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PHOTOS: Winter Weather to Continue on the Big Island

The Winter Storm Warning for Hawaiʻi Island summits has been replaced with a Winter Weather Advisory.

Hawai‘i Telescopes Help Unravel Longstanding Cosmic Mystery

Using a vast array of telescopes in space and on Earth, scientists have identified a source of cosmic rays that continuously rain down on Earth from space.

Students Have First-Time Experience on Maunakea

Astronomy students from the Kohala and Kapolei High Schools experienced an unexpected treat on a recent trip to the summit of Maunakea.

PHOTO UPDATE: Snow in Hawai‘i

As of Friday, Dec. 22, 2017, The road to the summit of Mauna Kea remains closed to the public at the Visitor Information Station due to icy road conditions.

UPDATE: Snow on Summits, Flood Watch Continues for Big Island

A Flash Flood Watch and Winter Storm Warning has been issued for the Big Island.

VIDEO: Mauna Kea Summit Snow, May 1, 2017

VIDEO: W.M. Keck time-lapse video taken from the facility’s  Cosmic Cams (parking cam) yesterday, April 30, from about 5:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. The ice melts, builds up, then melts again throughout the day. The W. M. Keck Observatory’s Weather Cam has captured snow photos on the morning of Monday, May 1. The National Weather Service in Honolulu […]

UPDATE: Snow Closes Mauna Loa Summit

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa summits through Friday, Dec. 2, at 6 p.m.

Dreaming of a White Christmas? In Hawai‘i?

Every year at about this time, many locals are laughed at when they say they hope it snows. Snow in Hawai‘i? Yes, snow in Hawai‘i… while not in our yards and clogging our streets and highways, we have snow on our beloved mountains that is often described as a coarse “shave ice.” Between one and […]