Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 25, Number 5, 1 April 2008 — Haleakalā Park [ARTICLE]

Haleakalā Park

Haleakalā National Park has grown by more than 4,100 acres after acquiring land known as Nu'u Ranch from Iames Campbell Co. in a cooperative effort that also involved financial support from The Conservation Fund and $3.3 million from the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund, whieh was secured by Hawai'i's Congressional delegation. The land stretches from the rim of Haleakalā Crater at the 6,000foot elevation to the south coast of

Kaupō, Maui. The parcel includes "several significant Hawaiian cultural sites" and remnants of a native koa forest ecosystem, whieh provides critical habitat for rare birds, while dry wihwili forests provide habitat for the endangered Blackburn's sphinx moth and Hawaiian hoary bat, a news release said. "This is truly a testament to puhlieprivate partnerships," said U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye. "This acquisition will protect more than half of Maui's precious south coast in perpetuity." The land is among Maui's largest undeveloped tracts and has been privately owned by Campbell for more than a century. The National Park Service acquisition pennanently places it in the puhlie trust.