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The Conversation thought it would be a good time to talk to Big Island author Tom Peek about his new novel, "Mauna Kea: A Novel of Hawaiʻi." It centers on a young vagabond running from America's turmoil who encounters a mysterious domain of deities on the mountain the Native Hawaiians who revere them.
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A UH astronomy professor details her work to prepare to study the upcoming solar eclipse; the need for furniture grows as Maui fire survivors move into longer-term housing; a Big Island author talks about using his work experience on Maunakea in his new novel set on the mountain; and a UH Hilo biology professor reflects on being featured in a popular PBS children's show
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Funding for the Thirty Meter Telescope may be in jeopardy following a decision by the National Science Foundation board to place a $1.6 billion budget cap on giant telescope projects.
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John De Fries, the former president and CEO of the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority, was chosen from a pool of nine candidates as the new executive director of the Maunakea Stewardship and Oversight Authority. He will help guide a critical transition period as the authority takes over the management of Maunakea from the University of Hawaiʻi. HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi has more.
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Former HTA president John De Fries has been tapped to head the Maunakea Stewardship Oversight Authority; New treatments available for some blood cancers
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Hawaiʻi lawmakers have advanced a bill that would allow the Maunakea Stewardship and Oversight Authority an exemption to the open meetings, or Sunshine Law, during its transition period.
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A new community-based stewardship authority created to better manage Maunakea is being challenged in court by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. As HPR’s Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi reports, OHA filed a suit last week that alleges the board is unconstitutional and that some of its members have conflicts of interest.
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The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is suing over the new Maunakea stewardship authority, alleging the board is unconstitutional and that some of its members have conflicts of interest.
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Caltech has already removed the Leighton Telescope out of its observatory and off the mountain. Work will resume in the spring, weather permitting.
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Keck Observatory on Hawaiʻi Island recently named Rich Matsuda as its next director. The self-proclaimed local boy spoke with The Conversation's Russell Subiono about dispelling the science versus culture mindset and building relationships with the community.