Under the volcano
A telescope designed to be pointed into space is turned in the opposite direction
THE summit of Mauna a Wakea, the third of six volcanoes that created Hawaii’s Big Island, is where some believe that the native Hawaiian creation story begins. Its snow-capped crater is thought to be “piko”, the umbilical cord that ties the world to Wakea, the sky father. Ancient shrines and burial zones dot the uppermost slopes.
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