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.

Telescope on Mauna Kea captures video of fiery object soaring across the night sky A telescope on Mauna Kea captured this fiery object across the sky last week. (NAOJ & Asahi Shimbun) ...

Photo courtesy UH By University of Hawai’i A historic milestone on the summit of Maunakea took place as the first observatory on the summit has been completely removed and the site restored.

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.

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.

Midday Newcast: First observatory taken down on Mauna Kea summit Updated: Jun. 2, 2024 at 2:00 PM PDT ...

Eruptions at Mauna Loa caused an interruption to power at the observatory in 2022, NOAA said. Scientists established a temporary measurement site at Mauna Kea nearby.

The Subaru telescope located at the Mauna Kea Observatory on Hawai'i has found a new world within our Solar System, dubbed "Ammonite" by the team who found it. In 2003, NASA-funded researchers ...

Crews remove first observatory on Maunakea summit, site restored by: Emily Cervantes Posted: Jun 2, 2024 / 08:08 PM HST Updated: Jun 2, 2024 / 08:21 PM HST ...

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.