Did it snow in hawaii?

Although it may sound strange, snowfall in Hawaii is not rare. It snows every year, but only at the summits of the highest volcanoes on the Big Island – Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea – which are at an elevation above 13,000 feet, as well as Haleakala, at an elevation of just over 10,000 feet, on the island of Maui. read more

It's the middle of July, and there's snow on the ground in Hawaii. The snow fell Friday morning, thousands of feet above sea level on the state's highest peak, Mauna Kea. The photo above, posted by the National Weather Service in Honolulu, shows a light dusting at the mountain's summit, which is located more than 13,000 feet above the Big Island. read more

This photo provided by Grant Matsushige, an Instrumentation Specialist at the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, shows the summit of Mauna Kea on Hawaii's Big Island covered in snow, as seen from Waimea, Hawaii, on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016. read more

The snow level almost never gets below 9000 feet in Hawaii during the winter, but since these mountains are taller than 13,000 feet, 13,000 feet, and 10,000 feet, respectively, they get dusted with snow a few times a year. read more