A Winter Weather Advisory?

I was watching the news the other night around 10:00 and the top story was a Winter Weather Advisory issued for the big island and Maui. I was with a friend from Canada and we both laughed thinking it was probably a joke but, of course, we were mistaken. That night it snowed on the big island more than 2 feet and snowed on Maui for the first time in 4 years. The temperature here in Honolulu went down to 68 degrees that night and then was back up to 80 degrees by the next afternoon. After doing a little digging, I found out that Maui has a peak (Haleakala) that is over 10,000 feet above sea level and the big island has the highest mountain peak in the world (Mauna Kea) measured base to peak (over 30,000 feet) and one of the highest in the world from sea level to peak at almost 14,000 feet above sea level. I never would have guessed and would like to see them in person soon. Mauna Kea has a visitor center at 9,000 feet and offers snowboarding after big snows.