Parts of the Big Island are always very dry. In fact, one area is even referred to as a desert. The lava fields along the highway are also extremely hot and dry, as are some of the towns. But there are also areas on the Big Island that get a ton of rain, such as Hilo.
I, bet he had quite a following, what an influencer…
West of Hilo is where it was dry last week, and that is very sparsely populated- no exits for 50+ miles on Highway 200. The more populated areas on the west side of the Big island, like Kona, were not so bad. But the hot dry 40 mph winds can dry things out fast. South and East (Hilo down to Volcano National Park on Highway 11) were lush and green. Frogs croaked all night long. Beautiful place. I loved the quiet serenity relative to bustling Oahu.
I was just on the big island a month ago. A tour guide there said something along the lines of "There are 12 different kinds of terrain on this planet, ranging from lush jungles, to high plains, to rolling foothills, to snow covered mountains to dry rock deserts. The Big Island has 9 of them."
You are here with fantastic weather. Take a brief road trip to Bruce’s Bar for some oysters. You’ll love ‘em.
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As we work on our "Grid", why we are not moving power lines underground, I may never understand. It's not like we are digging ditches anymore, for the most part.
Underground power lines are 10x (or more) the cost of overhead and carry less current.
The eastern side of the Big Island, specifically along the Hāmākua Coast, has tropical rainforests.
Low voltage distribution lines are easier to bury than high voltage transmission lines.
I believe that, but the attempt was to name terrains the Hawaiian Islands doesn’t have (SweakyClean’s comment) and “lush jungle” being already listed with the “haves” would be the same as tropical rainforest. Do you not agree?
Don’t feel remorseful, other people did, too. That said, I read a few other things on the web and one article said 16 terrain types, another claimed 18. Plus, it’s easy to confuse terrain types with types of habitats. I was going to say “deciduous forest” they lack, but that is habitat, I suppose.
There's tropical rainforest on the big island. I would guess no tundra, no true grassland swamps, and (while Mauna Loa has snowcaps) I'm not sure that it has any glaciers.
There are no glaciers within the Hawaiian Island chain. Tectonic plate movement, Milankovitch cycles, asteroid impacts and other forces will someday change that tropical paradise.
Not to veer too far off topic, but I've never understood why burying power lines isn't more of a thing. I full admit that I know very little about why they would/wouldn't do that...it just seems to me that it might be safer and better aesthetically. My guess is that it's easier to repair replace power lines above ground and digging them up periodically might be cost prohibitive for some municipalities, but like I said, I really don't know.
