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Mauna Kea Access Road is closed this morning following a rare summer snow storm.
Mauna Kea Access Road is closed this morning following a rare summer snow storm.
The Mauna Kea Weather Center reported about 1.5 inches of frozen snow was on the summit shortly before 6 a.m.
A mixture of rain and snow was falling this morning, the weather center said.
The temperature at 9 a.m. was about 34 degrees at the summit.