Your National Parks, with Detailed Information for Tourists
John Stuart Mill · en
The Interisland Steamship Company sells coupon tickets from Honolulu
to Kilauea and return, including automobile trip and hotel
accommodations at the following rates:--
3 days $28.50 and $30.00
6 days $37.80 and $45.00
9 days $49.00 and $58.00
There are 2 hotels at the crater: Volcano House, $6.00 a day; and
Crater Hotel, $3.50 a day.
Another route is by steamer from Honolulu to Kailua or Honuapo, thence
by automobile to the crater, 101 miles from Kailua; 36 miles from
Honuapo. The return to Honolulu may be made by the same route or by
way of Hilo. Three-day trips cost from $34.50 to $36.00.
The trip to the summit of Mauna Loa is made from the crater of Kilauea
and requires 4 days. It is necessary to make special arrangements for
this trip. Full information may be obtained at the office of the
Hawaii Promotion Committee in Honolulu. As the summit is nearly 14,000
feet above the sea and the trip is made on horseback and on foot, it
should be undertaken only by those physically qualified.
The extinct volcano of Haleakala (elevation 10,032 feet) is best
reached from Lahaina, on the island of Maui; time from Honolulu to
Lahaina, 6 hours; distance 75 miles; fare $5.00 in each direction.
From Lahaina the route is by automobile to Wailuku and Olinda, thence
on horseback to the summit. The cost of the trip is as follows:--
Automobile, Lahaina to Wailuku in each direction:--
1 passenger $4.00
2 or 3 passengers, for party 5.00
4 to 6 passengers, each person 1.50
Automobile, Wailuku to Olinda, round trip:--
1 to 3 passengers, for party 20.00
4 to 6 passengers, for party 25.00
Horses, guide and blankets:--
Each horse 7.50
Guide 5.00
Blankets at Rest House 1.00
Time required to make the ascent and descent is as follows:--
_Hours_
Auto from Lahaina to Wailuku 1-1/4
Ascent by automobile from Wailuku to Olinda 3-1/2
Ascent on horseback from Olinda to Rest House at Summit 3-1/2
Descent on horseback from Rest House to Olinda 3
Descent by automobile from Olinda to Wailuku 2
Auto from Wailuku to Lahaina 1-1/4
As the crater of Haleakala is seen at its finest at sunrise and
sunset, the best way to view it is to leave Wailuku in the afternoon,
spend the night at the summit, and return the next morning. The
automobile waits over night at Olinda for persons wishing to spend the
night on the summit.
The hotels at Wailuku are the Maui, $3.00 to $4.00; the Wailuku,
$2.50; and the Grand, $3.50 and $4.00. At Lahaina the only hotel is
the Pioneer, $2.75.