Public feedback sought on proposed UH Hilo teaching telescope
UH Hilo invites the public to participate in a month-long, virtual open house to learn about the proposed 28-inch educational telescope at Halepōhaku, the mid-level facility on Maunakea.
Category: Maunakea
WATCH: Location chosen for student telescope on Maunakea; Hōkū Keʻa removal planned
UH Hilo Associate Professor of Astronomy and Observatory Director R. Pierre Martin says a specific spot in the Halepōhaku area is the best place to site the small observatory, after Hōkū Keʻa is removed from the summit.
During suspension of telescope operations, Maunakea Observatories group launches virtual outreach program
In response to recent stay-at-home orders, observatories are now limiting scientific operations on Maunakea and at base facilities, but ramping up virtual outreach to community.
WATCH: Volunteers remove invasive plants and protect endemic māmane on Maunakea
The community event, organized by the Office of Maunakea Management, targets invasive plants that threaten native species at Hale Pōhaku, at the mid-level section of the mountain.
Article in scientific journal lauds UH Hilo astronomy center’s focus on indigenous knowledge
An article recently published in the online journal Nature Astronomy applauds the ability of ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center to intersect indigenous knowledge with astronomy.
UH Hilo graduate student works to save critically endangered palila songbird on Maunakea
Alex Bischer is in the professional master’s internship track of the tropical conservation biology and environmental science graduate program at UH Hilo. His palila work is designed to prepare him to actively contribute as a scientist in environmental and conservation fields.
UH Hilo Hawaiian language scholar Larry Kimura and astronomer Doug Simons compare notes on Pō
At a public presentation, the Hawaiian language scholar and the research scientist compared the first 11 lines of an ancient Hawaiian creation chant to modern astronomical theories of the origins of the universe. The similarity between the two is astonishing.
“Dialogues in Friendship” panel aims to foster civil discussion on TMT and Maunakea at UH Hilo
At a workshop held on campus last Friday, astronomer Heather Kaluna and philosopher Celia Bardwell-Jones shared the example of their friendship to illustrate the value of civil discourse.
