Haleakala National Park

Extinct Part of the World

Quynh Anh N Do
"For Connie, who showed me how
amazing the world of games is."
- Quynh Anh N Do
Welcome to Haleakala National Park!

If you are curious in how this park has

most endangered species in the world,
keep reading!

Did you know?

Haleakala means
House of the Sun" in
Hawaiian.
Location
The National Park is
in the center of a
volcano called the
Haleakala Crater and
in the south-center
of Maui, Hawaii.

This national park's size is

30,183 acres, or about 47
square miles! It also
attracts 1.2 million visitors
each year!
The Ha
leakal
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t if you o is 10
co ,023 ft
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p to 30 e, it
,000 ft
!

Did you know?

Haleakala volcano is
approximately 1
million years old!
 A Brief History
Haleakala has only been
made a national park in
1916, mainly for the reason
of tourism. The Native
Hawaiians owned this
Did you know? place a thousands years
Techniques that people use earlier! As you go, you can
to preserve the park find many cultural sites
actually come from inside the park.
knowledge passed down by
Native Hawaiians.
Endemic Mammals
This bat is called Ope‘ape‘a. Its
species arrived on the island 10,000
years ago! It has the size and weight
of a regular mouse, and its
wingspan is 10-13 inches long. It can
fly as high as Maui’s summit to
10-13 inches hunt insects, and its speed can
reach 60 miles an hour!
 This is the Monachus
schauinslandi, or Hawaiian
Monk Seal. If you’re very
lucky, you might run into
them, because there are
only an estimated 1,100
seals in the state. The main
islands, including Maui,
only contain 153 seals. The
species is unique to Hawaii
Did you know?
(endemic). They eat squid,
Most of the time the monk seals
octopus and fish.
would stay at the water level 200
feet and higher, but they could dive
as deep as 1500 feet!
Surprise! Those are
the only two endemic
mammals to Hawaii!

Because of the vast ocean

surrounding the land,
animals had to fly or swim to
get there. Over time, the
species evolved and changed
themselves to adapt to the
unique environment in
Hawaii. Now the species are
endemic and can live
nowhere else except Hawaii.
Let's talk about the
nene!
The nene is a super rare
goose in Hawaii! There
were only 30 nenes in the
1950s, but with the state
and federal laws
protection, their
population slowly began
to grow. There are
currently 400-500 nenes
on Maui Island!
 If only Audubon were here,
he would be crying tears of
joy!

John James Audubon was born in

1785-1851. Audubon was so into birds
that he even made an art book named
Birds of America that contains 435 of
his drawings about North American
birds.

Did you know?

Audubon's art book is life-sized, which
means every bird he drew in the book
fits the size of real ones!
Check out some of the birds in his book!
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Silversword
Their lifespan is from 5 to
93 years! The silversword
blooms only once, and it
could be any moment in
their lifetime. However, the
plant will wither away and
die once the flower dries
out. Don't worry, because
the plant holds thousands Did you know?
of seeds that will take root In 2016, people planted over
even after it dies! 300 silverswords in Haleakala
Summit Area to preserve this
rare species!
Ready to know more
about the geographical
features inside the
park?

The park is divided into the

Summit Area and the
Kipahulu Area.
The Summit Area

The rims of the Haleakala

Crater, which is is 10,023 feet
above sea levels, lie in the
Summit Area! It gives a
magnificent view of the 7.5
miles long and 2.5 miles wide
crater. The area's
temperatures vary from 10-
18°C (50°-65°F) to below Did you know?
freezing! The Haleakala volcano's
last eruption took place
around the 1790s!
The Sunrise
The Summit Area is especially
famous for the sunrise. You
can watch the sunrise at the
Haleakala Visitor Center at
9,740 feet. It’s cold up there, so
make sure to put on warm
clothes! You can pick the time
between 3:00 AM and 7:00 AM Check out this page to know the
to watch the sunrise. time the sun will be rising on
different days:
https://www.gohawaii.com/cont
ent/haleakala-sunrise-sunset
The Kipahulu District

It's humid in this area,

but the weather in the
Kipahulu District is
still warmer than in
the Summit Area. Its
average temperature
is 70°-80°F, or 21-27°C.
At nighttime, it went
down to 65-75°F (18-
24°C). The area is
famous for the Did you know?
splendid views of Fish which had salt-water
waterfalls and forests ancestors live in the streams
inside Kipahulu!
Pipiwai Trail
The pipiw
ai trail is
4-mile lo a
ng hike t
will let y hat
ou view t
Seven Sa he
cred Poo
the Maka ls,
hiku Fall
and Waim s
oku Falls
Along the .
way, you
will also
see a lar
banyan t ge
ree and g
through o
a bambo
o
forest!
 Th
ba e
mb
for oo
es
t

Did you know?

The Seven Sacred Pools is also
called the Oheo Gulch and
actually has more than just
seven pools!
 Large
Banyan
Tree
Ma
kah
iku
Fall
s
Before you go...
3. Stay on trail
so that you
won't step on
e y o u r bo o ts
1. Make sur The
pla native plants.
ea n o f w e e d gro nts
are cl w fr
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e fo r e g o i n g ds w the
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into th e p nts
!
t r as h w h ich
2. Pick up
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may c
e c o re s a nd
like appl
peach pits.
Ok, tim
e for
a mini
quiz!

1. What does the term "Haleakala" mean?

2. What is the Summit Area most famous for?

3. How many mammals are endemic in Hawaii?

4. How long can the silverswords live for?

Answers:
1. Haleakala means "House of the Sun" in
Hawaiian.
2. The sunrise!!!
3. Only two (yep)
4. 5 to 93 years (I wonder if you can out live
it?)
About me

Hello readers!
I'm Quynh Anh
and I wrote this
book. Thank you
for reading it!
P.S. I really like animes
and games!
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