I know very little about this other than I knew it was going to happen.
"Diplomats experience Maunakea through science and culture"
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2026/05/20/d...-maunakea/
"The visit, coordinated through the U.S. Department of Defense’s annual Defense Attaché Orientation Program, brought diplomats to Maunakea where they learned how UH researchers and international partners are helping drive some of the world’s most important astronomical discoveries, from distant exoplanets and mysterious brown dwarfs to black holes, advanced robotic optics technology and some of the farthest known objects in the universe.
“Maunakea has become a model for how nations can work together in the pursuit of knowledge,” said Doug Simons, director of the UH Institute for Astronomy. “The discoveries made here belong to all humanity.”"
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"Diplomats experience Maunakea through science and culture"
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2026/05/20/d...-maunakea/
"The visit, coordinated through the U.S. Department of Defense’s annual Defense Attaché Orientation Program, brought diplomats to Maunakea where they learned how UH researchers and international partners are helping drive some of the world’s most important astronomical discoveries, from distant exoplanets and mysterious brown dwarfs to black holes, advanced robotic optics technology and some of the farthest known objects in the universe.
“Maunakea has become a model for how nations can work together in the pursuit of knowledge,” said Doug Simons, director of the UH Institute for Astronomy. “The discoveries made here belong to all humanity.”"
More in the above link.
