On the night of February 25, 2002, a major thunderstorm hit the Big Island of Hawaii. This caused a lot of snowfall on Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea, roughly down to the 8000-ft level. Attempts to reach the observatory failed on the 26th and 27th.
The following pictures were taken on 2/27 during the attempt to reach the observatory.
Mauna Loa From saddle road.
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Snow man with Mauna Kea in background.
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Steve, Bob, and Paul. | The road to the observatory. |
Photos were taken by Paul Fukumura-Sawada.
The following pictures were taken on 2/28.
Mauna Loa from the base of the observatory road. | View facing east at the NDSC building. |
View facing west. | Snow build up on the NDSC building. |
Photos taken by Darryl Kuniyuki