A foot trail leads to an “ahu,” or ceremonial platform atop Pu’u Wekiu, an important summit to many Native Hawaiian cultural practitioners, on Mauna Kea.

Source: https://phys.org/news/2023-12-volcano-hawaii-big-island-sacred.html

Aotearoa Chef Monique Fiso made a lamb au jus Friday during the 2023 2023 Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival at the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel.

Source: https://bigislandnow.com/2023/10/22/indigenous-cuisine-celebrated-during-2023-hawaii-food-wine-festival/

Between 7 and 8 a.m. Feb. 2 for Hawaiian petrel monitoring on Mauna Loa between 4,000 and 9,000 feet in elevation.

Source: https://bigislandnow.com/2023/02/01/flight-operations-scheduled-in-february-at-hawaii-volcanoes-national-park/

By Thursday, the Mauna Kea Resort on the big island was open again after three fires in the area were brought under control, the authority said.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-08-11/planning-a-trip-to-maui-this-month-what-you-need-to-know

Ellis confirmed to the Nexus that he spoke with the Mauna Kea Protectors, and noting discussing “history and governance of the Hawaiian Islands as well as sovereignty.”

Source: https://dailynexus.com/2023-05-20/mauna-kea-protectors-reflect-on-expanded-organizing-look-forward/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mauna-kea-protectors-reflect-on-expanded-organizing-look-forward

Hawaii’s Mauna Loa is erupting for the first time in 38 years, an event long-expected, and feared by many.

Source: https://247wallst.com/special-report/2023/06/25/worst-natural-disaster-in-every-state-4/

Kilauea began erupting inside its summit crater Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, less than one month after the volcano and its larger neighbor Mauna Loa stopped releasing lava.

Source: https://www.deseret.com/2023/1/6/23540932/kilauea-volcano-erupts-again

Mauna Loa will eventually erupt again and when it does, HVO’s gas team will be in the driver’s seat, ready to do whatever it takes to measure emission rates.

Source: https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2023/02/11/volcano-watch-chasing-mauna-loas-gas-plume/

Most people are familiar with Mokuʻāweoweo—the caldera at Mauna Loa.

Source: https://mauinow.com/2023/04/23/volcano-watch-did-lava-flow-out-of-mauna-loas-southern-caldera-in-2022/

Multiple fires in the Mauna Kea Beach area continue to threaten structures, with one support structure having sustained significant damages.

Source: https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2023/08/09/kohala-wildfire-update-wednesday-morning-aug-9/

She helped respond to the 2020, 2021 and 2023 eruptions of Kīlauea and the 2022 Mauna Loa eruption.

Source: https://bigislandnow.com/2023/08/25/volcano-watch-aloha-to-the-university-of-hawaii-at-hilos-newest-geology-professor/

The commission was initiated by Bruno in response to the ongoing protests against construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea.

Source: https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/12/jonathan-okamura-uh-needs-to-bar-race-based-hate-speech/

The earthquake was at at a depth of 4.8 miles below sea level and had no apparent impact on either Mauna Loa or Kīlauea volcanoes, according to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

Source: https://bigislandnow.com/2023/03/26/4-1-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-32-miles-southeast-of-na%ca%bbalehu-on-big-island-no-tsunami-threat/

The indigenous rights movement of recent years also has played out in the changed regulatory scheme governing the Mauna Kea summit, with a strong Native Hawaiian presence in decision-making over the astronomy complex there.

Source: https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/07/02/editorial/our-view/editorial-hawaiian-voices-gain-influence/

Then, in November, Mauna Loa erupted for the first time in almost 40 years.

Source: https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/02/12/hawaii-news/battling-nature-to-keep-climate-project-alive-at-mauna-loa/

The USGS says “most Mauna Loa GPS campaign survey sites have been occupied every year since the early 1990s, whereas less active volcanoes Hualālai and Haleakalā are surveyed every 3–5 years.”

Source: https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2023/06/03/mauna-loa-gps-campaign-continues-as-volcano-remains-quiet/

This image on March 1, 2023 is from a temporary research camera positioned on the north rim of Mokuʻāweoweo, the summit caldera of Mauna Loa volcano.

Source: https://bigislandnow.com/2023/03/01/winter-weather-advisory-for-big-island-summits/

This image taken from video provided by the NAOJ & Asahi Shimbun, shows spiral swirling through the night sky from Mauna Kea, Hawaii's tallest mountain.

Source: https://phys.org/news/2023-01-camera-captures-night-sky-spiral.html

USGS HVO may conduct additional flight operations over Kīlauea and Mauna Loa to assess volcanic activity and maintain instrumentation.

Source: https://bigislandnow.com/2023/11/04/november-2023-notice-of-flight-operations/