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The Institute for Astronomy (IfA) is a research unit within the University of Hawaii
University of Hawaii

The University of Hawaii System, formally the University of Hawaii and popularly known as UH, is a public, co-educational college and university system that confers associate, bachelor, master, doctoral and post-doctoral degrees through three university campuses, seven community college campuses, an employment training center, th...
 system, led by Dr. Rolf-Peter Kudritzki as Director. IfA main headquarters are located at 2680 Woodlawn Drive in Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii

Honolulu is the Capital and most populous census-designated place in the U.S. state of Hawaii. Although Honolulu refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and the county are consolidated, known as the Honolulu County, Hawaii, and the city and county is designated as the entire island....
; additional facilities are located at Pukalani, Maui
Maui

The island of Maui is the second-largest of the Hawaiian Islands at 727.2 square miles and is the List of islands of the United States by area....
 and Hilo on the Big Island
Hawaii (island)

The Island of Hawaii, also called the Big Island or Hawaii Island , is a volcano island in the U.S. Hawaii in the North Pacific Ocean....
. IfA employs over 150 astronomers and support staff. IfA astronomers are at the cutting edge of research into solar system objects, stars, galaxies and cosmology.

In addition to conducting research, IfA manages observatory complexes at Haleakala
Haleakala

Haleakala , or the East Maui Volcano, is a massive shield volcano that forms more than 75% of the Hawaiian Islands of Maui....
, Maui and Mauna Kea
Mauna Kea

Mauna Kea is a volcano#volcanic activity in the U.S. state of Hawaii, one of five volcanoes which together form the Hawaii . Mauna kea means "white mountain" in the Hawaiian language, a reference to its summit being regularly covered by snow in winter....
 on the Big Island
Hawaii (island)

The Island of Hawaii, also called the Big Island or Hawaii Island , is a volcano island in the U.S. Hawaii in the North Pacific Ocean....
.






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The Institute for Astronomy (IfA) is a research unit within the University of Hawaii
University of Hawaii

The University of Hawaii System, formally the University of Hawaii and popularly known as UH, is a public, co-educational college and university system that confers associate, bachelor, master, doctoral and post-doctoral degrees through three university campuses, seven community college campuses, an employment training center, th...
 system, led by Dr. Rolf-Peter Kudritzki as Director. IfA main headquarters are located at 2680 Woodlawn Drive in Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii

Honolulu is the Capital and most populous census-designated place in the U.S. state of Hawaii. Although Honolulu refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and the county are consolidated, known as the Honolulu County, Hawaii, and the city and county is designated as the entire island....
; additional facilities are located at Pukalani, Maui
Maui

The island of Maui is the second-largest of the Hawaiian Islands at 727.2 square miles and is the List of islands of the United States by area....
 and Hilo on the Big Island
Hawaii (island)

The Island of Hawaii, also called the Big Island or Hawaii Island , is a volcano island in the U.S. Hawaii in the North Pacific Ocean....
. IfA employs over 150 astronomers and support staff. IfA astronomers are at the cutting edge of research into solar system objects, stars, galaxies and cosmology.

In addition to conducting research, IfA manages observatory complexes at Haleakala
Haleakala

Haleakala , or the East Maui Volcano, is a massive shield volcano that forms more than 75% of the Hawaiian Islands of Maui....
, Maui and Mauna Kea
Mauna Kea

Mauna Kea is a volcano#volcanic activity in the U.S. state of Hawaii, one of five volcanoes which together form the Hawaii . Mauna kea means "white mountain" in the Hawaiian language, a reference to its summit being regularly covered by snow in winter....
 on the Big Island
Hawaii (island)

The Island of Hawaii, also called the Big Island or Hawaii Island , is a volcano island in the U.S. Hawaii in the North Pacific Ocean....
. These sites are some of the finest in the world for astronomical observing.

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