Skip to main content

Thank you for visiting nature.com. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. To obtain the best experience, we recommend you use a more up to date browser (or turn off compatibility mode in Internet Explorer). In the meantime, to ensure continued support, we are displaying the site without styles and JavaScript.

  • News
  • Published:

Hawaii prunes Mauna Kea telescope hub

Cultural fight over sacred mountain accelerates observatory closures.

This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution

Access options

Buy this article

Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout

Authors

Related links

Related links

Related links in Nature Research

Hawaiian telescope fight prompts new rules for Mauna Kea 2015-May-27

Hawaiian telescope project seeks way forward amid protests 2015-Apr-22

Crunch time for Canada’s role in mega-telescope 2015-Mar-17

Q&A: Mountain guardian 2013-Jul-24

Related external links

Thirty Meter Telescope

Mauna Kea Telescopes

University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy

Office of Mauna Kea Management

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Witze, A. Hawaii prunes Mauna Kea telescope hub. Nature 522, 15–16 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/522015a

Download citation

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/522015a

Search

Quick links

Nature Briefing

Sign up for the Nature Briefing newsletter — what matters in science, free to your inbox daily.

Get the most important science stories of the day, free in your inbox. Sign up for Nature Briefing