Mauna Kea is considered sacred to Native Hawaiians. It also happens to be ideal for space observatories. Now, a long running fight over the mountain's future may be coming to an end.

For astronomers, Mauna Kea has always been attractive for its ideal observing conditions. At 13,800 feet (4,200 meters) high, the peak lies above much of the distorting effects of the atmosphere ...

But Mauna Kea is the preferred site, and Squires said TMT recognizes the telescope has prompted conversations about sovereignty and historical injustices against Native Hawaiians, ...

Mauna Kea’s telescopes are at the forefront of discoveries about this dark energy thanks to their “exquisite image quality,” Simons said. IT’S A CULTURAL AND SPIRITUAL STRUGGLE.

Mauna Kea’s summit soars 13,796 feet above sea level, evoking an ethereal feeling as fluffy clouds swaddle its cinder cones and blanket its reddish, almost Mars-like soil.

Mauna Kea Beach Hotel. Brett O'Brien. Multi-generational travel has seen a 40% year over year rise with more and more families experiencing new destinations together. This trend takes family ...

But her measure is opposed by the 11-member Mauna Kea Authority. “We would be taking away that vote from people that didn’t have a voice and make them basically an advisory board,” said John ...

The Mauna Kea site is at the mountain’s peak, where there isn’t this effect. To see how much these differences might affect NOAA’s readings, Mr. Colton, ...

HILO, Hawaii (Island News)-- Mauna Kea is now listed as a traditional cultural property on the Hawaii Register of Historic Places. At 13,000 feet, Mauna Kea is not alone in its designation.