Haleakala: From Summit to Sea

by Angela Kay Kepler

The updated and revised edition of A Guide to the Mountain, will take readers from Maui's golden shorelines through lowland forests, verdant pastures to the alpine expanse of Haleakala. The book includes a complete hiking and camping guide for short walks, points of interest, and extended hikes. It also covers history, geography, cultural event and native plants and birds. From Summit to Sea is the perfect companion for any visitor looking for a complete guide to Haleakala.

120 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2005

About the author

Angela Kay Kepler (b. 1943) is a New Zealand-born naturalist and author. She is a graduate of the University of Canterbury, New Zealand and has a master's degree from the University of Hawaiʻi and a doctorate from Cornell University, New York in 1972. She also undertook a one-year post doctoral position at Oxford University.
She has conducted research in Hawaii, Alaska, Russia and the Caribbean. Two bird species have been named for her: the elfin-woods warbler (Setophaga angelae), a Puerto Rican endemic; and the extinct Hawaiian rail Porzana keplerorum.
She has a farm on Maui and grows some 32 different banana varieties.