One pass, three parks/NPS
For less than seven cents a day visitors can enjoy Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Pu'uhonua o HÅnaunau National Historical Park, and HaleakalÄ National Park by purchasing the annual tri-park pass, which is good for one year from the date of purchase.
This $25 pass depicts a coastal plant, naupaka kahakai (Scaveola sericea), by Hilo artist John Dawson. The plant was chosen because it is found along the coastline of all three national parks.
The tri-park pass allows for non-commercial entry to all three parks. Two signatures are allowed per pass, and a valid photo ID must be presented upon pass use. The pass is non-transferable and non-refundable.
'The passes are an incredible value, and they make an ideal gift for anyone, especially Hawai'i Island and Maui residents, and any fan of Hawai'i's national parks,' said Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park Superintendent Cindy Orlando. 'They are so attractive that people often keep the passes as keepsakes after they expire.'
The tri-park pass is available for purchase at the entrance stations at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Pu'uhonua o HÅnaunau National Historical Park, and HaleakalÄ National Park.
That pass won't save you any money if you're visiting Hawaii for only a week, as the collective entrance fees for the three park units total $25 -- $10 to get into both Hawai'i Volcanoes and Haleakala for seven days, and $5 for Pu'uhonua o HÅnaunau. But for park junkies, the pass would be a nice addition to your memorabilia collection!
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Any recomendations for a good 1/2 day hike in Haleakaka?
EC, check out the stuff in the Kipahulu rainforest area.
Just returned from Haleakala. Like most parks, they are taking comments on increasing fees from $10 to $25. Generally, I don't have a problem with fees. I do have to question this 150% increase.
This park seems to be averaging around 1 mil visitors (though 2013 was way down) which at its 2.7 multiplier means about 370,000 vehicles paying the $10 fee. That is $3.7 million of collections time 80% or about $3 million going to the park on top of what is paid out of the NPS budget. I must say, it is hard to see how $3 million could be spent in this park. Two tiny visitor centers, a couple of cabins and a few dozens miles of trials represents its total infrastructure. Why would it possibly need another $4.5 million every year?
I also noted a number of tour buses with foreign visitors. I see from the fee structure, these buses end up paying $1-2 per person. Heck, my group paid more than that to see a nearby 15 acre lavender farm. Seems to me these folks should be paying much higher rates since they make no other contribution to the NPS.