Temperatures bounced back to almost 60 degrees by 8 a.m., though.
Two of the largest mountain peaks on the Big Island, Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa, were dusted with snow just in time for Christmas morning.
The snow arrived following a blizzard warning issued on Christmas Eve.
Snow on the mountains isn’t exactly uncommon, but for it to reach blizzard level is very unusual, the Associated Press reported.
The snow didn’t last too long though.
Photo taken on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014 photo shows a dusting of snow on the Big Island of Hawaii.
AP Photo/Hawaii Tribune-Herald, Hollyn Johnson