The beautiful and nearly 14,000 foot tall Hawaiian Volcano—Mauna Kea—looms over the landscape on the Big Island of Hawaii. The road to the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii has reopened to the public ...

MAUNA KEA, Hawaii — Shane Palacat-Nelsen’s voice drops to a reverent tone as he tells the story of the snow goddess Poliahu who Native Hawaiians believe inhabits the summit of Mauna Kea, the highest ...

The University of Hawaii Board of Regents will hold a special meeting on the Mauna Kea Master Plan. The regents will receive a draft of the final version of the plan. They are not expected to ...

Snow fell on Hawaii's tallest peak this week, briefly turning the mountaintop into a winter wonderland. The summit area of Mauna Kea on the Big Island got about 2 inches (5 centimeters) of white ...