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.

Mauna Kea, translated literally as “white mountain,” has the same progenitors — Wakea and Papahanaumoku — as the Hawaiian people, according to stories, prayers and chants.

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 ...

The University of Hawaii is considering possible new management structures for governing land on Mauna Kea in an effort to improve its stewardship of the state’s highest mountain. Demonstrators ...

For over 50 years, telescopes have dominated the summit of Mauna Kea, a place sacred to Native Hawaiians and one of the best places in the world to study the night sky. That's now changing with a ...

Approximately 6,000 metres of the mountain is beneath the sea, with a lesser 4,205 above sea level, meaning that in total, Mauna Kea is somewhere around 1.4 kilometres taller than Everest.

According to the National Park Service, Mount Everest’s base is 14,000 feet above sea level, meaning it is a little over 15,000 feet from base to peak.. Mauna Kea, a shield volcano in Hawaii, is ...

HONOLULU (AP) — For more than 50 years, telescopes and the needs of astronomers have dominated the summit of Mauna Kea, a mountain sacred to Native Hawaiians that’s also one of the finest ...

“Our stand on Mauna Kea — to protect Mauna Kea — was about a particular placement of ... But when COVID-19 brought the world to a standstill in early 2020 and everyone left the mountain, ...

Mauna Kea, translated literally as “white mountain,” has the same progenitors — Wakea and Papahanaumoku — as the Hawaiian people, according to stories, prayers and chants.

Nobody lives on Mauna Kea's summit, which is sacred to many of the Native Hawaiians. Centuries-old stories say Mauna Kea is the first-born son of the sky father and earth mother.

Mauna Kea, translated literally as “white mountain,” has the same progenitors — Wakea and Papahanaumoku — as the Hawaiian people, according to stories, prayers and chants.