MAUNA KEA >> Shane Palacat-Nelsen’s voice drops ... evoking an ethereal feeling as fluffy clouds swaddle its cinder cones and blanket its reddish, almost Mars-like soil. On a clear day, Mauna ...

Mauna Kea, translated literally as "white mountain ... evoking an ethereal feeling as fluffy clouds swaddle its cinder cones and blanket its reddish, almost Mars-like soil.

Volcanoes have always amazed scientists, geologists, and travelers– not just because they can erupt, but because they show ...

There has been a major development in the long-running battle over the Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea. A federal funding ...

The Mauna Kea Observatory is world-famous and 11 nations ... One of Maunakea’s cinder cones is home to Lake Waiau. It is the ...

It’s not the tallest (that title goes to Mauna Kea), but it’s the largest and ... which form concave cones. Mauna Loa’s magma tends to be hotter, drier and more fluid. That allows the ...

It’s not the tallest (that title goes to Mauna Kea) but it’s the largest and makes ... which form concave cones. Mauna Loa’s magma tends to be hotter, drier and more fluid.

Other native Hawaiians reportedly don't view the telescope as a desecration to Mauna Kea. Rather, they see it as an opportunity for scientific advancement and education. “It’s going to be out ...

The summit area of Mauna Kea on the Big Island got about two inches (five centimeters) of the white powder. Hawaii is better known to many for its warm weather, beaches and rainforests.

It’s not the tallest (that title goes to Mauna Kea) but it’s the largest and makes ... which form concave cones. Mauna Loa’s magma tends to be hotter, drier and more fluid.