ʻAʻohe pau ka ʻike i ka hālau hoʻokahi │ One learns from many sources │ A web publication from the Office of the Chancellor, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
The name of the telescope instrument, Nāmakanui (The Big Eyes), to be installed at the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope on Maunakea, refers to the three individual receivers that make up the instrument, each of which Kimura named after three red-colored, big-eyed species of nocturnal fish: ‘Ū‘ū, ‘Āweoweo, and ‘Ala‘ihi.
In addition to ensuring people’s right to free expression and assembly, we also have a collective responsibility to our community and constituents to maintain daily operations, even if some of us may be experiencing conflict with decisions surrounding Maunakea.
This second round of public hearings is the latest step in the development of the administrative rules.
Astronomers collaborated with Larry Kimura, renowned UH Hilo Hawaiian language professor and cultural practitioner, for the Hawaiian naming of the black hole.
The current request for public input is part of an informal consultation process that includes meetings with various stakeholder groups.
Maunakea Visitor Information Station is ready for work to begin on parking lot improvements and Upper Longhouse replacement; visitor hours to change during construction.
The Mauna Kea Science Reserve Master Plan, approved by the UH Board of Regents in June 2000, established the Maunakea Management Board, which is comprised of seven voting members representing the Hawaiʻi Island community.
Coleman was a strong advocate for increasing Hawaiian participation in the sciences and worked tirelessly to bridge the astronomy and Hawaiian communities.
Commencement: Juggling family and work as an RN, UH Hilo alumna returns to her alma mater for doctor of nursing practice degree
Photos: 2025 International Night celebrates 50th anniversary; UH Hilo students and community share their cultures through song and dance
UH Hilo 2025 Spring Commencement scheduled for May 17; ecologist to keynote, psychology major is student speaker
Column by UH Hilo’s Pelehonuamea Harman: A legacy of language, culture, and community
Photos: 2025 Awards and Recognition Celebration; UH Hilo annual event honors faculty, staff
With an infusion of Native Hawaiian values, UH Hilo is set to host international conference on the humanities
UH Hilo’s agricultural college hosts Ag Fair and Student Symposium