Courtesy Big Island Visitors Bureau
High Point
Who would have thought that there is a word in the Hawaiian language for snow? The frosts of winter can actually be found here at the summit of Mauna Kea, the highest point in the state. Reaching 13,796 feet above sea level, this is one of the few places in the world where you can drive from the ocean to high atop the clouds in a couple of hours. Meaning “white mountain” in Hawaiian, Mauna Kea was a landmark for the ancient Polynesian voyagers who traversed the Pacific by following...
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