Mauna Kea, a volcano that last erupted 4000 years ago, remains hotly debated as a site for astronomical observatories or preservation as a culturally significant landscape sacred to the Hawaiian people.
Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege
A long-dormant volcano on the Big Island of Hawai'i sparks a tense standoff between scientists seeking to turn it into a cutting-edge observatory and native Hawaiians who revere the site as a sacred and culturally vital location.
