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Haleakala National ParkThe Kipahulu Valley Biological Reserve stretches toward the ocean.
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Haleakala National Park
Downhill Bicycle Tour Safety Stand Down Documents

The National Park Service announced on March 18, 2008 that the moratorium of commercial downhill bicycle rides in Haleakala National Park will continue pending a full evaluation of all impacts from the activity in the park’s Commercial Services Plan (CSP). Tour companies will be allowed to enter the park as a van tour, but not launch bicycle inside the park.

The stand down, originally implemented October 10, 2007, following a bicycle tour client fatality within the park, called for a professional safety analysis to be followed by a Board of Review. Below is all the documentation on this process:

NPS Safety Analysis Report: Commercially Guided Bicycle Tours Haleakala National Park

Board of Review Management Report and Action Plan

Superintendent's Response to Board of Review

Superintendent's Final Decision

Press Release on Decision dated March 18, 2008

 

 
These freshwater pools are fed by streams originating in the rainforest higher up the mountain, so the water flow changes daily.  

Did You Know?
The Kipahulu Area of Haleakala National Park is home to many freshwater pools created as the Pipiwai, Palikea and Oheo streams carry water down the mountain from the rainforest above.
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Last Updated: October 25, 2009 at 14:02 EST