Hailstone photograph courtesy of the US National Weather Service Honolulu and Central Pacific Hurricane Center. By Vickie Frantz, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer
Mar 24, 2012; 9:13 AM ET
The National Weather Service has measured the largest hailstone to fall in Hawaii since 1950.The hailstone was collected by a Windward Oahu resident in the neighborhood of Aikahi.
The official measurements of the hailstone were 4.25 inches long, 2.25 inches tall and 2 inches wide.
It is reported to be the largest hailstone to fall in Hawaii since the hail record keeping began in 1950.
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