Read more... Dec 7, 2007
Major power failures struck Haleakala National Park and Maui's Upcountry and South Shore regions. The park was closed about an hour after it opened and suffered a power failure that crippled communications. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Haleakala summit closed through sunrise tomorrow Dec 7, 2007
The Haleakala National Park summit area on Maui will be closed tonight through sunrise tomorrow due to dangerous road conditions and a power outage. Park maintenance staff completed clearing the road of rock and debris this afternoon but power is still out, officials said. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Haleakala ban on bike tours extended until February Nov 23, 2007
HALEAKALA NATIONAL PARK A ban on commercial bicycle tours through Haleakala National Park will be extended until at least February, Park Superintendent Marilyn Parris said this week. With "the sheer volume" of information that the parks service has gathered, including input from bike tour companies, added to the upcoming holidays, she told The Maui News that the analysis team will need more time to complete a review of the data. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Maui judge lifts Hawaii Superferry traffic rule Nov 20, 2007
The court case over the ferry's potential traffic impacts was initiated by the Maui Tomorrow Foundation, the Kahului Harbor Coalition and Friends of Haleakala National Park, who disputed an environmental assessment of a group of projects contained in the DOT's Kahului Harbor Master Plan 2025. One of the projects already completed is a bridge over a drainage canal that will be used by vehicles going to and from the ferry. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Hawaiian practices advisory group named Nov 12, 2007
Timothy Bailey, a biological science technician with Haleakala National Park. Sharon Pomroy, with Lehua Mamo Flower Farm on Kauai. (Pacific Business News, HI)
Lingle names eight to Aha Kiole committee Nov 11, 2007
Kauai Garden Island News. Lingle names eight to Aha Kiole committee. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Hawaii Deaths Halt Bike Tours Oct 14, 2007
The National Park Service has suspended commercial bicycle tours in Haleakala National Park following the third death in a year. The long downhill bike trips are one of the most popular excursions for visitors to Maui. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Alcohol a factor in hiker's death Oct 13, 2007
The 27-year-old man whose body was retrieved yesterday from a mountain pool at Haleakala National Park had been drinking prior to either slipping or deciding to jump into the water, park spokesman Dominic Cardea said ... The mountain waters at Haleakala National Park have claimed several lives in the past several years. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Superferry nears judge's decision Oct 10, 2007
Hall said former Haleakala National Park Superintendent Don Reeser testified the Superferry could cause irreparable harm by introducing alien species. Hall said in the couple of days the Superferry was in operation on Maui, "true irreparable harm" was done when 1,000 imu or cooking stones were loaded on three pickup trucks en route to Oahu. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
National Park Service suspends popular Hawaii bike tour Oct 10, 2007
HONOLULU (AP) The National Park Service has suspended commercial bicycle tours within Haleakala National Park after the third fatal bike accident there in a year. The bike trips are one of the most popular tourist activities on Maui. (USA Today -- Travel)
Help needed to protect 2 seabird species in Hawaii Oct 10, 2007
HALEAKALA NATIONAL PARK Biologists are seeking the public's help in protecting two types of seabirds that leave their nests at night during October and November, The Maui News reported ... Wildlife biologists with Haleakala National Park and the state Department of Land and Natural Resources are asking people to assist by reporting any seabirds that become grounded ... The birds are found only in Hawaii and nest on the slopes of Haleakala, with about 90 percent of the known 'ua'u nesting in... (Honolulu Advertiser)
Newswatch, Police/Fire Oct 9, 2007
Haleakala National Park officials are assuming Edward Charles Pedrick Jr., originally from Sicklerville, N.J., has died ... His friends continued along the trail, then heard a splash, said Haleakala National Park Operations Supervisor Kiefer Gier. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Search suspended for missing Maui hiker Oct 8, 2007
Authorities on Maui have suspended their search for a missing hiker who was believed to have jumped into a raging stream Saturday afternoon in Haleakala National Park, possibly being swept to sea. The hiker was presumed dead, and recovery personnel were not expected to start looking for a body until the flooded stream waters subside in a few days, a parks spokesman said. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Downhill bike tours halted in Haleakala National Park Oct 4, 2007
The National Park Service has suspended commercially guided downhill bicycle tours in Haleakala National Park following the third fatality involving the operations within a year. The "safety stand-down" was ordered yesterday, effective Oct. 10, National Park superintendent Marilyn H. Parris said in a press release. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Stranded seabirds could need aid Sep 30, 2007
Report the find by calling the state Division of Forestry and Wildlife on Maui at 984-8100 or Haleakala National Park's cell phone at 264-5317 during business hours ... Biologists from Haleakala National Park and the state Department of Land and Natural Resources are asking for the public's help in recovering grounded birds ... The endangered 'ua'u, which nest on the slopes of Haleakala National Park, are black and white, and measure about 16 inches from beak to tail. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Hawaiian officials identify cyclist killed Wednesday as Ohio woman Sep 29, 2007
WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) - A bicyclist from Amherst, Ohio, was killed in an accident at Haleakala National Park in Hawaii yesterday. Park officials say Roberta Blake apparently lost control of her rented bike while riding downhill, crossing the double yellow line into the path of the oncoming van. (WKRC.com, OH)
Haleakala biker dies after hitting tour vehicle Sep 28, 2007
An Ohio woman died yesterday morning in a bicycle tour crash at Haleakala National Park, marking the third death of a bicyclist on the downhill road in less than a year ... An Ohio woman became the third bicyclist to die at Haleakala National Park in less than a year yesterday when she crossed the center line during a steep curve and collided with a van, officials said. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Bicyclist killed at Haleakala National Park identified Sep 28, 2007
The death of a bicylist yesterday at Haleakala National Park the third fatality in 10 months has prompted park officials to call a mandatory meeting on a yet-to-be-determined date early next week with all seven bicycle tour permit holders to review safety procedures. The park is currently undergoing a review of all commercial providers doing business inside the park and is in the process of creating a commercial services plan to manage them. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Former fed foresaw ferry fallout Sep 15, 2007
A retired superintendent of Haleakala National Park testified he sent a letter more than two years ago to the federal Maritime Administration warning of potential environmental problems from the Hawaii Superferry ... In court, Reeser testified he had a meeting with Superferry officials, including President John Garibaldi, in 2005 and told him Haleakala National Park wanted an environmental assessment so it could have an opportunity to comment on the project. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Happy Trails On Maui Aug 31, 2007
Aloha Friday / New hikes mean more Maui adventures (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Driver sped to crash, park says Aug 19, 2007
COURTESY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Three French tourists died after the car in which they were riding veered off a road and into a gulch at Maui's Haleakala National Park ... French physician Bernard Ortolan, 60, was able to get himself out of his car but was unable to go for help Thursday after a crash that killed his wife and two other visitors at Haleakala National Park ... Ortolan, 60, of Sceaux, France, was the lone survivor of the one-car crash at the 7,600-foot elevation, about two miles up... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
3 die in Maui auto plunge Aug 18, 2007
Three people died when their car went off Crater Road and down a roughly 15-foot-deep gulch at Haleakala National Park yesterday afternoon, a park spokeswoman said. Four visitors from France were in the red four-door sedan. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
French tourists killed in Maui crash identified Aug 18, 2007
Three visitors killed when their car veered off the road in Haleakala National Park on Maui Thursday have been identified ... Ortolan, the driver, was taken to Maui Memorial Medical Center in serious but stable condition, said Sharon Ringsven, a ranger at Haleakala National Park. (Honolulu Advertiser)
3 Tourists Killed in Hawaii Park Plunge Aug 17, 2007
WAILUKU, Hawaii Three French tourists were killed when their car plunged about 20 feet off the side of a road in Haleakala National Park on Maui, authorities said. One person survived the crash the driver, a man in his 60s, who was in serious but stable condition at Maui Memorial Medical Center, park Ranger Sharon Ringsven said Thursday. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Three French visitors dead in Maui car crash Aug 17, 2007
HALEAKALA NATIONAL PARK, Maui Three visitors from France were killed when their car went off a section of Crater Road without guardrails today and rolled about 20 feet down into a gulch. A fourth French tourist, the driver, was taken to Maui Memorial Medical Center in serious but stable condition, said Sharon Ringsven, a ranger at Haleakala National Park. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Bridge closure worries East Maui residents Jul 27, 2007
A landslide at a temporary bridge in East Maui closed traffic leading into Haleakala National Park for several hours yesterday and renewed Kipahulu residents' fears that they would be cut off again. The park, frequented by hundreds of thousands of visitors annually, was shut down shortly after officials were notified about the landslide at 11 a.m.. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
$2M awarded in Maui death suit Jul 13, 2007
Today, Oakley likely would be alive had Haleakala National Park adopted recommended safety measures after an earlier drowning, said attorney Wayne Kekina ... A vast majority of the nearly 30,000-acre Haleakala National Park is wilderness, and officials try to use the minimum amount of management necessary to keep it in that state. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Maui on a $1,500 budget Jul 4, 2007
You can check out Haleakala National Park (http://www. nps. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Crews still searching for body at Haleakala Jun 30, 2007
HALEAKALA NATIONAL PARK, Maui Maui Fire Department and National Park Service crews today are expected to recover the body of a man who apparently plummeted 500 feet to his death at Haleakala National Park's Leleiwi overlook. The man has yet to be identified but is believed to be a middle-aged visitor from the Mainland, said park spokesman Dominic Cardea. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Eagles soar: Three DeKalb teens journey to Scouting's top rank Jun 28, 2007
On Maui, they bicycled down a 10,000-foot volcano at Haleakala National Park, enjoyed exploring jungle trails and hidden waterfalls along the Hana Highway and camped at Camp Mahulia. On another trip, Schaaf enjoyed touring museums in St. Louis, caving at Onondaga Cave and canoe trips on the Huzzah, Meremec, Gatineau and Missouri rivers. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Accidents prompt review of Haleakala bicycle tours Jun 7, 2007
Haleakala National Park spokesman Dominic Cardea said its safety program in Washington, D.C., is looking at the risks of downhill bicycle riding and how to reduce injury. Haleakala National Park is currently developing a commercial service plan evaluating various activities in the park, including a look at what commercial services are appropriate and necessary and whether they compromise public health and safety, Park Superintendent Marilyn Parris said. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Park fights Haleakala telescope plan Jun 3, 2007
In a letter to the board, which will decide on funding for the $230 million Advanced Technology Solar Telescope, the NPS cited concerns about the project's effect on Haleakala National Park's visitors, road, resources, operations and native species ... Marilyn H. Parris, Haleakala National Park superintendent, said in a telephone interview, "Since the National Science Foundation isn't listening to the National Park Service or our concerns, we felt our only option was to go to the National... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Teen injured in Haleakala bike accident May 30, 2007
HALEAKALA NATIONAL PARK A 13-year-old boy suffered cuts and bruises to his knee and sides after wiping out during a downhill bicycle ride in Haleakala National Park today. It was the second serious bike accident within the last week at the Maui park, officials said. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Hawaiians offer input on improving U.S. parks Apr 3, 2007
Island parks range from the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor, which tells the story of World War II in the Pacific, to Haleakala National Park on Maui and Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island, which are among the state's biggest visitor destinations. Several Big Island natives and residents called for more planning involvement and job opportunities for locals. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Road to Hana a highway to heaven Feb 24, 2007
The whizzers won't arrive for a few hours, so it's a perfect time to drive the road in peace or head to destinations like Ohe'o Gulch in Haleakala National Park, which can get jammed by midday. Then it's time for the Hana version of a siesta before ending the day at Hamoa Beach when the crowds have gone and the hot sun has given way to shadows. (CNN -- Travel)
High-speed ferry to connect Hawaiian islands Feb 10, 2007
"We've been trying for years to control the spread of invasive species. These ferries raise the threat to a much greater degree," said Don Reeser, a retired superintendent of Maui's Haleakala National Park. Reeser is a Member of Friends of Haleakala, an environmental group that has tried to delay the start-up until stricter controls have been put in place. (USA Today -- Travel)
60-mph winds close Haleakala's summit building Jan 30, 2007
Despite the rough weather and a wind-chill temperature of 24 degrees, visitors keep streaming up to the dormant volcano, said Haleakala National Park spokesman Dominic Cardea. Meanwhile, Maui Electric Co. is reporting scattered outages around the island from fallen utility poles and downed tree branches hitting power lines. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Fire burns 250 acres in Maui reserve Jan 27, 2007
A fire at the 5,000-acre Polipoli Forest Reserve in Upcountry Maui has expanded to 250 acres and created enough smoke to force the closure of the Haleakala National Park visitor center. But firefighters are making progress, and the blaze is 60 percent contained, county spokeswoman Mahina Martin said. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
