removed ...

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As much as 10 inches of snow coated the peaks of Mauna Kea, Hawaii Monday, where the elevation is higher than 44 U.S. states.

MAUNA KEA, Hawai‘i — Shane Palacat-Nelsen’s voice drops to a reverent tone as he tells the story of the snow goddess Poliahu who Native Hawaiians believe inhabits the summit of Mauna Kea, the highest ...

Hawaii's normally rocky mountain peaks were blanketed in snow after a winter storm brought a total of 8 inches to 10 inches ...