HaleakalāNational Park Hat
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- Embroidered panoramic design
- Adjustable snapback hat
- Structured mid-profile 5 panel
- Cotton, handwash
- Free shipping, free returns
- 100% of profits donated to National Parks
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Our Mission
I'm Ian - from Seattle, and at Rainier Hat Co. we're dedicated to giving back to the places that inspire us every day. From the glaciers of Mount Rainier to the grand prismatic springs of Yellowstone, our national parks are treasures that deserve our support.
That's why we've made a commitment that goes beyond the norm: donating all our profits to these natural sanctuaries. It's not just about creating high-quality (and awesome) hats inspired by the beauty of the outdoors, it's about contributing to the preservation of these areas for future generations to enjoy.
Design Inspiration
This design was inspired by the summit of Haleakalā just as the sun clears the eastern horizon, casting low angled light across the cinder cones and ash fields of the crater floor some 2,600 feet below. The air at 10,000 feet is cold and thin before dawn, often below freezing even in summer, and a faint sulfurous smell drifts on the steady trade wind. The crater itself is not a true volcanic crater but an erosional depression later reshaped by eruptions, and the cinder cones scattered across its floor range from deep rust to charcoal gray.
A nēnē moves along the rim, one of around 2,500 individuals restored from the edge of extinction through decades of conservation work on the island. On the steep slopes below, a silversword sits in the open, its dense rosette of silver leaves adapted to reflect intense UV radiation and hold moisture in the porous volcanic soil. Far to the southeast on a clear morning you can make out the profiles of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa rising above the cloud layer, volcanoes still shaped by the same geological forces that built Haleakalā millions of years earlier.
Design Process
Creating these National Park hats with their panoramic embroidery is a detailed process going beyond simply buying and reselling bulk designs.
The first step is a deep dive into what makes each park unique. From the Bison of Yellowstone and the Roseated Spoonbills of the Everglades to the panoramic views of Angels Landing in Zion, our goal is to highlight the beauty of each park. We try to find a specific viewpoint in the park to show off and what we need to do to capture the feeling of being there. While sometimes we ad-lib a bit of the design to include other elements to capture the feeling of the park as a whole, we try hard to find an actual place in the park you can visit even giving you an exact Google maps QR code with every hat.
Then we get to designing! Embroidery is naturally limited in colors and we use a 15 color (the most you'll find) edgeless embroidery process which takes upwards of 90 minutes and over 60,000 stitches per hat, but allows us to show off every detail from that epic mountain range to the colorful flowers in your favorite park.
Finally the design get digitized for embroidery, a sample is made for any final tweaks, and we go to production getting these fantastic hats on your heads.
And 100% of our profits are donated right back to our National Parks .
Visit the Inspiration
Haleakalā summit sits at 10,023 feet on the island of Maui and requires a timed entry reservation for sunrise visits between 3 a.m. and 7 a.m. Book through recreation.gov well in advance since permits sell out weeks ahead of popular dates.
The summit crater is a massive erosional depression carved by water and later reshaped by volcanic activity over thousands of years. Cinder cones, lava flows, and ash deposits fill the basin and create a landscape unlike anything else in the Hawaiian islands.
Two main trails descend into the crater from the summit area. The Keoneheʻe (Sliding Sands) Trail drops steeply from the visitor center down into the basin while the Halemauʻu Trail offers a longer traverse across the crater floor and out through the north wall.
Temperatures at the summit run roughly 30 degrees cooler than the coast and wind amplifies the chill considerably so bring layers even on a summer visit. The thin air at elevation can also affect visitors arriving from sea level so take it easy when you first get there.
The silversword (ahinahina) grows in only a handful of places on Earth and Haleakalā is one of them. Stay on established trails to protect the fragile volcanic soil and the rare plants that take root in it.
Haleakalā: Haleakalā Crater
Walk the floor of a semi-dormant volcano on Maui's highest peak.
Read the Guide