Mauna Kea is 13,804 feet above sea level as measured by LiDar, the most accurate means of surveying height. Some maps have it at 13,796 or 13,803 feet, slightly off the LiDar measurement.

In an effort to safeguard and enhance the nesting habitat of the endangered native seabird, ʻuaʻu, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) announced the completion of a cat-proof fence ...

MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (KITV4) -- Several temporary structures, remaining from the Thirty Meter Telescope protest site at Mauna Kea, were removed in December.

Reporting from MAUNA KEA, Hawaii — Scientists hope the massive telescope they plan to build atop Hawaii’s highest peak, a world-renowned location for astronomy, will help them peer back to the ...

A new oversight board with a state mandate to manage the sacred mountaintop includes representatives from astronomical observatories and Native Hawaiian communities.

Jun. 1—1/1 Swipe or click to see more STAR-ADVERTISER / 2019 Protesters gather at Mauna Kea Access Road in opposition to the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope atop Mauna Kea. Select an ...

A portion of the Mauna Kea State Recreation Area is expected to be put in Hawaii County’s hands after the state Board of Land and Natural Resources authorized the signing of a management ...

MAUNA KEA, Hawaii -- Winter has arrived on the summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa, where snow began accumulating overnight with up to a foot expected, CBS affiliate KGMB reports.

The first snow of the season covered Hawaii’s Mauna Kea Summit on Monday, October 28, footage shows. “Winter is here,” the Maunakea Visitor Information Station said on Sunday, October 27 ...

HILO (HawaiiNewsNow) - A telescope that’s been on top of Mauna Kea for nearly 50 years will be removed.

Unexploded military ordnance, possibly a grenade, was found Sunday near a newly established viewing area where the public can watch the approaching lava from the ongoing eruption of Mauna Loa, the ...

The state Supreme Court ruled this week that the state violated the law when it took control of Mauna Kea Access Road and turned it into a state highway prior to the 2019 Thirty Meter Telescope ...