HAWAII NATURE NOTES
THE PUBLICATION OF THE
NATURALIST DIVISION, HAWAII NATIONAL PARK
AND THE HAWAII NATURAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface

Haleakala

PART I

Your Vacation in the Haleakala Section

Access
What to do and see
Hosmer Grove Campground and Picnic Area
The Trail System
Park Cabins
Suggested Hiking Trips
An Outfit for Hiking in Haleakala Crater
Horseback Crater Trips

Numbered Points of Interest on the Map

PART II

Haleakala Hawaiiana

Maui Legends
The Legend of Kihapiilani
The Tradition of Kaoao
Archeological Study

The Historical Background

Important Dates

Geology

The Origin of the Scenic Features
The Geological Interpretation

Haleakala Plants

Plant Notes

The Ferns
The Native Grasses:
The Sedges—Fig. 1
Rush
Painiu
Mauu-laili
Orchids—Fig. 2
Alaalawainui
Sandalwood—Fig. 3
Sheep Sorrel
Hawaiian Buttercup
Hoawa
Hawaiian Hawthorn
Hawaiian Raspberry—Fig. 5
Mamane—Fig. 4
Nohoanu—Fig. 6, 7
Hawaiian Holly
Olomea
Aalii—Fig. 8
Begonia
Tarweed
Ohio Lehua—Fig. 9
Evening Primrose
Apeape
Olapa—Fig. 10
Ohelo—Fig. 11
Pukiawe—Fig. 12
Kolea—Fig. 13
Self heal
Puaainaka
Groundcherry
Plantain
Kukaenene—Fig. 15
Pilo—Fig. 14
Manono
Catchfly—Fig. 16
Oha
Naupaka
Maui Wormwood—Fig. 17
Kookoolau
Kupaoa—Fig. 18, 19
Pamakani
Hairy Cat's Ear
Wood Groundsel
Tetramalopium—Fig. 20
Silversword

Summary Lists

The Birds and Mammals

The Insect Life

Hawaiian Words and Place Names

Hui O Ahinahina

Additional Help

Mileages

Map

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Web Edition Note: The online edition of this Hawaii Nature Notes is for HISTORICAL PURPOSES ONLY. Much has changed since publication of this guide in 1959, not the least of which is Haleakala National Park became an independent NPS unit in 1961 (at the time of this publication it was a section of Hawaii National Park), several boundary changes, and numerous changes in facilities. You are invited to visit the official NPS Web site for Haleakala National Park for up-to-date travel planning information.

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