The federal government's decision not to fund the Thirty Meter Telescope played a role. But questions remain about where the ...

In a major shift in strategy, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees voted Thursday to withdraw two longstanding lawsuits related to Mauna Kea, signaling a move toward partnership, cultural ...

And then, Tiegen was among 50 or so people who bundled up along Mauna Kea’s slopes Friday to see lava flowing down Mauna Loa, “peeking through swiftly moving cloud banks,” he said in a text ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The islands of Hawaii are best known for fire, in the form of volcano eruptions. And as Mauna Loa continues to erupt, Mauna Kea is also showing off–in the form of ice. The ...

After Mauna Loa started belching lava, technicians with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which runs the observatory, flew in and installed instruments on Mauna Kea shortly ...

Time to talk about the Pohakuloa Training Area between Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa Published : Nov. 9, 2024 at 1:55 PM HST | Updated : Nov. 9, 2024 at 5:00 PM HST Email This Link ...

In 1984 the astronomers atop Mauna Kea reported that the continuous shaking from tremors made it impossible for them to use their instruments. And when the volcano did erupt, lava flows moved ...

Mauna Loa, the world's biggest volcano, started to erupt Sunday night. Lava erupts from a Kilauea volcano fissure in Leilani Estates, on Hawaii's Big Island, on May 24, 2018, in Pahoa.

Officials are preparing to bring back to life the Mauna Loa Observatory, the acclaimed federal atmospheric measuring station that was knocked offline when lava crossed its access road and cut off ...

Geologists estimate that Mauna Loa has been erupting for over 600,000 years and peaked its head above water just 300,000 years ago. Today, Mauna Loa continues to expel lava , thus adding to the ...

MAUNA KEA, Hawaii – Neither darkness nor rain deterred dozens of people from piling into cars and driving up a remote access road here Friday evening to witness the earth form in front of their ...