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There’s a storm that generates itself from the top of Mauna Kea. It’s called the Pineapple Express.
Okay, maybe not from the “Top of Mauna Kea” I made that up.
Okay, the weather has been too much to keep up with.
So here’s the url so you can check the road conditions for yourself. It’s been opening and closing daily it seems due to new snow falls. 
Current Mauna Kea Road Conditions :
http://mkwc.ifa.hawaii.edu/current/road-conditions/
The Mauna Kea Webcams from the Mauna Kea Weather Center website :
http://mkwc.ifa.hawaii.edu/current/cams/index.cgi?mode=multi
All of the great SCUBA diving locations referenced on this page can be accessed from shore without a boat. Great resource. Got any more dive resources?
The images of the snow on top of Mauna Kea today on Hawai`i Island will make you drool but the road closure will make you cry. We can only hope that one of more of the rescuers yesterday got to ride some of that fresh pow pow…
Anyone want to donate a snowmobile or snow-ready quad for our adventures?
That’s the reports we’re getting from the newspapers and radio. Can we be on the rescue team? Should scientist be required to take snowboarding lessons and should they have snowboards on hand for emergencies?
Okay, I’m a little excited. Let’s just hope the roads get cleared. We’ll be up there in the am with power bars astronomy dudes…