The land on Mauna Kea has been administered by the University of Hawaii since the 1960s. Andrew Richard Hara/W. M. Keck Observatory hide caption ...

University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy last week officially began the decommissioning process for the UH-owned UKIRT ...

Hawaii governor appointed native activists to manage sacred summit Mauna Kea, ... The governor selected Rich Matsuda, an engineer who leads community relations for W.M. Keck Observatory, ...

John O’Meara, who moved to Hawaii to become the chief scientist at Keck shortly before the 2019 protest, ... astronomers have mounted 13 giant astronomical observatories on Mauna Kea’s summit.

Over the last 50 years, astronomers have mounted 13 giant astronomical observatories on Mauna Kea’s summit. In 2019, Native Hawaiians including Piscioitta staged a year-long protest over ...

The leasing arrangements for all 13 observatories on Mauna Kea expire in 2033, including the University of Hawaii’s overriding lease for the entire summit site.

Left: Two telescopes at the W.M. Keck Observatory on Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii. Undated file photo via Reuters Related.

A telescope that’s been on top of Mauna Kea for nearly 50 years will be removed. The University of Hawaii announced Friday that the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope, also known as the UKIRT ...

Matsuda is the first Hawaiʻi-born director of the Keck observatory. He is well-respected in both the astronomical community and the community at large in Hawaiʻi. He serves as the Maunakea ...