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 ...

The Hoku Kea Observatory, the University of Hawaii’s educational telescope on Maunakea, is no more. “We have mixed feelings about it,” said UH-Hilo chancellor Bonnie Irwin. “We’re happy that it’s 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 ...

The Mauna Kea protests are gaining star power as Native Hawaiian groups continue to block construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope. Astronomers want to build a telescope they say would change the ...

Scientists are reflecting on lessons learned with the completion of removal this summer of the Caltech telescope from the summit of Mauna Kea after dec­ades of mounting tension with Native Hawaiians.

A historic milestone on the summit of Maunakea took place as the first observatory on the summit has been completely removed and the site restored. The decommissioning of the University of Hawai’i at ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — A historic milestone was reached on Mauna Kea as the University of Hawaii at Hilo fully removed and decommissioned its Hoku Kea Observatory in May. Check out what’s going on around ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Decommissioning of one of the observatories on Mauna Kea is set to resume. Crews will once again begin the process of removing the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory in ...

A leading astronomer at UC Santa Cruz hailed the selection of Mauna Kea in Hawaii as the site for construction of the Thirty-Meter Telescope (TMT), which will be the largest and most advanced ...