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Hanohano ʻO Haleakalā: an evening of education, testimony and solidarity, March 11
Community members across Maui are invited to gather on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, for Hanohano ʻO Haleakalā, a special community event created to provide space for education, dialogue, and testimony regarding the proposed AMOS STAR project on Haleakalā.
Haleakalā telescope opponents show up in droves, but hold little hope the military is listening
Military officials have given no indication they’re considering pulling back the project, and many residents felt like their voices were once again being ignored.
Air Force advances plans to build 7 more telescopes on Haleakalā as fuel spill cleanup continues
The military will be holding public meetings this week to gather input about the project that already has met with past opposition by some community groups, Maui Mayor Richard Bissen and the County Council.
Mayor visits site of diesel fuel spill at Haleakalā, Air Force plans update on remediation plan
The US Pacific Air Forces is preparing to update the public on remediation plans amid criticism after 700 gallons of diesel fuel spilled at the Maui Space Surveillance Complex Sunday. Mayor Richard Bissen, Jr. visited the site Thursday.
Hawai‘i Congressman Kahele Visits Space Force Members at Maui Research Site
US Congressman Kai Kahele and his Deputy Chief of Staff Ikaika Māhoe, took part in a visit to the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Maui Research and Technology Park on March 19.
Air Force Lab Engineer is Among New US Space Force Guardians on Maui
On Feb. 1, Crouch and her husband transferred from the US Air Force to the US Space Force in a ceremony conducted at the site’s telescope center on Maui’s Haleakalā Summit.
US Space Force Guardians on Maui Among First Inducted in Hawai‘i
As the nation’s new branch under the Department of Defense, the Space Force was stood up Dec. 20, 2019. Although Detachment 15 is a small unit, the work accomplished on Haleakalā Summit is critical to US space domain awareness, and to providing a strategic advantage in space.
