By some metrics, Everest most certainly is the tallest mountain in the world—standing at an impressive 29,031.69 feet —but it ...

After the 1975 earthquake, there was a greater emphasis on monitoring the motion of the south flank. Hawaiian Volcano ...

A long-delayed project to build the largest telescope in the Northern Hemisphere atop Mauna Kea in Hawaii has been given new ...

Join me on an unforgettable Big Island adventure featuring a massive jungle waterslide, an unreal Mauna Kea sunset, and the ...

On most nights, city skies hide the stars. Streetlights, buildings, and cars fill the air with artificial glow that drowns ...

Mount Everest has long been shorthand for the ultimate summit, the uncontested “top of the world.” Yet as geophysicists map ...

On Hawaii’s Big Island, photographer Josh Cogan explores one of the world’s most dynamic landscapes—where exploration, ...

Right now, Gov. Josh Green is dealing with two negotiations. One, involving military leases, is far along and very public.

In the colder months, it's not uncommon for snow to fall on on Hawaii's mountain peaks since they are nearly 14,000 feet high ...

For a true taste of local flavor, seek out a bowl of saimin – Hawaii’s answer to ramen, with a clear broth, wheat noodles, and toppings that might include char siu pork, kamaboko (fish cake), and a ...

Hawaii faces cloudy, wet, and windy conditions, with possible heavy rain on the Big Island and Maui and snow at summit levels ...

The conversation about the Thirty Meter Telescope had gone silent for a time, since the developers of the controversial ...