Category: Maunakea

Red roofs of campus buildings in forefront. Maunakea with a few streaks of snow in the background.

Statement by UH on Board of Land and Natural Resources TMT decision

Posted on September 28, 2017November 20, 2025 by Staff

The Department of Land and Natural Resources approved the TMT permit today. UH stands firmly committed to collaboratively build a global model of harmonious and inspirational stewardship of Maunakea.

UH Hilo alumna Darcy Yogi builds a conservation career

Posted on September 27, 2017June 1, 2026 by Staff

Moving from undergraduate studies to intern to student employment to bachelor degree and then to full-time work at the Office of Maunakea Management, the budding ecologist is on her way to graduate school.

Final EA: UH Hilo finds no significant impact from proposed improvements to Maunakea visitor center

Posted on September 6, 2017November 20, 2025 by Staff

UH Hilo has released a Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact determination for infrastructure improvements at Maunakea Visitor Information Station.

Office of Maunakea Management, protecting Maunakea’s cultural and natural resources

Posted on August 30, 2017June 1, 2026 by Staff

The Maunakea Comprehensive Management Plan guides the organization in the development and implementation of management initiatives to protect resources.

UH Board of Regents passes resolution affirming collaborative stewardship of Maunakea

Posted on August 24, 2017November 20, 2025 by Staff

The resolution also directs the university to move forward to build a global model of harmonious and inspirational stewardship.

Person doing fieldwork on the rocky mauna.

UH Hilo Office of Maunakea Management awarded 2017 Preservation Commendation

Posted on April 21, 2017November 18, 2025 by Staff

The Historic Hawaiʻi Foundation’s awards are Hawaii’s highest recognition of preservation, rehabilitation, restoration and interpretation of the state’s architectural, archaeological and cultural heritage.

Announcement: Public Comment Period for Draft Environmental Assessment, Maunakea Visitor Information Station

Posted on March 16, 2017June 1, 2026 by Staff

The public is invited to comment on a Draft Environmental Assessment for Infrastructure Improvements at Maunakea Visitor Information Station.

New astronomy course at UH Hilo: Maunakea as a contemporary place of contrasting world views

Posted on February 10, 2017June 1, 2026 by Staff

Students are analyzing past and present cosmologies, discussing relationships between astrophysical and non-astrophysical perspectives, and placing them into historical, cultural, and personal context.