Nursery Service Day – October

CANCELLED DUE TO GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWNVolunteers will help park horticulturist with jobs involving caring for the rare, endemic plants being propagated, such as transplanting, weeding, cleaning and preparing seeds for storage or planting, and some pot washing.  The park recycles pots which have to be carefully cleaned to prevent the spread of plant diseases. There may […]

Overnight Service Trip to Holua – (tent camping back country)

Trip Leaders: Andy    andy@fhnp.org For overnight trips to Holua, participants must carry in your own sleeping bag, tent and clothes as well as you food for breakfast and lunch and your share of the dinner groceries. Back country trips will be long, physically challenging days requiring hiking and climbing at high altitudes both on […]

Nursery Service Day – November

Volunteers will help park horticulturist with jobs involving caring for the rare, endemic plants being propagated, such as transplanting, weeding, cleaning and preparing seeds for storage or planting, and some pot washing.  The park recycles pots which have to be carefully cleaned to prevent the spread of plant diseases. There may sometimes be some out […]

Nursery Service Day – December

Volunteers will help park horticulturist with jobs involving caring for the rare, endemic plants being propagated, such as transplanting, weeding, cleaning and preparing seeds for storage or planting, and some pot washing.  The park recycles pots which have to be carefully cleaned to prevent the spread of plant diseases. There may sometimes be some out […]

Overnight Service trip to Paliku cabin (back country)

Trip Leaders: Michael Feeney For overnight trips, participants must carry in your own  sleeping bag, and clothes as well as you food for breakfast and lunch and your share of the dinner groceries. Back country trips will be long, physically challenging days requiring hiking and climbing at high altitudes both on and off trail.    […]

Service Day in the Nursery – January 2026

Become a Caretaker of the Parkʻs Plant Nursery! Friends of Haleakala National Park is offering a one-day service activity at the park’s plant nursery in the Haleakala Summit District on the first Tuesday of each month.  Volunteers will help park horticulturist with jobs involving caring for the rare, endemic plants being propagated, such as transplanting, weeding, cleaning and […]

Overnight Service Trip to Holua – tent camping – back country – January 2026

Trip Leader : TBD   contact andy@fhnp.org or matt@fhnp.org to sign upHōlua Patrol Cabin Trip Level: Moderate – 8+ mile hikeLocation: Hōlua Camping area and Ranger Cabin, Haleakalā Crater This backcountry, backpacking trip begins with a challenging 8+ mile hike into the subalpine grasslands of Hōlua, traversing steep, rocky terrain at high elevation. Volunteers will tent camp in […]

Service Day in the Nursery – February 2026

Become a Caretaker of the Parkʻs Plant Nursery! Friends of Haleakala National Park is offering a one-day service activity at the park’s plant nursery in the Haleakala Summit District on the first Tuesday of each month.  Volunteers will help park horticulturist with jobs involving caring for the rare, endemic plants being propagated, such as transplanting, weeding, cleaning and […]

Overnight Service Trip to Paliku – back country – February 2026

Trip Leader TBD   contact andy@fhnp.org or matt @fhnp.orgPalikū Patrol Cabin Trip Level: Very Difficult – 21+ miles totalLocation: Palikū, Haleakalā Crater (East End) This backcountry backpacking trip is both strenuous and unforgettable, totaling over 21 miles across varied, rustic terrain and steep elevation changes. Volunteers spend three nights in the Palikū Patrol Cabin, located at the lush, […]