What's it like to spend time at the Mauna Kea Observatories?

Answer 1 of 8: Visiting Mauna Kea at sunset with two kids - 8 and 10. How much time should we set aside for our visit? Obviously not going to the summit because the kids are too young. TIA! read more

Finally, the Mauna Kea Observatories are exciting, since they’re among the cutting edge facilities when it comes to studying the universe, and there’s so much science, technology and engineering on display, even by day. read more

The Mauna Kea Observatories (MKO) are a number of independent astronomical research facilities and large telescope observatories that are located at the summit of Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi, United States. read more

Hiking Mauna Kea was an interesting experience. Definitely not how I wanted things to turn out but it is a good lesson in how not to do it. Visit Mauna Kea Visitor’s Information Station to learn more about hiking Humu’ula Trail to the summit of Mauna Kea. read more