Hawaii National Park
Location: On Hawaii and Maui islands, Territory of Hawaii. Area: 118 square miles. Season: Throughout the year.
The Hawaii National Park consists of two tracts on the island of Hawaii and one tract on the island of Maui. The tracts on the island of Hawaii include the volcano of Mauna Loa and the active crater of Kilauea on the slope of Mauna Loa. The tract on the island of Maui includes the extinct volcanic crater of Haleakala.
Mauna Loa and the crater of Kilauea are reached from Hilo, a town of 10,000 inhabitants, which is 192 miles by sea from Honolulu.
The crater of Kilauea is at an altitude of 4000 feet and is easily reached by automobile. As Kilauea is more active and more accessible than Mauna Loa, it is visited more frequently than the peak, which has an altitude of 13,675 feet. The distance from Hilo to Kilauea is 31 miles.
There is steamship service twice a week between Hilo and Honolulu. Tourists may leave Honolulu Wednesday morning, arrive at Hilo Thursday morning, and reach Kilauea by noon. The return may be made to Hilo early Friday morning in time to catch the steamer, which leaves at 10 o'clock, and which arrives in Honolulu early Saturday morning. The steamer also leaves Honolulu Saturday afternoon and reaches Hilo Sunday morning. It leaves Hilo on the return trip Monday afternoon and reaches Honolulu Tuesday morning.
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 | 1¼ |
| Ascent by automobile from Wailuku to Olinda | 3½ |
| Ascent on horseback from Olinda to Rest House at Summit | 3½ |
| Descent on horseback from Rest House to Olinda | 3 |
| Descent by automobile from Olinda to Wailuku | 2 |
| Auto from Wailuku to Lahaina | 1¼ |
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.
The visitor to the crater of Kilauea will need only an overcoat in addition to the light summer clothing worn at sea-level throughout the year. For trips to the summits of Mauna Loa and Haleakala, the visitor should wear woolen underwear and other warm clothing.
There is no fishing in the Hawaii National Park, but there is excellent surf and deep-sea fishing along the coast of the islands.
Honolulu is reached in 6 days from San Francisco; fare, $65.00 and upward in each direction.
Mount McKinley National Park
This Park is in south-central Alaska and includes Mount McKinley, the highest mountain in North America, and the surrounding country. The Park was created by the act of February 26, 1917, and as the region is unsettled and undeveloped, there are no roads or accommodations for tourists. The Park may be reached by a 150-mile trip by means of a pack-train from Nenana or Fairbanks in the interior of Alaska. Guides and outfits can probably be secured from the Northern Commercial Company, Fairbanks, Alaska. The government railroad will pass near the eastern border of the Park, but the road will probably not be operated to a point near the Park until the summer of 1919.