Hawaii (the "Big Island") is the largest of the Hawaiian Islands. Though not as well known as Oahu, it is home to two 4,000-meter volcanic peaks. With a climate that typically features 300 clear days a year and peaks that rise far above interfering clouds and water vapor, the big island is an ideal place for making astronomical observations.
俗稱「大島」(Big Island) 的夏威夷島，是夏威夷群島面積最大的島嶼，此處雖不若歐胡島廣為人知，但因擁有兩座海拔超過 4,000 公尺的火山，山頂高度夠高，可避開雲層和水氣干擾，加上一年超過 300 天的晴朗天氣，成為天文學家觀測星空的最佳據點。