Haleakala Crater Maui Dimensions:16X20 Print - Professional Canvas (Ready to Hang) in a very dark sky

in a very dark sky with rain falling opposite of the moon

It is located on a plateau near Mount Wai'ale'ale

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The old Hawaiian name for Lanikai was Ka'ohao

or edible seaweed

Haleakala Crater Maui Dimensions:16X20 Print - Professional Canvas (Ready to Hang) in a very dark skyHaleakala means in Hawaiian " house of the sun" Haleakala rises 10,023 feet above sea level. The crater or valley below is about 7 miles across 2 miles wide and almost 2,600 feet deep. In Hawaiian folklore, the Haleakala crater was home to the grandmother of the demigod Maui. legend has it the Maui's grandmother helped him capture the sun and force it to slow its journey across the sky in order to lengthen the day. Photographer: Vincent Khoury Tylor