Big Island Hawaii. Part 32. Mauna Kea Drive.
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Uploaded by videofilmik on Jan 21, 2010
December 2009. Music by: Mark Moulin.
Mauna Kea is a very remote location. It has no public accommodations, food, or gasoline service. The observatory buildings are usually closed to the public. There are no permanent restrooms above the Visitor Information Station. The only public telephone above Hale Pohaku is an emergency phone in the entrance to the University of Hawaii 2.2-m Telescope building. Vehicles should be in good working condition with good brakes and sufficient fuel to return to Hilo or Waimea. Emergency services, including medical assistance, may be two hours away.
The road above the OCIA to the Mauna Kea Observatories is unpaved, rough, steep, winding, and dangerous. Only four-wheel-drive vehicles are permitted above the OCIA. The road can be traversed in about half an hour in good weather, but extreme caution must be exercised when driving it, particularly on the descent. Use low gear and be on the lookout for slide areas and for loose gravel. Do not drive over 25 mph. Use headlights if it is foggy. The switchback section of the road above OCIA is particularly hazardous during the hour after sunrise and the hour before sunset, because of the low elevation of the Sun - in several sections of the road, you must drive directly towards the Sun, so it is very difficult to see oncoming traffic. (ifa.hawaii.edu)
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The big island is an amazing place. You've got such a diverse eco systems. To the south you've got HOVE which is like living on the moon and seldom rains. To the north east you have Puna that is like a lush Paradise with over 150" of rainfall a year. Over in Hilo you've got a mix of city and country. Maybe the perfect place to live in the world. Oh yeah baby! GOD BLESS THE USA!
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Pretty view
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janoo, was that snow i saw?!
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How cold was it (with the windchill, of course)?
jailbreak2000 2 years ago
No way to find out since the Hawaiian media does not use the imaginary windchill scale.
Weather hyping must be a product of Canadian complexes and insecurity.
videofilmik 2 years ago
@videofilmik
The dude has a valid question and you be a douchebag about it lol way to win the asshole award. I guess humidity doesn't exist to you either.
Jsteria 6 months ago
@Jsteria Don't try to get in on a private joke you don't understand. You still get to keep the award.
videofilmik 6 months ago