#Mauna Kea Summit
Hawaiʻi legislation would create board to manage Mauna Kea and limit astronomy development
Four state legislators introduced House Bill 2024 to create a nine-member board that would take over stewardship and management of the summit region of Mauna Kea from the University of Hawaiʻi, with a mandate to limit astronomy development.
Quake Rattles Big Island, No tsunami
A 4.4 magnitude quake rattled the Big Island Monday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings from the Hawaii Volcano Observatory were slightly higher, measuring the quake at a 4.5 magnitude tremor. The earthquake was reported at 6:30 p.m. 13 miles south west of Laupahoehoe, Hawaii on the eastern slopes of Mauna Kea. There […]
