Haleakala Crater Maui Dimensions:16X20 Print - Professional Canvas (Ready to Hang) Copyright: Vincent Khoury Tylor License:

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Lieutenant James King was the first European to write about the art of surfing in 1979

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

The crater or valley below is about 7 miles across 2 miles wide and almost 2

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Haleakala Crater Maui Dimensions:16X20 Print - Professional Canvas (Ready to Hang) Copyright: Vincent Khoury Tylor License:Haleakala 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