Kentucky family settles lawsuit over waterfall deaths on Maui Sep 19, 2009
A Kentucky doctor and her son have reached a $5 million settlement with the federal government over the deaths of her husband and 8-year-old daughter who were washed over a 184-foot waterfall in Maui's Haleakala National Park during a family vacation in 2003 ... On the afternoon of April 10, 2003, they were on the Pipiwai Trail in Haleakala National Park ... A November 2005 photo shows the 184-foot Makahiku Falls in Maui's Haleakala National Park. (Honolulu Advertiser)
$5 million settlement in Haleakala deaths Sep 19, 2009
Brown s husband, high school teacher Kevin Brown, and their daughter Elizabeth were washed over Makahiku Falls in Haleakala National Park on Maui ... On the afternoon of April 10, 2003, they were on the Pipiwai Trail in Haleakala National Park. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Maui, air/3 nights, from $585 Sep 15, 2009
More: Optional activities include a visit to the Maui Ocean Center ($25 per person), a walk to waterfalls ($78 per person), a day tour of Haleakala National Park ($94 per person), or a waterfalls and rain forest hike in Hana ($156 per person). Add nights at the Kaanapali Ocean Inn for an extra $85 per room per night. (MSNBC -- Travel)
New Life Histories Emerge For Invasive Wasps, Magnify Ecological Harm Aug 15, 2009
In the fall of 2006 and 2007 Wilson traveled to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the island of Hawaii and Haleakala National Park on Maui to study the wasps. Adult wasps mostly consume nectar, but collect protein-rich food for their developing larvae and carry it back to the nest. (Science Daily)
Westerly winds knock hurricane Felicia out Aug 13, 2009
Haleakala National Park on Maui planned to reopen the visitor center at the summit, back-country hiking trails and its cabins in the crater today, after shutting them down late Monday ... Haleakala National Park on Maui planned to reopen the visitor center at the summit, back-country hiking trails and its cabins in the crater today, after shutting them down late Monday. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
$3M show gives Polynesian Cultural Center breath of life' Aug 1, 2009
Indeed, three of Hawaii s top five attractions are natural excursions: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Haleakala National Park and. The Polynesian Cultural Center s closest man-made competitors, meanwhile, have recently upgraded their product or are in the process of doing so. (Pacific Business News, HI)
Growing wasp population pushes out local species Jul 27, 2009
In the fall of 2006 and 2007, Wilson traveled to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and Haleakala National Park to study the wasps, also known as western yellowjackets, or Vespula pensylvanica ... In the fall of 2006 and 2007, Wilson traveled to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and Haleakala National Park to study the wasps, also known as western yellowjackets, or Vespula pensylvanica. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Endangered species DNA stored at museum Jul 9, 2009
The National Park Service sites with the most federally listed threatened and endangered species are Golden Gate National Recreation Area, the Point Reyes National Seashore and the Redwood National and State Parks, all in California; Hawaii's Volcanoes National Park, the Haleakala National Park and Kalaupapa National Historical Park; the Canaveral National Seashore, the Everglades National Park and Biscayne National Park, all in Florida; and the Natchez Trace Parkway in Mississippi. Copyright... (MSNBC -- Technology)
N.Y. Museum to Bank Endangered Species DNA Jul 9, 2009
Haleakala National Park. Kalaupapa National Historical Park Florida. (CBS News -- Sci/Tech)
NewEndangered species' DNA to be stored at NYC museum Jul 8, 2009
The National Park Service sites with the most federally listed threatened and endangered species are Golden Gate National Recreation Area, the Point Reyes National Seashore and the Redwood National and State Parks, all in California; Hawaii's Volcanoes National Park, the Haleakala National Park and Kalaupapa National Historical Park; the Canaveral National Seashore, the Everglades National Park and Biscayne National Park, all in Florida; and the Natchez Trace Parkway in Mississippi. On the Net. (Florida Times-Union)
Man dies after fall from Haleakala trail May 28, 2009
Edward Wilson, 65, of Kula was on a steep incline on Halemauu Trail when he and his horse apparently went off the trail, according to Haleakala National Park spokesman Naaman Horn ... Edward Wilson, 65, of Kula was on a steep incline on Halemauu Trail when he and his horse apparently went off the trail, according to Haleakala National Park spokesman Naaman Horn. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Maui man dies in Haleakala equestrian accident May 27, 2009
A man who died in a horse-riding accident at the Haleakala National Park Monday has been identified as Edward Wilson of Maui. Wilson died after he apparently fell while riding a horse on the Halemau'u Trail, a steep trail in the Haleakala crater. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Hawaii parks saw 6.6% drop in visitors Mar 19, 2009
Haleakala National Park on Maui saw a 5 percent increase in visitors in February, up from 83,102 visitors in 2008 to 87,279 this year, and visitor counts at Puukohola Heiau (Big Island) were up 123 percent from 4,439 a year ago to 9,900 visitors in February. Reader Comments. (Pacific Business News, HI)
