The Hawaiian islands in particular are so large that they affect wind and cloud patterns for hundreds, sometimes thousands of miles away. You can see this happe

The Hawaiian islands in particular are so large that they affect wind and cloud patterns for hundreds, sometimes thousands of miles away. You can see this happening in this satellite photo: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6b/Hawaje-NoRedLine.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6b/Hawaje-N... Look at how the clouds and currents change from the top right down to the bottom left.