Astronomy in general I think is merely an extension of Hawaiian practices and traditions. One thing that really frustrates me is how we couch and create these hierarchical assessments of what science, data and observation are. They'll say, oh, this is traditional ecological knowledge. No, it's not. It's all science.
Something strange is going on at the outer reaches of the solar system. One astronomer thinks it might be a Neptune-sized ninth planet, and he’s on a quest to find it.
That search is happening at an enormous telescope on the summit of Maunakea, a dormant Hawaiian volcano with a long astronomical and cultural history. But many Native Hawaiian scientists are asking: What’s lost in the pursuit of larger and larger telescopes?
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