Haleakala National Park
\n<\/strong>Haleakala National Park on the island of\u00a0Maui\u00a0covers an area of 33,265 acres of which 19,270 acres \u00a0is a wilderness area.\u00a0 The park features include the dormant\u00a0Haleakal\u0101 volcano with its huge crater and the K\u012bpahulu coast near Hana. There is a unique forest of alien trees.
\nThe summit area’s altitude is 10,023 which makes even easy hiking more challenging.\u00a0 There are a number of short trails in the summit area, but none of them wheelchair accessible.\u00a0 Best to call ahead to get an idea of which are considered easy.
\nIn the K\u012bpahulu area, there are accessible parking spaces and restrooms near the visitor center. The only paved portion of trail leads to the visitor center.
\n \u00a0<\/span>Accessibility<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0For the hearing-impaired, a script is available for a backcountry slide orientation program at Park Headquarters Visitor Center and Haleakal\u0101 Visitor Center.
\nPhone\u00a0808-572-4400\u00a0 \u00a0 Maps<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0Here is their website<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park<\/strong>
\nHawai’i Volcanoes National Park is on Hawai’i – The Big Island.\u00a0The island of Hawai`i actually consists of five volcanoes. The ongoing eruptions of K\u012blauea Volcano and the periodic eruptions of Mauna Loa, offer opportunity “…to witness the formation of an array of astounding geologic features including new cinder cones, glowing pit craters, rivers of lava and fountains of spatter. ”\u00a0 The Park protects many rare species of plants and animals.<\/p>\n
From the Accessibility<\/a> page of the park’s website: “The K\u012blauea Visitor Center, Jaggar Museum, Volcano House\u00a0and Volcano Art Center are wheelchair accessible.\u00a0 \u00a0Here is the Park\u00a0 website<\/a>.\u00a0 \u00a0 Map<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 Phone 808-985-6000
\n $\"Wheelchair$ <\/a>Ha’akulamanu (Sulphur Banks) Trail 1.2 mile round trip.\u00a0 “Visitors with heart or respiratory problems (such as asthema), pregnant women, infants, or young children should avoid this walk.”
\n $\"Wheelchair$ <\/a>Devastation Trail 1 mile round trip There are sections of this paved trail that have grades greater than eight percent (8%).
\n $\"\"$ <\/a>K\u012bpukapuaulu\u00a0 \u00a01 mile round trip.\u00a0 “Be aware that concentrated SO^{2<\/sup>\u00a0gasses (sulphur dioxide) and sulphur fumes from Halema\u2018uma\u2018u Crater can be dangerous for those with heart or respiratory conditions.”
\n} $\"\"$ <\/a>Crater Rim Trail\u00a0 Two sections are currently open.\u00a0 Call to learn more.<\/p>\n
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Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge\u00a0<\/strong>
\nKealia Pond NWR is on Maui, on Ma’alaea Bay.\u00a0 \u00a0It is a wetland transition from urban development and agriculture fields. \u00a0Endangered Hawaiian waterbirds are protected here and are joined by migratory birds in winter.\u00a0 Information about the Refuge’s wildlife and habitat.<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Map<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Here is their website.<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0Phone 808-875-1582 to find out about accessibility of these trails.\u00a0
\n $\"Hikerwithcane\"$ <\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Kanuimanu Ponds Trail \u00a00.8 mile \u00a0 From Oh Ranger<\/a> , “This trail provides the best wildlife viewing and photography access at the refuge. Visitors hike along the perimeter of refuge ponds to view one of the largest concentrations of endangered water birds, migratory waterfowl and shorebirds in Hawaii.\u00a0”
\n $\"Hikerwithcane\"$ <\/a>Kealia Coastal Boardwalk is a “2,200-foot boardwalk and kiosk with self-guided interpretive exhibits…”<\/p>\n
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<\/a>State<\/h2>\n
Hawaii State Parks\u00a0 <\/strong>Here is the state’s\u00a0brochure<\/a>\u00a0about parks.\u00a0 Although the handicapped icon is not among those listed in the legend on page 3, if you scroll down you will find several sites where a red symbol is used for accessibility.\u00a0 Note that some of the parks are temporarily closed due to flooding.\u00a0 Always call ahead to check conditions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
‘Akaka Falls State Park<\/strong>
\nThis park on the Island of Hawai’i offers\u00a0lush tropical vegetation\u00a0 and scenic vista points overlooking the Kahuna Falls (cascading down 300 feet) and the\u00a0 \u2018Akaka Falls (free-falling 442 feet).\u00a0 Both falls plunge into a steep-sided gulch cut by Kolekole Stream.
\n $\"\"$ <\/a>?<\/strong> Overlook trail\u00a0 to Kahuna Falls and ‘Akaka Falls\u00a0 0.4 mile paved loop.\u00a0 This trail\u00a0 “…requires some physical exertion with stairs, short uphill slopes, and several bridges over small tributary streams. The trail is not ADA accessible.”<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n
<\/a>Local<\/h2>\n
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Hanaumu Bay – \u00a9 Julia Patriarche<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Honolulu County – <\/strong>The City and County of Honolulu’s<\/a> website with information on accessible beaches and facilities.
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Island of Hawaii<\/strong>
\nTips for disabled travelers<\/a> to the Island of Hawaii<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
Island of Kaua’i
\n<\/strong>Tips<\/a> for disabled <\/a>\u00a0travelers<\/a> to the island of Kaua’i
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Islands of Maui and Moloka’i
\n<\/strong>Tips for travelers<\/a> to the islands of Maui and Moloka’i<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n
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<\/a>Miscellaneous<\/h2>\n
Curbfree with Cory Lee<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 See his post “Rolling around the big island of Hawaii: A wheelchair user’s travel guide”.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
Nature For The Blind<\/a> has a directory of Braille trails for almost every state in the US and for many other countries.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
Oahu<\/strong>
\nHere is a collection of hikes on Oahu as described in Trails of Freedom<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy<\/a> lists wheelchair accessible trails in Hawaii.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
Wheelchairtraveling.com<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 is an outstanding resource.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul> Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hawaii\u00a0has a number of trails with minimal obstacles. \u00a0Some are very easy and others are wheelchair accessible. \u00a0Here are just a few of them. Most of the links given were found through Internet search. Some places I have been able to visit and a few have been recommended to me by other people who have … Continue reading Wheelchairtraveling.com HI<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-338","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/338","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=338"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/338\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7088,"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/338\/revisions\/7088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}