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Kāko’o Haleakalā calls for the removal of telescopes following diesel fuel spill on Maui

The Hawaiian rights group, Kākoʻo Haleakalā, is calling for the removal of “all telescopes” from both Haleakalā on Maui and Maunakea on Hawaiʻi Island. This comes following recent reports of a 700 gallon diesel fuel spill at the Maui Space Surveillance Complex near the summit of Haleakalā.

Police Force Questioned During Injury to Demonstrator at Kāko’o Haleakalā Protest

Police force has been questioned following an injury reported during an arrest of one of the demonstrators during the Kāko’o Haleakalā protest on Maui Wednesday

Kāko’o Haleakalā Protest: Police Force Questioned During Injury to Demonstrator

Six people were arrested during a Kāko’o Haleakalā demonstration in which protesters formed lines, bound together at the hands and lay on the ground as police..

Maui’s Pan-STARRS Telescope Finds “Strange Lonely Planet”

PSO J318.5-22 is located 80 light-years away from Earth, has a mass that is six times that of Jupiter, belongs to a collection of young stars called the Beta Pictoris moving group, and is “one of the lowest-mass free-floating objects known.”

UH Seeks Public Comment at Maui Forum

The community forum is an opportunity for the general public and members of the UH community to share their thoughts on the university and its future. The Maui meeting runs from 3:30 to 5 p.m at UHMC in the Kaaike bulding, room 105.

VIDEO: Maui Space Surveillance Site Modernization Unveiled

A ceremony was held atop the Summit of Haleakala yesterday, marking the end to a three-year site modernization effort for equipment at the Maui Space Surveillance System.