Haleakalā National Park is a park in Maui, Hawaii. Maui is the second largest island out of the Hawaiian Islands. To get to the park you would have to fly, or go on a cruise. The park is at the southeastern part of the island. It is surrounded by lots of other parks, but Haleakalā is the prettiest. Haleakalā has two districts. There is the Summit district and the Coastal district. The Summit district is where Haleakalā Volcano. Another name for the volcano is the East Maui Volcano. In the summit district there are a lot of different things to do. You could go hiking up the volcano, go on a ranger-guided programs, drive-up camping, backcountry camping, and commercial tours. Going hiking is one of the most popular things to do at the park. Many people like to go hiking up Haleakala early in the morning to watch the sun rise. The guided programs are classes taught by the staff. Drive-up camping is another really popular thing to do at the park. The other district is the Coastal district. The Coastal district is also called Kīpahulu district. This district is by the coast. You can do a lot of the same things by the Coastal district ,but you are not on the same side of the park. One place that many people visit is the Oheo Gulch. The Oheo Gulch is a long gulch with small waterfalls along the way. …show more content…
There was a legend from the lore of Polynesia. The island was called Maui, Maui, is a demigod. The myth says that La, the sun god, was always sleeping. Since she liked to sleep, she would have to race across the sky. As a result shortening the days so much that the mother of Maui, Hina, did not have enough time to finish her work. Early one day Maui went to the top of Haleakalā, and waited for La. Maui had a rope that he made and lassoed La. He tied the rope to a tree and La begged to be free. Maui told La that if she slowed passing though the sky he would release