Hōlua Cabin
Hōlua Cabin is one of three historic wilderness cabins in Haleakalā National Park’s crater area, run through the park’s backcountry cabin reservation system. It sits at about 6,940 ft (2,115 m) at the base of the crater wall near Koʻolau Gap, and it’s the shortest-hike cabin option.
Sleep capacity is 12 padded bunks, and the cabin permit is limited to a maximum of three consecutive nights (and three nights total per 30-day period across all park backcountry sites). Use requires a reservation made on the park’s cabin reservation system; the stay costs $75 per night.
Cabin cooking is supported with a propane stove and a wood-burning stove; pit toilets are nearby. Water is non-potable and must be filtered or treated before drinking. Plan to bring a lighter or matches, and bring everything you need for a remote stay—there’s no electricity in the cabin area.
Access is only by hiking into the crater. Hōlua requires a minimum 3.7-mile hike one way down the Halemauʻu Trail (the shortest route to the cabins), and visitors can do further day hikes from the cabin into the crater.