Hawaii island is the hottest — and coldest

We’re reminded every winter that a few annual dustings with snow is part of the complete climate picture in the land of aloha. The recent wet weather turned white on Mauna Loa’s and Mauna Kea’s upper reaches.

But Hawaii island is the headquarters for just about every temperature extreme in the state, according to the National Climatic Data Center. Hottest temperature ever recorded in Hawaii? 100 degrees in Pahala, April 27, 1931. Coldest? Mauna Kea, 12 degrees, May 17, 1979. Hottest and coldest locations ranked by average annual temperatures were Keahole Point (77.7 degrees) and Mauna Loa Observatory, 44.7 degrees.

So if you’ve been grousing about our version of wintry weather on Oahu, it could be worse. Or better, if chilly is your preference.

Kakaako becomes place to flee the law

Honolulu police were vigilant early Thursday afternoon in chasing down two men in a pickup truck, who were suspected in vehicle break-ins at the Makapuu Beach Park parking lot, through Kailua and over the Pali Highway. The truck eventually jumped a curb and crashed into newspaper vending machines at Waterfront Plaza in Kakaako.

One of the men ran into the Waterfront Plaza parking garage and into a women’s restroom, where security guards waited outside until police arrived and struggled to arrest him.

Kakaako was a busy place for police, who had combed the area for 11 hours Wednesday to successfully track down escaped murder suspect Teddy Munet. Otherwise, there goes the neighborhood.