Maui News
January 19, 2011
HALEAKALA NATIONAL PARK -- The road to the summit of Haleakala was shut down Wednesday morning because of snow, slush and ice and the roadway, a park official said.
Visitors were being stopped at the park headquarters at 7,000 feet, which remained open as of 10 a.m. Wednesday, said Navnit Singh, public affairs officer at the park.
The road closure was being done as a temporary safety measure while park officials monitor the situation and will re-open the road when it is no longer hazardous.
The snow began appearing at the dormant volcano's 9,000-foot level, he said.
"It's not that deep. It's more like a dusting," he said.
The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a winter weather warning for the summit and upper slopes of Haleakala until 6 p.m. Wednesday.
