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The Conversation: UH Astronomy; Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority's history

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An aerial view of telescopes on Maunakea in February 1998.
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University of Hawaiʻi Institute of Astronomy
An aerial view of telescopes on Maunakea in February 1998.

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