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In Honolulu's Chinatown, street signs are different from usual signs; they are red-framed and written in English and Chinese. The Chinatown-Downtown Honolulu Neighborhood Board is an elected nine-member volunteer organization dedicated to improving the governance of this specially designated region.
A traditional Hawaiian altar on the Saddle Road near the Mauna Kea access road Just below the support complex, a Visitor Information Station at 19°45′33″N 155°27′22″W / 19.75917°N 155.45611°W / 19.75917; -155.45611 ( Onizuka Visitor Information Station ) , has its own parking lot for
Subaru Telescope (すばる望遠鏡, Subaru Bōenkyō) is the 8.2-metre (320 in) telescope of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, located at the Mauna Kea Observatory on Hawaii. It is named after the open star cluster known in English as the Pleiades .
Heiau State Recreation Area is free to the public. [1]April 1 to Labor Day: 7 am to 7:45 pm [1] After Labor Day to March 31: 7 am to 6:45 pm [1]. The camping and picnic areas accommodate up to 100 people and come equipped with restrooms and showers.
The Mauna Kea Summit Road (known as John A. Burns Way) provides access to the Onizuka Center for International Astronomy (at elevation 9,300 ft (2,800 m) then climbs Mauna Kea past the Mauna Kea Ice Age Reserve to the height of 13,780 ft (4,200 m) at grades averaging 17% making this the third highest public road in the United States. The road ...
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HONOLULU (AP) — A University of Hawaii study examining the health effects of last year's deadly wildfires on Maui found that up to 74% of participants may have difficulty breathing and otherwise ...
In July 2009, Mauna Kea was selected. [70] Once TMT selected Mauna Kea, the project began a regulatory and community process for approval. [71] Mauna Kea is ranked as one of the best sites on Earth for telescope viewing and is home to 13 other telescopes built at the summit of the mountain, within the Mauna Kea Observatories grounds. [72]