A hike on the trail system at Haleakalā National Park invites views of the Haleakalā Crater and an intimate experience of the natural features that characterize the area. The intent to blend the designed system with the topography, views, and materials of the landscape follows the rustic design principles common to the era of its creation. Built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps, the trail system still encourages visitor access on foot - just as it did more than eighty years ago.
“I was just an ordinary worker...And I learned to handle picks, and shovels, and a crowbar. We didn’t use dynamite. We did all the work by hand tools, all the breaking stones, making trails through lava formations, and all that." Alvin Ornellas, former Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) member at Haleakalā on the island of Maui during the 1930s and early 1940s, 2010 interview.
Last updated: December 30, 2020