Copyright 1959 by the
HAWAII NATURAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
PUBLISHED IN COOPERATION
WITH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Covers: Silversword in bloom
HAWAII NATIONAL PARK
A Guide for the
Haleakala Section
Island of Maui, Hawaii
by
George C. Ruhle
illustrated by Donald M. Black
PUBLICATION OF THE
HAWAII NATURAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION
JUNE, 1959
On the Sliding Sands Trail
Preface
Most of us yearn to travel, and the preliminary to travel is tochoose a place that others, people or books, say is interesting, thenfind out more about it.
This guide is to help you find out more about Haleakala. It isneither a reference book nor a treatise. It sums up what many havestudied and observed. It skims over the myths that the mountainitself created in the imagination of old Hawaiians. It reflects alsothe labor and thought of the compiler. Its aim is to satisfy yourinterest while you are here on the brim, or at some other point. Forsome of you it may be the start of a deeper curiosity, to be satisfiedby further reading elsewhere.
Think of this booklet as a chatty companion along the way, and aready reminder after you have left, of your pleasant experience atHaleakala.
The system of 29 National Parks contains areas of superlative scenic and scientificgrandeur essentially in the primitive state. The National Park Service of theDepartment of the Interior administers these, as well as 152 other areas of outstandingnational significance. The law of the land enjoins us to use them in suchmanner that they may be passed unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.
The story of HAWAII NATIONAL PARK is the story of active volcanism singularlymarked by eruptions of very fluent lava. The park is in two sections; that on theisland of Maui, discussed in this guide, includes the great eroded crater of HaleakalaVolcano; that on the island of Hawaii embraces the summits of Mauna Loa andKilauea Volcanoes.
HALEAKALA
The silversword is the pride and distinction of Haleakala.
Haleakala is a great volcano, 33 miles long and 10,025 feet high. During a long periodof inactivity, stream erosion BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!
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