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 ...

Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. A 2022 state law creating the authority gave the entity ...

A community meeting that drew around 60 people together in Waianae on Thursday night had one clear message : The future of ...

The University of Hawaii-owned UKIRT telescope will be decommissioned once all the necessary paperwork is completed. Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu ...

HONOLULU — Astronomers have indefinitely stopped looking through 13 existing telescopes at the summit of Mauna Kea on Hawaii island while protesters block the road downslope in an attempt to prevent ...

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 ...

First light for the innovative new instrument is anticipated in 2028. Spectre — once operational — will play a key role in ...

It's the first of ten workshops planned around the state before the Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority begins ...

Often a conflict between a religious group and the civil authorities results in a violent outcome. In 1992 and 1993 two standoffs ended in multiple deaths. The Ruby Ridge episode and the Waco incident ...

MAUNA KEA, Hawaiʻi (Island News) -- The University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy has set into motion the decommissioning process for a university-owned telescope atop Mauna Kea. UH’s UKIRT ...

Hawaii's normally rocky mountain peaks were blanketed in snow Monday after a winter storm brought a total of 8-10 inches in the mountains. Video filmed by Derek Petrowski, Telescope Operator at the W.

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 ...