Monthly One-Day Nursery Service Events
The Friends of Haleakala National Park are offering a new 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 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 planting, but most of the service work is done inside, and participants can drive up to the location of the work.
Reservations are required due to group size limitations. To show your interest in volunteering, click on the appropriate date below and fill in the form. You will be contacted with details.
November 5, 2024
December 3, 2024
January 7, 2025
February 4, 2025
March 4, 2025
April 1, 2025
May 6, 2025
June 3, 2025
July 1, 2025
August 5, 2025
September 2, 2025
October 7, 2025
November 4, 2025
December 2, 2025
Participants should bring water, lunch and snacks, and their own gloves if desired. The park will provide other tools. Wear sturdy shoes, and in case of out planting work, bring a hat and sunscreen.
Overnight Service Events
For overnight tent camping 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. Your reward is an opportunity to enjoy your Park in areas you may have never visited and leaving it better off than before your service. The Kipahulu cabin and tent site is accessible by car. While easier to get to, these trips also involve hard work, often in hot and wet conditions.
Back country (Holua, Kapalaoa, Paliku) trip participants must be 18 years of age or older.
You must register and be approved by the trip leader to join. For more information and to sign-up, contact the trip leader described in the schedule below or andy@fhnp.org or matt@fhnp.org.
MULTI-DAY SERVICE TRIP SCHEDULE
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| 2024 Dates |
Location |
Organizer |
| November 8-10 Fri-Sun |
Kipahulu cabin and tent site |
Mike Fleenor / Laura |
| December 10-12 Tue-Thu |
Paliku Rangers Cabin |
Elizabeth / Andy |
| 2025 Dates |
Location |
Organizer |
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January 17-19 Fri-Sun
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Kipahulu cabin and tent site |
Mike Fleenor / Laura |
| February 15-17 Sat-Mon |
Paliku Patrol Cabin |
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| March 16-18 Sun-Tue |
Kapalaoa cabin |
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| April 18-20 Fri-Sun |
Kipahulu cabin and tent site |
Mike Fleenor / Laura |
| May 24-27 Sat-Tue |
Paliku Rangers cabin |
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| June 14-17 Sat-Mon |
Holua Rangers shelter and tent site |
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| July 4-7 Fri-Mon |
Paliku Rangers cabin |
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| August 12-14 Tue-Thu |
Kapalaoa cabin |
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| August 30-Sept. 2 Sat-Tue |
Paliku Rangers cabin |
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| October18-20 Sat-Mon |
Holua Rangers shelter and tent site |
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| November 7-9 Fri-Sun |
Kipahulu cabin and tent site |
Mike Fleenor / Laura |
| December 20-23 Sat-Tue |
Paliku Rangers cabin |
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Kipahulu trips are car camping.
Holua trips are limited occupancy and/or tent camping.
Kapalaoa trips are difficult back-packing trips.
Paliku trips are strenuous back-packing trips
Please consider your experience, ability and physical condition when choosing a trip.
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HOW TO REGISTER AND JOIN A Multi-Day SERVICE TRIP
Before signing up for a service trip, please create an account (from link in the left column), then log into the account to learn more about the trips and certify your readiness for a service trip. After that, call or email the listed leader for more information and to make reservations to join a trip. If the leader is TBD, contact Andy or Matt
Leader Contact Information
- Andy: andy@fhnp.org
- Elizabeth beth@fhnp.org
- Delphine delphine@fhnp.org
- Laura: laura@fhnp.org
- Matt: matt@fhnp.org
- Michael michael@fhnp.org
- Mike: mike@fhnp.org
- Mike Fleenor mikefl@fhnp.org
For all overnight trips in the Crater, participants need to bring first day's water, sun and rain protection, work gloves, comfortable boots or close-toed walking shoes, sleeping bag, sleeping pad, tent, extra socks, breakfasts, lunches, dinners, personal supplies, a flashlight and warm clothing.
Description of Work
Service Trip Packing List
Service Trip Itinerary
SERVICE TRIP PHOTOS
