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naaah man. Hawaii is a tropical blissful paradise. It only gets cold the higher you on in elevation. . . If u stay sea level it will stay warm.
Hilo is at sea-level and during winter temps can routinely get down to the 60s F. The record low temperature of 61 degrees was set on Monday, April 12, 2010 in Hilo.
Hilo is at sea-level and during winter temps can routinely get down to the 60s F. The record low temperature of 61 degrees was set on Monday, April 12, 2010 in Hilo.
Yeah, but regardless. . . 61 ain't cold.
It's perhaps a bit "crisp" but def not cold. . . And that's their record low? Oh please...... that's not cold at all for a record.
No, but there are no heaters in most houses in Hawaii. When it gets to 61°F, you get to enjoy it thoroughly since you don't have an option to go into a heated house. And that's at sea level. I'm at 1,000 feet so our record low was 55°F and we don't have any heater in the house at all. Add another thousand feet to that elevation (about five miles further up the hill) and then the temperatures drop to where it gets downright nippy at night. Up there, some - not all, but some - of the houses have a wood stove type heater. Electric rates are 44 cents a kilowatt hour, (provided folks up there even have grid powered electric) so folks can't afford to heat with electric. Kerosene runs $6 per gallon, propane is about $5 per gallon. We have found an electric blanket to be an affordable way to sleep warm at night, since they don't use much electricity.
If you go up to the top of the mountain, then there can be snow during the winter. Folks can ski up there or go get pickup trucks full of snow so the kids can make snowpeople on the beach. Young kids aren't allowed up at the altitude where it snows, which is why the snow is relocated to a lower elevation for them.
But compared to many places on the planet, we do have rather warm winters and our "cold" doesn't last very long at all. The garden never freezes. Actually, our usual problem is getting enough cold so the fruit trees will set fruit. Hawaii is a great place to vacation during the winter because you won't freeze your patooties off. Actually, we are a great place to vacation during the summer, too, since it never gets all that stinkin' hot, either. Hilo's RECORD - not average, but record high temperature is 94°F. The average summer temperature of Hilo is about 83°F. The record low is 53°F. The average winter low temperature is around 63°F. The average daily temperature difference is probably about 10 to 14 degrees between night and day.
If you go up to the top of the mountain, then there can be snow during the winter. Folks can ski up there or go get pickup trucks full of snow so the kids can make snowpeople on the beach. Young kids aren't allowedup at the altitude where it snows, which is why the snow is relocated to a lower elevation for them.
Why aren't young kids allowed up at this elevation?
Going from sea level to over 13,000 feet is hard enough on adults. Children have a much higher incidence of high altitude problems. One website says that extended exposure to high altitude can cause permanent damage to young people whose bodies are still developing. They also advise that people not go scuba diving within 24 hours of being on the summit.
Mauna Kea has 40% less oxygen than sea level and 40% less air pressure than sea level.
This lack of vital oxygen can be a very serious problem for persons with HEART or LUNG disease.
Persons that have been SCUBA diving in the last 24 hours run the risk of getting "The Bends" because of the decreased air pressure and the build up of nitrogen in their bodies.
Pregnant women should not travel to Mauna Kea because of the decreased oxygen available for mother and child.
We do not take children under 13 years of age to the summit because they have a much higher incidence of high altitude problems.
In addition persons whom are obese (Body mass index of 40 or over BMI calculator) should not make this trip.
At the summit, you’ll be above 40 percent of the Earth’s atmosphere, which means, amongst other things, there’s a lot less oxygen in every breath you take. The decrease in atmospheric pressure can lead to severe complications for a good many people. Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE), and/or High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE) are the worst case scenarios. Each causes headaches, nausea, loss of balance and muscular coordination, as well as a host of other unpleasant maladies. For some, this can be a life-threatening situation.
Location: not sure, but there's a hell of a lot of water around here!
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Nice pic of Fort Knox!!! Understand they're working on the next Bond Film, 'Spamfinger',, rumor has it Daniel Craig was unimpressed with the original script, it called for Low Sodium, and was only 45 minutes long. Fortunately, cooler heads prevailed..
In Hawaii, SPAM® products are practically the national food. It’s served everywhere from grocery store delis to fancy restaurants. Even McDonald’s features several SPAM® items on their breakfast menu. This fanaticism fuels sales of 7 million cans of SPAM® products per year in the Aloha State.
Guam may be a tiny island, but its appetite for SPAM® products is humongous. How humongous, you say? The average annual SPAM® product consumption comes out to 16 cans per person. Guam has also been the site of SPAM® Games, where locals sample and honor the best original SPAM® recipes.
Guam: approx population 185,000 x 16 cans EA = approx 3 million cans. Hawaii: 7 million cans.
10 million cans between just those two! Amazing.
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