Narrative:

I fly into both koa and lih; hi. Both airports have ASOS WX reporting when the tower is closed. In kona; you get an updated WX report every min on the ASOS frequency of 127.4. In lih; after the tower closes; the only thing you hear on the ASOS frequency 127.2 is that the tower is closed and NOTAMS. There is no WX information. ASOS is to become the primary surface WX observation system of the NWS in the united states. These observations are accomplished continuously with manual observations as necessary. In the air or on the ground; you can ask ZHN or hnl FSS for the WX. They will give it to you but it may be up to 1 hour old. On the ground; you can call and get a recording of the WX which is updated every min. I have written this up in the past and I was told that the lih system is working as it was designed to. Why can't pilots who need the WX get it? I know that other airlines have been flying into lih ever since the system was installed. Maybe they have access to updated WX another way.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 PLT IS CONCERNED WITH THE ASOS OP AT LIH.

Narrative: I FLY INTO BOTH KOA AND LIH; HI. BOTH ARPTS HAVE ASOS WX RPTING WHEN THE TWR IS CLOSED. IN KONA; YOU GET AN UPDATED WX RPT EVERY MIN ON THE ASOS FREQ OF 127.4. IN LIH; AFTER THE TWR CLOSES; THE ONLY THING YOU HEAR ON THE ASOS FREQ 127.2 IS THAT THE TWR IS CLOSED AND NOTAMS. THERE IS NO WX INFO. ASOS IS TO BECOME THE PRIMARY SURFACE WX OBSERVATION SYS OF THE NWS IN THE UNITED STATES. THESE OBSERVATIONS ARE ACCOMPLISHED CONTINUOUSLY WITH MANUAL OBSERVATIONS AS NECESSARY. IN THE AIR OR ON THE GND; YOU CAN ASK ZHN OR HNL FSS FOR THE WX. THEY WILL GIVE IT TO YOU BUT IT MAY BE UP TO 1 HR OLD. ON THE GND; YOU CAN CALL AND GET A RECORDING OF THE WX WHICH IS UPDATED EVERY MIN. I HAVE WRITTEN THIS UP IN THE PAST AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE LIH SYS IS WORKING AS IT WAS DESIGNED TO. WHY CAN'T PLTS WHO NEED THE WX GET IT? I KNOW THAT OTHER AIRLINES HAVE BEEN FLYING INTO LIH EVER SINCE THE SYS WAS INSTALLED. MAYBE THEY HAVE ACCESS TO UPDATED WX ANOTHER WAY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.