"Everything went fine," Dominic Cardea, chief interpretative ranger and public information officer, told The Maui News.

He said no commercial bicycle tours operated in the park in compliance with the stand-down ordered by Superintendent Marilyn Parris.

Parris said she wasn't at the park Wednesday but she was informed it was business as usual – just without the bike tours. She said she was pleased with the companies' actions.

"I think they have handled the transition very well. I appreciate their cooperation," Parris said.

Last week, Parris told the commercial downhill bicycle tours that they will not be able to conduct their tours at the park for at least 60 days to allow national park officials to do a study on whether the downhill bike tours can operate safely at the park.

Parris issued her order after a fatal crash last month involving a bicyclist on a tour. On Wednesday, she also corrected a report that the park released to the media last month, saying there have been two fatalities involving riders in the park in a year, not three as originally reported.

Through studies being conducted as part of the stand-down, she said, the park determined it had received incorrect information on what it was told was a fatal bicycle accident in March.

In that incident, a 44-year-old woman lost control of her bicycle and went off the roadway. The accident was a near fatality, although the park had been told the woman was killed, Parris said.

Parris said the victim had been air lifted out of the park and they were later given incorrect information about the victim's status.

While Parris said she was glad that the accident wasn't a fatality, it doesn't change the seriousness of the situation.

"It doesn't change the issue. It doesn't change my decision," she said.

She said the number and severity of accidents involving riders on downhill bicycle tours have gone up.

Seven downhill bicycle tour companies held permits to conduct bicycle tours at the park. Two of those companies also have permits for vehicle tours and said they will be conducting van tours of the park prior to starting their bike tours outside park boundaries. Other companies said they would start their tours outside the park or are conducting new tours.

At least one company, Cruiser Phil's Volcano Riders, has laid off its employees during the 60-day stand-down. Company officials said that they wanted to hold off on doing tours until they can make sure they are conducting "the safest tour."

The bicycle companies were told that they may comment on the park's study, and the public can also submit comments, Parris said.

While Parris said she has yet to determine how the public's comments will fit into the study, she is always open to receiving comments about the park in general.

Comments may be submitted by e-mail to hale_superintendent@nps.gov, by mail at P.O. Box 369, Makawao, 96768 or through the Haleakala National Park Web site at www.nps.gov/hale/.