Working with Hawaiʻi students since 2015.

Maunakea Scholars empowers Hawaiʻi high school students by providing opportunities to participate in world-class science.

Started in the 2015-2016 school year, Maunakea Scholars (MKS) is an innovative program designed to empower Hawai‘i public high school students by competitively allocating observing time on the world-class telescopes of Maunakea. It is the first program of its kind internationally, leveraging the most powerful collection of telescopes in the world for the direct educational advancement of students statewide.