America’s National Parks
Puzzle 71 · Northwest and the Pacific · Page 99 in print
Haleakala
Hawaiians held the peak of Haleakala to be part of wao akua, the realm of the gods, where seers studied the stars while people lived below in wao kanaka.
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Waimoku Falls drops through Haleakalā's wetter landscape.
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Crater country from the Keoneheʻeheʻe Trail.
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Bamboo Forest
Bamboo Forest, the grove beside Pīpīwai Trail in the Kīpahulu District.
Haleakala
Haleakalā, the summit region of East Maui Volcano protected by the park.
Hina
Hina, Māui’s mother and the moon goddess in the Hawaiian sun-snaring story.
Hosmer Grove
Hosmer Grove, the park grove of trees planted experimentally in the early 1900s.
House of the Sun
House of the Sun, the English meaning of Haleakalā’s name.
Kaupo Gap
Kaupō Gap, a break in the crater ridgeline where lava once flowed out.
Kipahulu
Kīpahulu, the park’s coastal district with waterfalls and living Hawaiian culture.
Maui
Māui, the cultural hero who snared the sun at Haleakalā in Hawaiian tradition.
Nene
Nēnē, the Hawaiian goose found in the park.
Paliku
Palikū, the wilderness campsite below a rain forest cliff in the park’s eastern crater valley.
Pipiwai Trail
Pīpīwai Trail, the trail through the Kīpahulu bamboo forest toward Waimoku Falls.
Silversword
Silversword, the silver-leaved plant endemic to Haleakalā’s high alpine desert.
Sliding Sands
Sliding Sands, the Keoneheʻeheʻe trail descending into Haleakalā’s crater.
Sunrise
Sunrise, the dawn spectacle viewed from Haleakalā’s summit.
Waimoku Falls
Waimoku Falls, the waterfall reached at the end of Pīpīwai Trail.
Sources
- Moderate Hike up to the Bamboo ForestNational Park Service
- Introduction at Headquarters Visitor CenterNational Park Service
- NĀ MO‘OLELO (STORIES) O HALEAKALĀ - Haleakalā National ParkNational Park Service
- Summit District Plant Guide - Haleakalā National ParkNational Park Service
- Keoneheʻeheʻe OverlookNational Park Service
- Kīpahulu District - Haleakalā National ParkNational Park Service
- Hiking - Haleakalā National ParkNational Park Service
- Wilderness Camping - Haleakalā National ParkNational Park Service
- Moderate Hike into Haleakalā's CraterNational Park Service
- Haleakalā Sunrise Reservations FAQ - Haleakalā National ParkNational Park Service