Observatories on the top of Mauna Kea and Haleakala could lose federal funding under the 2026 fiscal year budget request, ...

The University of Hawaii-owned UKIRT telescope will be decommissioned once all the necessary paperwork is completed.

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 ...

Readers favored Hawaiian resorts with excellent food and great views in our annual “World’s Best Awards” survey for 2025.

New photos, including a striking technicolor timelapse, show off the newly discovered interstellar object 3I/ATLAS as it ...

Scientists say they have found a mysterious 'tiny world' in our solar system. Apparently, the Subaru Telescope at the Mauna Kea Observatory in Hawaii has uncovered there's a new 380-kilometer world ...

Hawaii's Big Island is wilder and more rugged than its neighbors, making it the ideal destination for an adventurous trip ...

Winter in Hawaii: Mauna Kea Summit Receives Its First Snow of the Season The summit area of Mauna Kea on the Big Island received about 2 inches of snow this week. Here's what you need to know ...

Mauna Kea in Hawaii is recognized as the fourth premier destination globally for observing stars and celestial phenomena. Its impressive altitude of nearly 4,000 meters, combined with minimal ...

Hawaii is better known for its warm weather, beaches and rainforests. But it's not unusual for snow to fall at the higher elevations on Mauna Kea during the wetter, winter months.

Snow in Hawaii? Cold air and moisture deliver snow to the state's tallest mountain Webcams mounted on the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope on Mauna Kea showed the ground covered in white shortly ...