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    Hawaii switching to digital TV early for the birds  Nov 11, 2008
    As for the Hawaiian petrel, removal of the nearby transmission towers that sometimes interfere with their flight could help their populations grow, said Cathleen Bailey, a biologist at Haleakala National Park. "It'll be much better for the birds," she said. (MSNBC -- Politics)

    Hawaii park visits down 16.5% in September  Oct 22, 2008
    Haleakala National Park on Maui saw 13,643 fewer visitors in September, with only 91,232 visitors compared with 104,875 during the same period last year. Meanwhile, visitor counts at Puukohola Heaiau (Big Island) were up 28. (Pacific Business News, HI)

    Hawaii park visitor counts remain down  Sep 25, 2008
    Overall, the biggest decline was seen at Haleakala National Park (Maui). There were 32,669 fewer visitors to the park in August, 119,564 visitors compared to 148,140 during the same period last year. (Pacific Business News, HI)

    Hawaii park visitors down 15%  Sep 3, 2008
    Visitor counts at Puukohola Heaiau (Big Island) were down 16 percent to 6,651 visitors in July; Puuhonua o Honaunau (Big Island), down 26 percent to 30,888; and down nearly 19 percent to 105,028 visitors at Haleakala National Park (Maui). Visitor counts for July were flat at Kaloko Honokohau and Kalaupapa (Molokai), at 14,357 and 5,209 visitors, respectively. (Pacific Business News, HI)

    Maui park on lookout for aggressive wasps  Aug 17, 2008
    COURTESY OF HALEAKALA NATIONAL PARK Western yellowjacket wasps have apparently proliferated more than normal this summer at Haleakala National Park ... A wasp with a serious appetite is infesting areas of Haleakala National Park, prompting park officials to warn visitors to be on alert for the stinging insects ... Haleakala National Park officials are warning visitors to watch out for an increasing number of alien wasps that are aggressive and can sting more than once in an attack. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

    Affordable 5-night air/hotel packages to Maui  Jun 17, 2008
    Anders Ryman / CorbisThe sun rises from the summit of the dormant Haleakala Volcano in Haleakala National Park, Maui, Hawaii. In the Lahaina Shores Beach Resort package, you'll get round trip airfare andfive nights' accommodations, from $679 per person. (MSNBC -- Travel)

    Whatever Happened  Jun 15, 2008
    Answer: The bicycle tours are continuing, but they are starting below Haleakala National Park. Downhill bicycle tours in the park were suspended Oct. 10, following a commercial bike tour fatality in September. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

    Maui offers land tips to Chinese  May 31, 2008
    A Chinese delegation visited an East Maui watershed and Haleakala National Park on the last part of its monthlong tour to learn about conservation efforts in the United States ... The group later visited Haleakala National Park, where they learned about efforts to control alien species and restore native areas. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

    Postman is Volcanoes favorite  Apr 15, 2008
    The post office address is Hawaii National Park, without the word "Volcanoes" in it, a remnant of the days when the Volcanoes Park and Haleakala National Park on Maui were a single park. The ZIP code, 96718, had an estimated 2005 population of 32. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

    Haleakala bike tours still on hold  Mar 20, 2008
    A moratorium on commercial downhill bicycle tours will continue at Haleakala National Park following a panel's finding that the activity poses "unacceptably high risk," said park Superintendent Marilyn Parris. Parris said yesterday the park will be evaluating a way to conduct interpretive bicycle tours other than downhill tours. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

    Safety fear could push bike tours off summit  Feb 8, 2008
    A preliminary assessment does not seem to bode well for bicycle tours at Haleakala National Park ... A federal safety analysis team has found that bicycle riding tours down Haleakala pose among the highest risks of recreational injury and accidents in national parks -- more than river rafting, mule riding down the Grand Canyon or climbing at Mount Rainier in Washington, said Haleakala National Park Superintendent Marilyn Parris. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

    Wild weather expected to persist  Feb 1, 2008
    Haleakala National Park spokesman Dominic Cardea said a decision would be made this morning about possibly opening the road today. After several days of not sailing, the Hawaii Superferry continues to remain in port today, but the company announced it plans to return to service tomorrow. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

    Haleakala park gains 4,100 acres in deal  Jan 17, 2008
    Haleakala National Park is expanding in size by more than 13 percent under a $3 ... One of the largest undeveloped private parcels of land on Maui has become a part of Haleakala National Park. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

    Acquisition expands Haleakala Park by 4,100 acres  Jan 16, 2008
    The acquisition of undeveloped Nu'u Ranch land will expand Haleakala National Park by 4,100 acres from the rim of the crater at the 6,000 feet elevation to the south coast of Kaupo, Maui ... Rich in cultural traditions, the lands now comprising Haleakala National Park have played an important role in the lives of the Native Hawaiians for more than 1,200 years. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    Repairs to damaged Maui trail completed  Dec 14, 2007
    Haleakala National Park plans to reopen its Sliding Sands Trail today after several days of repair work from flooding last week. Power has also been restored to facilities at the park summit. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

    Maui crops are lost down storm drain  Dec 12, 2007
    Haleakala National Park roads have been cleared for visitors, but the facilities at the summit remain without power, and back-country trails have been closed due to severe storm damage, park officials said. Other park facilities are opened, including the headquarters' restrooms and visitor center and Hosmer Grove campground and trail. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

    Maui officials seek disaster declaration  Dec 9, 2007
    Haleakala National Park spokesman Dominic Cardea said last night that park facilities were without power but that the road would be reopened to visitors today. Heavy rain and a blustery wind continued all day yesterday on the Garden Isle, but no major damage had been reported, county officials said yesterday. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

    Cleanup begins across Maui  Dec 9, 2007
    Several schools and the Haleakala National Park were closed ... Power outages as well as intermittent telephone service kept the crater section of Haleakala National Park closed to visitors. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    Safety concerns keep Haleakala park's summit closed  Dec 8, 2007
    HALEAKALA NATIONAL PARK, Maui The summit area of Haleakala National Park will remain closed indefinitely due to unsafe conditions. Park rangers patrolled the road and found that rocks and debris continue to collect on the road, said ranger Dominic Cardea. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    Haleakala road reopened  Dec 8, 2007
    The road at Haleakala National Park was reopened today, the park announced at 8 p.m. Road crews cleared rocks and debris from the road to the summit. But the park remained without power and facilities were closed. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    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)


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