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The steep cliffs of the mountain's flanks generate intense orographic lift, causing the moisture-laden air to rise rapidly – over 4,000 feet (1,200 m) in less than 0.5 miles (0.80 km) – This combined with the 'barrier' of the trade-wind inversion, serves to very efficiently squeeze almost all of the moisture out of the incoming clouds ...
On Maui, the summit of Haleakalā occasionally experiences snowfall, but snow had never been observed below 7,500 feet (2,300 m) before February 2019, when snow was observed at 6,200 feet (1,900 m) and fell at higher elevations in amounts large enough to force Haleakalā National Park to close for several days. The record low temperature in ...
Maui, Hawaii, United States The Big Bog is a high-altitude bog on the island of Maui , the largest in the Hawaiian Islands . It is located on Haleakala 's east rift zone , at the border between Hāna Forest Reserve and Haleakalā National Park .
This image of the central Pacific, captured on Friday, Apr. 12, 2024, shows the storm with its bright-colored clouds spinning northwest of Hawaii (lower center). Intense rain was occurring in the ...
Judge Bennett Brantmeier said a "wet feet" law was invalid and unenforceable, according to online court documents, and asked the Department of Natural Resources to create proper guidance documents ...
B. m. ssp. kalealaha Ganders & Nagata (Lānaʻi and West Maui) While B. m. ssp. micrantha is considered secure, B. m. ssp. ctenophylla is uncommon and vulnerable and B. m. ssp. kalealaha is rare and federally listed as an endangered species. [2] [4] This is a shrub forming clumps of herbage up to several feet
Kahoʻolawe is relatively dry, with an average annual rainfall of less than 26 in (66 cm) [6] resulting from a combination of being too low to generate much orographic precipitation from the northeastern trade winds and lying in the rain shadow of eastern Maui's 10,023-foot-high (3,055 m) volcano, Haleakalā.
The Puʻu Kukui Preserve is the largest private nature preserve in the State of Hawaii, dedicated to protecting the watershed lands of the West Maui Mountains. Established in 1988, the 8,661-acre (35.05 km 2 ) preserve has been managed since 1994 by Maui Land & Pineapple Company in participation with The Nature Conservancy and the State Natural ...