The office is one of more than 20 rented by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ... as the main support office for the Mauna Loa Observatory about 30 miles west of Hilo.

NOAA, the nation’s leading climate science agency, may lose dozens of offices, including one that is key to the Mauna Loa Observatory ... the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is considering terminating the lease of a tiny office that supports a huge climate science experiment - one that's been ongoing for 67 years.