Haleakala National Park
Haleakala is a US national park located in Hawaii. It was founded on an area of 118 km2. The park is known for its Haleakala volcano, which was last erupted in 1790. From the language of the local population, Haleakala in translation means "the house of the Sun", in accordance with the local tradition, the demigod of Maui sharpened the Sun here to increase the length of the day.
The park is divided into two parts: the upper zone and the coastal zone. Two sections of the park visit an average of almost one and a half million visitors per year. The crater of the volcano can be reached along 2 main paths. They mainly go here to look from the top at the stunning view of the sunrise, but even more people converge on sunset.
One of the attractions of Haleakala Park is the Chomor Forest, which brings together unique trees from other countries, including the Himalayan cedar, ships from Japan, eucalyptus from Australia, as well as some species from North America. Native plants and trees are also present in the forest, but not very common due to small lighting, as far as alien trees are very tall.
Haleakala is one of the best places in the United States for amateur astronomy, binoculars and telescopes are available for rent from many local merchants. With binoculars, you can watch Hawaiian geese in their natural habitat in the Haleakal crater.
