Pay online ahead of time for easy park access Get a permit to watch sunrise in the summit district Top 10 tips for visiting haleakalā Plan your visit to the summit. Early hawaiians applied the name haleakalā (house of the sun) to the general mountain Haleakalā is also the name of a peak on the southwestern edge of kaupō gap
In hawaiian folklore, the depression (crater) at the summit of haleakalā was home to the grandmother of the demigod māui. Read about haleakala national park and how to visit.
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