Last night (11/16) it was clear on the usually rainy side of the Big Island of Hawaii. I was up from about midnight to 1AM watching the sky just after moonset, and saw 3 count'em 3 meteors, none particularly impressive. "They" say it may be better tonight. Some people drove up to the visitor center partway up Mauna Kea (the big telescopes are at the summit, which is another story entirely...) and were no doubt disappointed. As I recall, last year was supposed to be an extra big Leonid shower and it was also a fizzle. Maybe the (solar) system got bit by the Y2K bug a little early? Anyway, I'll try again tonight, as long as the tradewinds don't push the clouds in. I still like the Perseids; they're a little more reliable.