Summit Area Day Service
December 12, 9am to noon
Pu ’u Nianiau: Alien pine pull & take home Christmas pine greenery
This is actually on Haleakala Ranch property, adjacent to the Park at the pullout about 0.10 mile before the park entry gate. Arrive anytime between 9:00 and noon. Wear close-toe shoes and bring rain and sun protection, water, gloves and an handsaw. (If you don't have your own, there will be some that you can borrow.) Help us remove invasive pine trees and take some material home with you to decorate your home. No registration is needed. No power tools are allowed. For more information, use email reply envelope on this website.
Regular Service Overnights In Haleakala Crater
2009 Service Trip Schedule
Jan 17-18: Kapalaoa (central crater outplanting)
Feb 15-16: Holua (Waikau North heterotheca)
Mar 14-15: Kapalaoa (Waikau South heterotheca)
Apr 12-13: Holua (Waikau North heterotheca and Holua South heterotheca)
May 23-24: Paliku Kaupo Gap Service/Learning (Paliku Painting)
Jun 13-14: Kapalaoa (Crystal Cave heterotheca)
Jul 3-4: Paliku Kaupo Gap Service/Learning (Paliku thistle)
Aug 8-9: Waikau tent camping (Waikau North heterotheca)
Sep 5-6: Paliku Kaupo Gap Service/Learning (Paliku thistle)
Oct 10-12: Kapalaoa 3 night (Crystal Cave heterotheca, maybe Waikau heterotheca)
Nov 14-16: Holua 2 nights (pull heterotheca Waikau North and Holua south heterotheca)
Dec 5-7: Kapalaoa 2 nights (central crater outplanting, or heterotheca)
2010 Service Trip Schedule
| DATE |
LOCATION |
ORGANIZER |
| Jan 16-18 |
Paliku |
Matt |
| Feb 13-15 |
Holua |
Jessica |
| Mar 12-14 |
Kapalaoa |
Elizabeth |
| Apr 23-25 |
Holua |
Matt |
| May 29-31 |
Paliku-Kaupo Gap |
Jessica |
| Jun 11-13 |
Kapalaoa |
Elizabeth |
| Jul 3-5 |
Paliku-Kaupo Gap |
Matt |
| Aug 7-10 |
Waikau Tent Camp |
Jessica |
| Sep 4-6 |
Paliku-Kaupo Gap |
Elizabeth |
| Oct 9-11 |
Kapalaoa |
Matt |
| Nov 13-15 |
Holua |
Jessica |
| Dec 4-6 |
Kapalaoa |
Elizabeth |
| Dec 11 |
Christmas Tree Cutting |
Matt |
To reserve a space on a trip, call the organizer; Matt (808)876-1673, Jessica (808)276-6619 or Elizabeth (808)264-4757
Service trip participants will backpack into the crater to a cabin or campsite and back. Depending upon the trip, the group will perform one of a number of tasks ranging from cabin maintenance to native planting to invasive species removal. An Interpretive Park Ranger will be along on the Service/Learning trips. Before signing up for a service trip, please go to the FHNP website at www.fhnp.org, create an account, then log into the account to learn more about the trips and certify your readiness for a service trip. Then call Matt (808)876-1673 for more information and to make reservations to join a trip.
You need to call the trip organizer to reserve a place even if you have created an FHNP Account
For all overnight trips in the Crater, participants need to bring first day's water, sun and rain protection, work gloves, comfortable boots or walking shoes, sleeping bag, extra socks, breakfasts, lunches, dinner food contributions as coordinated by leader, personal supplies, a flashlight, and warm clothing. Volunteers on service trips stay free in the cabins, which are equipped with bunks, firewood, dishes and cooking utensils.
For all Crater trips, the first 2 dates are cabin-stay nights, and the last day is the day you come out - e.g. Jan. 14/15 at cabin come out on Jan. 16.
Before signing up for a service trip:
Please create an FHNP account, then log into that account, and follow the link to certify your readiness for a service trip. This step helps up make sure you have the proper information about our trips and that we have the appropriate contact information for you. Next, call the trip organizer to make a reservation.
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