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As rituals take place on and near the mountainside of Mauna Kea, the fight for the land wages on. Legislators are discussing a possible oversight board, while the Economic Research

Astronomy activities generated $68 million in labor income and $10 million in state taxes.

Revisiting The Lonely Island's 2018 Oscar demo, which brings together movies like "Thor," Wonder Woman," "It," and more for a blockbuster musical extravangza.

The University of Hawaiʻi is preparing to defend its management position on Maunakea as some lawmakers seek to set up a new governing body with seats set aside mostly for Native Hawaiians. Doug Simon, director of the UH Institute for Astronomy, and Greg Chun, head of the Center for Maunakea Stewardship, shared their concerns.

The Senate Higher Education Committee is expected to decide Wednesday on a bill that would replace a recent management plan devised by the Board of Regents.

The draft will be amended based on the public comments/feedback received and go to the BOR for public review.

The decommissioning of the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory on UH-managed lands on Maunakea will be completed by the end of 2022.

The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) announced that the decommissioning process for the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory (CSO), which sits on University of Hawaiʻi (UH) managed land on Maunakea, has received

Astronomy in Hawaiʻi supports employment of 1,313 residents and had a total economic impact of $221 million on the state in 2019, according to a University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO) update. 

Astronomy in Hawaiʻi supported employment of 1,313 residents and had a total economic impact of $221 million on the state in 2019.