The Friends of Haleakala National Park has an opportunity for those looking to serve their community and experience the beauty of one of Maui's most treasured natural resources. FHNP is looking for volunteers for their monthly service project in the National Park Aug. 16-18. Those volunteering for the project will hike into the Crater and stay in Holua Cabin. The park entrance … [Read more...] about Friends of Haleakala National Park Seek Volunteers For Service Project
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Silverswords Leave Haleakala to Journey to Korea for the First Time Off-Island
Three Silversword specimens were recently sent to South Korea to be highlighted in the Goyang International Horticulture Show. The Mayor's Office of Economic Development secured the necessary permits to take the specimens from the greenhouse at Haleakala National Park (HNP) to be preserved by specialists and displayed at Goyang's rare plant exhibit. The Haleakala 'Ahinahina or … [Read more...] about Silverswords Leave Haleakala to Journey to Korea for the First Time Off-Island
Haleakala National Park Looking For Interns To Study Climate Change and Silverswords
Back in January, we reported that new research from the United States Geological Survey and UH Manoa was showing that climate change may, in fact, doom the beautiful but endangered silversword plants that are endemic to the highest elevations of Haleakala (click here to read that story). News like this obviously concerns the good people at Haleakala National Park, who are … [Read more...] about Haleakala National Park Looking For Interns To Study Climate Change and Silverswords
New Research From UH Manoa and USGS Says Climate Change May Doom Haleakala Silversword
Just when you thought all we had to worry about concerning climate change was higher temperatures, sea level rise, sustained droughts, stronger storms, shrinking ice caps and disease pandemics, the United States Geological Survey and UH Manoa is now telling us that new research shows that changing planetary weather patterns brought on by industrialization may doom the rare and … [Read more...] about New Research From UH Manoa and USGS Says Climate Change May Doom Haleakala Silversword