HILO (HawaiiNewsNow) - A telescope that’s been on top of Mauna Kea for nearly 50 years will be removed. The University of Hawaii announced Friday that the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope, also known ...

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 ...

Gov. Josh Green is pledging to help “promptly ” establish a procedure to permit construction of a controversial telescope atop Mauna Kea on a site previously developed for observatory use. Green ...

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 ...

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 ...

HILO, Hawaii (Island News) -- After the state shut down the Mauna Kea Access Road during protests in 2019, Native Hawaiian beneficiaries sued the state for unlawfully claiming control over the road.

HILO, Hawaii (Island News) -- The Hawaii Fire Department is battling a wildland fire in North Hilo. Hawaii County reports at least 60 acres have burned. The Hawaii County Civil Defense sent an alert ...

HILO (HawaiiNewsNow) - Four Hawaii high school students gave a new space image a Hawaiian name to celebrate a Mauna Kea observatory’s 25th anniversary. The Gemini North Telescope on Mauna Kea captured ...

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