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Old 03-12-2016, 08:02 PM
 
Location: West Hollywood, CA
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i've been to all hawaiian islands with the exception of Kauai. i'll be going there this year.

one thing i noticed is that the big island was much more humid and hotter compared to the other islands.

im not sure if that was the case because of el nino but it was definitely different than the other islands.
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Old 03-12-2016, 08:11 PM
 
Location: Willamette Valley, Oregon
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It's been a while since we visited the islands but I distinctly remember the southwest part of Maui being very warm, close to 90, although you only had to drive 20 minutes to find rain. When we were there, the big island was a bit cooler. We usually visited the islands in February or March. Good memories!
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Old 03-12-2016, 09:28 PM
 
Location: somewhere in the Kona coffee fields
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The South & North Kona areas have little wind. Also the vog can cause hazy conditions on top of that. The lack of tree cover in the industrial and shopping areas of Kailua around noon is making it feel hotter than it actually is. The El Niño this year had enhanced this much.

Oahu has refreshing short rain bursts with sunshine again right afterwards.
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Old 03-13-2016, 09:18 AM
 
Location: Juneau, AK + Puna, HI
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The South & North Kona areas have little wind. ..
That's the key, right there.

Maalaea on Maui seems much cooler than Kihei, though they're very close to one another. Reason being, Maalaea has the trades ripping through it and Kihei doesn't.
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Old 03-13-2016, 11:53 PM
 
Location: Aiea, Hawaii
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The Kona side of the Big Island is dry side of the Island due to the mountains blocking the trade winds. So it will have higher. humid temps. Also VOG!
Hilo is on the east coast, wet side, and gets all the trade winds. Its cooler, but rains a lot.
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