Caltech has retired a telescope atop the summit of Hawaii's Mauna Kea following a cultural sea change in how people view land development on revered landmarks.

Hoku Kea was built in 1968 by the U.S. Air Force and was transferred to UH in 1970 and to UH Hilo in 2003. But it has not actually functioned as an observatory for more than a decade.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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The observatory was the second of five on the mauna slated for removal as part of the University of Hawaii’s Maunakea Comprehensive Management Plan. The first was UH’s Hoku Kea Observatory ...

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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 ...