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Haleakala National Park
[ hah-ley-ah-kah-lah nash-uh-nl pahrk, nash-nuhl ]
noun
- a national park located on the Hawaiian island of Maui, featuring the dormant volcano Haleakala, with a crater at its summit that is renowned as a site for viewing spectacular sunrises and sunsets. 52 square miles (135 square kilometers).
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Origin of Haleakala National Park1
First recorded in 1955–60; from Hawaiian Haleakalā; literally, “house of the sun”
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