The lava and smoke have steadily moved away from Hilo in recent decades, though as late as 1984, lava from the currently dormant Mauna Loa made it to the outskirts of town.

Hilo sits between the sea, the often-snow-capped summit of Mauna Kea and the smoldering Kilauea volcano. Twice swept clean by tsunamis in the last century, this nostalgic harbor town boasts both ...

11. Go to Waimea Town . Waimea Town is steeped in ranching history. ... Formerly known as Kīpuka 21, this popular hiking and ...

The second image (below) shows a slightly smaller white patch on Mauna Kea, a 13,796-foot-tall (4,205 m) peak located around 25 miles ... based in the Big Island town of Hilo.

The University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy has set into motion the decommissioning process for a university-owned telescope atop Mauna Kea.

MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (KHON2) — Are you planning a trip to visit Maunakea during sunset hours? If so, University of Hawaii at Hilo officials advise you plan ahead to avoid all the traffic.

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.

HILO, Hawaii (Island News)-- Mauna Kea is now listed as a traditional cultural property on the Hawaii Register of Historic Places. At 13,000 feet, Mauna Kea is not alone in its designation.

Hoku Kea was built in 1968 by the U.S. Air Force and was transferred to UH in 1970 and to UH Hilo in 2003. But it has not actually functioned as an observatory for more than a decade.

For astronomers, Mauna Kea has always been attractive for its ideal observing conditions. At 13,800 feet (4,200 meters) high, the peak lies above much of the distorting effects of the atmosphere ...