Learn why Haleakala Trail is, and always was, public by reading this Myth Buster.
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The December issue of Smithsonian magazine includes a feature story on Haleakala Crater, entitled “Descending Into Hawaii’s Haleakala Crater.” Many of historical images by the writer show why the original historic Haleakala Trail is a legacy that should be open to the public. Here a few excerpts from the article:
Around one million people a year visit the park, many of whom also ascend to its highest point—Haleakala’s 10,023-foot summit—and peer down at the vast field of dried lava below, which, in 1907, the writer and adventurer Jack London called “a workshop of nature still cluttered with the raw beginnings of world-making.”
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More trails are the answer to more jobs and more economic benefits.
For example, the Outdoor Industry Foundation published a big study in 2006 which found that “Active Outdoor Recreation”contributes $730 billion annually to the U.S. economy, supports 6.5 million jobs, and generates $88 billion in annual state and national tax revenue. Active recreation is defined as bicycling, trail activities, paddling, snowsports, camping, fishing, hunting, and wildlife viewing. (The Active Outdoor Recreation Economy by the Outdoor Industry Foundation, 2006)
The bicycle industry is estimated to support 1.1 million jobs, generate nearly $18 billion in federal, state, andlocal taxes, and contribute $133 billion annually to the U.S. economy. (The Active Outdoor Recreation Economy by the Outdoor Industry Foundation, 2006)
Ask your county or state representative what it is doing to boost the economy through trails. Read more at American Trails.
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Read the Maui News article here: Maui News Class Action
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PATH is happy to report we have had another victory in court. Please read more: Class Action Granted in Haleakala Trail Case — Press Release.
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Here is another photograph of the Haleakala Trail location submitted to the court for the upcoming class action hearing. This fingerpost and ahu was installed by the Territory of Hawaii in 1905.
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Check out this beautiful photograph of the Haleakala Trail location recently submitted by PATH to the court for review with respect to PATH’s motion for class action status. This is one of many ahu (rock cairns) and “fingerposts” (this one is missing the “finger”) installed by the Territory of Hawaii in 1905 to help hikers and horse riders stay on the right path.
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In a recent filing with the Second Circuit Court in the Haleakala Trail case, Defendant DLNR Director William Aila proclaimed through his attorneys, ” it is highly unlikely that many people want to hike on a hot, steep, remote trail that goes through a working cattle ranch and leads nowhere.” Prove Mr. Aila wrong. How? Help us grow our numbers. Like us on Facebook. Tell a friend and get them to like us on Facebook. Show up at the hearing set for November 9 at 8:30 a.m. Sign our petition on our website. Offer to volunteer for PATH. Donate.
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PATH recently filed a request for class action status. This would permit PATH to more broadly protect the public’s right in Haleakala Trail. The motion will be heard by Judge Cardoza at the Maui Second Circuit Court at 8:30 a.m. on November 9. Tell your friends about this important hearing. You can review the pleadings filed by the parties here.
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Join PATH and others at Flatbread Pizza in Paia for some good food and some good conversations about supporting trails on Maui — And don’t forget to tell your friends!
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