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Haleakalā National Park is a national park of the United States located on the island of Maui, Hawaii.Named after Haleakalā, a dormant volcano within its boundaries, the park covers an area of 33,265 acres (52.0 sq mi; 134.6 km 2), [1] of which 24,719 acres (38.6 sq mi; 100.0 km 2) is a wilderness area. [3]
Surrounding and including the crater is Haleakalā National Park, a 30,183-acre (122.15 km 2) park, of which 24,719 acres (100.03 km 2) are wilderness. [19] The park includes the summit depression, Kipahulu Valley on the southeast, and ʻOheʻo Gulch (and pools), extending to the shoreline in the Kipahulu area. From the summit, there are two ...
Sager's works include the Moro Rock Stairway, several structures at Giant Forest Village-Camp Kaweah Historic District (1926-1927) in Sequoia National Park, and the House of the Sun Visitor Center at that Crater Historic District in Haleakala National Park. In the early 1930s, he was also the assistant park architect at Crater Lake National Park.
Haleakalā National Park was established as a separate unit of the National Park System in 1960 (it was previously joined with Hawaiʻi National Park on Hawaiʻi Island). ). At the time, the park only consisted of the crater area of Haleaka
The park was originally established on August 1, 1916, as Hawaii National Park, which was then split into this park and Haleakalā National Park. In recognition of its outstanding natural values, Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park was designated as an International Biosphere Reserve in 1980 and a World Heritage Site in 1987. [3]
In 1971 he updated the National Park Service policy. [5] From May 26, 1974 till December 19, 1987 he was Haleakala National Park superintendent. He established goat control program at the Haleaka National Park and reduce its number from 4000 to 400. [6] He established strong programs in biological preservation.
In 1916 Prince Jonah Kuhio, Hawaii's territorial delegate in the U.S. Congress, achieved passage of an act establishing Hawaii National Park, which included the summit of Haleakala. The first permanent ranger was assigned in 1935. The next year improvements were made to the road to the summit.
However, as late as 1972, Haleakala Trail continued to be in use as a horse trail. [7] In 2014, the portion of the Haleakala Trail that traverses land owned by Haleakala Ranch Company was the subject of a jury trial before the Second Circuit Court of the State of Hawaii. After a six-week trial, the jury determined that the State of Hawaii, not ...