Editing Iao Valley (section)

== ʻĪao Valley State Monument ==
[[File:2011 Oct 01 Iao Needle (Crop).jpg|thumb|right|upright|The ʻĪao Needle. Rising {{convert|1200|ft|m|abbr=on}} from the valley floor, it is taller than the [[Eiffel Tower]].|alt=Photo of vegetation-covered lava promontory]]
The state park is located on {{convert|6.2|acre|ha}} at the end of ʻĪao Valley Road (Highway 32). The ʻĪao Needle (Kūkaʻemoku), a landmark in the state park, is a vegetation-covered lava remnant rising {{convert|1200|ft|m}} from the valley floor or {{convert|2250|ft|m}} above sea level. The "needle" is a sharp ridge that gives the appearance of being a spire when viewed end-on.<ref>{{cite web 
| url = http://www.waialeale.org/text/pohakupele_ridge.html 
| title = The trail of the Ancients - the Iao Needle effect 
| publisher = Waialeale Base Camp 
| access-date = 2012-10-30 
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130515172150/http://www.waialeale.org/text/pohakupele_ridge.html 
| archive-date = 2013-05-15 
| url-status = dead 
}}</ref> The needle is an extension of and surrounded by the cliffs of the [[West Maui Mountains]], an extinct [[volcano]]. There is a short trail (ʻĪao Needle Lookout Trail and Ethnobotanical Loop) to a windy overlook.<ref>
{{cite web
 |title       = Iao Valley State Monument
 |work        = Hawaii State Parks; Maui
 |publisher   = Department of Land and Natural Resources
 |url         = http://www.hawaiistateparks.org/parks/maui/Index.cfm?park_id=36
 |access-date  = 2009-03-14
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20090524222822/http://www.hawaiistateparks.org/parks/maui/Index.cfm?park_id=36
 |archive-date = 2009-05-24
}}</ref>