That mac nut and silver oak has some real pretty grain!
Last time I flew to the Big Island (late 90's), the airport (at least the baggage claim area) had a roof but open areas on the sides. I assumed that it never got cold enough to need windows that close.
The first few years I was in Hawaii it never was cold enough to put on a jacket, windows and doors were kept open year-round. So when we designed a house to build there was no thought given to any heat source. Either I became acclimated to the tropics, or it was just a matter of getting older, but now the winters can be bitter cold with temperatures dipping into the low 60's. Right now, a late May mid-afternoon, the temperature is an unusually cool 72 and I am wearing a down jacket. I still refuse to wear long pants, but I wish the house design had included a propane fireplace. While I have lots of trees that I am constantly cutting down, most are soft weed trees that would be worthless for heating/cooking.
It's amazing how many different climate regions there are on the Big Island - at least 5, right? Rain forest, Desert........
Don't forget that Mauna Kea regularly has snow in the winter. Kea is the Hawaiian word for white, mauna is mountain. The top can be white as early as late October, and I could see snow on the peak this year on about May 1. Usually it will melt within a few days of falling, but it can have enough for skiing and sledding.
Don't forget that Mauna Kea regularly has snow in the winter. Kea is the Hawaiian word for white, mauna is mountain. The top can be white as early as late October, and I could see snow on the peak this year on about May 1. Usually it will melt within a few days of falling, but it can have enough for skiing and sledding.
Here is a view from my house of the mountain with snow well down the sides. You can also spot some of the observatory domes on the summit.
And to illustrate the climate diversity, this is what I see looking the other direction
