Silversword outplanting, volunteer weed pulls on Maunakea
The Center for Maunakea Stewardship continued work to restore the endangered silversword, and community volunteers helped to remove invasive plant species.
The Center for Maunakea Stewardship continued work to restore the endangered silversword, and community volunteers helped to remove invasive plant species.
Approvals are given for the decommissioning of the telescope owned by UH Hilo.
The physical removal of the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory on Maunakea is scheduled to begin by early May.
Rare snow and ice conditions at the UH Hilo Center for Maunakea Stewardship mid-level facility led to the closure of the Maunakea Access Road.
Silversword seeds first sown sprouted into more than 100 seedlings in February 2022 will be ready for outplanting this spring.
Highlights also include: extramural funding, early college enrollment and the UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ athletics director search.
The three-year pilot program provides highly specialized technical training and commercial work experience.
This week's image comes from UH Hilo's Aidan Walk.
The exact amount of fluid leaked is still being determined.
The deconstruction includes the removal and transport of the telescope, physical deconstruction of the building housing the telescope and the restoration of the site.