<p>Maayan,</p>
<p>Very true, the farther north you go, the better the locals handle winter. I lived in New Orleans when it snowed for the first time in 50 years on New Year’s Eve. 6 inches. Nothing to do but wait for it to melt. In Ohio or Minnesota, everyone shrugs (and breaks out the skis and sleds) and life goes on.</p>
<p>I do remember a (very) brief hail storm at Captain Cook one March. Very unusual Hawaiian winter weather - especially for the Kona side. So we do have inclement winter weather in Hawaii, it’s just somewhat more enthusiastic and frequent in Ohio.</p>
<p>When I went to HPA, Konawaena was a tough place to play a ball game. You had better places to surf though.</p>
<p>Pohaku</p>