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 the first time ever, the Mauna Kea Observatories and the Imiloa Astronomy Center will hold the frist Kamaaina Observatory Experience on Saturday, January 16.

The protesters who gathered at the base of Mauna Kea on Hawaii's Big Island include indigenous Hawaiian elders, or "kupuna." They began to gather on the main road leading up to the observatories ...

HILO — The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is requesting the state charge “sufficient” rent to observatories on Mauna Kea. ADVERTISING HILO — The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is requesting the ...

The leasing arrangements for all 13 observatories on Mauna Kea expire in 2033, including the University of Hawaii’s overriding lease for the entire summit site.

The Mauna Kea observatories and the Imiloa Astronomy Center will hold what is being called the first Kamaaina Observatory Experience tour Saturday, Jan. 16. The tour is a free, monthly community ...

MAUNA KEA, Hawaii -- The Mauna Kea Visitor Information Station at the Onizuka Center for International Astronomy here started a new free program called Universe Tonight. Stars shine over Mauna Kea ...

Mauna Kea is a dormant 14,000-foot shield volcano. In Native Hawaiian lore, it is the first-born son of the sky father and earth mother. The mountain’s dry atmosphere and limited light pollution ...

Over the last 50 years, astronomers have mounted 13 giant astronomical observatories on Mauna Kea’s summit. In 2019, Native Hawaiians including Piscioitta staged a year-long protest over ...

A new state law says Mauna Kea, a mountain sacred to Native Hawaiians, must be protected for future generations and that science must be balanced with culture and the environment.

The Mauna Kea observatories announced this afternoon that they will attempt to resume normal operations after coming to an understanding with Thirty Meter Telescope protesters and law enforcement.