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Referring to Hawaii, people immediately think of the beaches, extremely hot samba dances. Hawaii is a place that anyone should go once in a lifetime if given the chance. I don't know why Hawaii is such a good place to travel? Can you tell me?
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The best reason to visit Hawaii is the natural beauty that cannot be found anywhere else in the USA. There are beaches all along the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf Coasts, but not with the clear water, reefs with abundant tropical wildlife, rainforests, waterfalls and mountains. The other major attraction is that in the mainland winter, November-March, Hawaii it's 66-80F, with only occasional rain, so people can escape the snow and cold by vacationing there.
The best reason to visit Hawaii is the natural beauty that cannot be found anywhere else in the USA. There are beaches all along the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf Coasts, but not with the clear water, reefs with abundant tropical wildlife, rainforests, waterfalls and mountains. The other major attraction is that in the mainland winter, November-March, Hawaii it's 66-80F, with only occasional rain, so people can escape the snow and cold by vacationing there.
“... occasional rain.” I wouldn’t call it occasional. But yeah, great weather even with the frequency of rain ... which keeps so much greenery happy
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Only 76.48 inches of rain at my place so far in 2021, but who's counting?
But depending on the island and which part of the island it varies greatly, you have many microclimates. Honolulu, for example averages only 17"/year, but Waimea Falls Park gets 54". Here in Sammamish, WA we get 64", so anywhere on Oahu is less. Maui ranges from 17" at Makena State Park to over 79" in Hana. When we were there last it was just brief, but heavy showers. In the NW corner of our state Forks, WA gets 110", matched in Hawaii only by Hilo on the Big Island. So you see why people here in Washington like to vacation in Hawaii even in your rainy season.
Hawaii is so special that it offers magnificent scenery and jaw dropping experience. Most of them are easily accessible.
Hanauma Bay, Diamond Head hike, Arizona Memorial, Big Island Volcano Park, Haleakala National Park in Maui, surfing, snorkeling, hiking,.....etc. In addition, it is quite exotic like visiting a foreign country without the humbug of passport. People are mostly friendly, generally safe, and gun violence is rare.
And the most important thing is the predictable weather -- most likely sunny and hot but tolerable. There are many places in the world that weather is so unpredictable which ruin your travel plan.
But depending on the island and which part of the island it varies greatly, you have many microclimates. Honolulu, for example averages only 17"/year, but Waimea Falls Park gets 54". Here in Sammamish, WA we get 64", so anywhere on Oahu is less. Maui ranges from 17" at Makena State Park to over 79" in Hana. When we were there last it was just brief, but heavy showers. In the NW corner of our state Forks, WA gets 110", matched in Hawaii only by Hilo on the Big Island. So you see why people here in Washington like to vacation in Hawaii even in your rainy season.
Sure. But, especially in winter, even south shore Honolulu has very frequent rains. Often brief, sometimes a few hours - then sun? Yeah. Also not uncommon to have 4-5 days or even a week straight of heavy rains with 20-30 knot winds. It’s warm though
I’m up at my cabin in the San Juan Islands of Washington now ... doing my Covid isolation for a year straight. Rain most days from Nov -Feb / March ... also frequently with high winds ... ... and 35 degree days ... brrrrrrr!
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I wouldn’t call it occasional. But yeah, great weather even with the frequency of rain ... which keeps so much greenery happy 
