Hana in Maui County, Hawaii — Hawaiian Island Archipelago (Pacific Ocean)
Haleakala National Park
Kipahulu: Costal District
Photographed by Don Morfe, November 7, 2008
1. Haleakala National Park Marker
The landscape of Haleakala National Park rises from a lush valley beneath a waterfall at sea level to a red desert of cinder cones here at the volcanic summit of Haleakala. An astounding array of climates and life zones lies in between. Yet the parks many contrasting worlds are vitally linked. Rain that falls on the volcanos slopes and carves its valleys nourishes a multitude of life forms.
In Hawaii coastal areas like Kipahulu are called kahakai. Islanders migrating from Polynesia settled along coastlines and evolved a unique, complex, and rich culture. The summit area of Haleakala is referred to as kua mauna, the uninhabited regions above the clouds. Haleakala National Park preserves and helps perpetuate the cultural richness of both kua mauna, kahakai, and the diverse features in between. It is all here for you to explore.
Trails enter the cinder desert and wind through shrub land unlike anyplace else on Earth.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Natural Features
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Location. 20° 38.82′ N, 156° 5.214′ W. Marker is in Hana, Hawaii, in Maui County. It is on Hana Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hana HI 96713, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in North America, Polynesia, the Pacific Ocean, North Pacific, the Pacific Rim, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Palapala Hoomau Congregational Church (approx. 2.1 miles away); Ma Ka Hana Ka 'Ike / Insight Through Experience (approx. 2.9 miles away); 'Ike Aku, 'Ike Mai, Kokua Aku, Kokua Mai, Pela Ka Nohona 'Ohana (approx. 2.9 miles away); The 1967 Kipahulu Expedition (approx. 2.9 miles away); Hale Halawai - A House for Meeting, Eating, and Exchanging (approx. 2.9 miles away); He Huliau ma Kipahulu or Change in Kipahulu (approx. 3 miles away); The Mahele - One Family's Story (approx. 3 miles away); The Mahele (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hana.
Also see . . . Kīpahulu District. NPS Haleakalā National Park Hawai'i website entry (Submitted on July 29, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Don Morfe, November 7, 2008
2. View from the Visitor Center
Photographed by Don Morfe, November 7, 2008
3. Park Visitor Center
Photographed by Don Morfe, November 7, 2008
4. On the grounds of the Visitor Center
Photographed by Don Morfe, November 7, 2008
5. On the grounds of the Visitor Center
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 4, 2000
6. Haleakala views
Photographed by Doug Bowser, circa 2003
7. Haleakala National Park Coastline
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 4, 2000
8. Above the clouds
Roadway and car at lower left.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 4, 2000
9. Trails enter the cinder desert
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Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 4, 2000
10. Haleakala National Park trail
red desert of cinder cones
Credits. This page was last revised on April 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 18, 2012, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,188 times since then and 17 times this year. Last updated on December 28, 2012. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 18, 2012, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 6. submitted on December 30, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 7. submitted on December 31, 2013. 8, 9, 10. submitted on December 30, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
