Haiku, Hawaii

Haiku, Hawaii
Unincorporated community

North Shore Maui with Haiku and Paia neighborhoods
Haiku, Hawaii

Location within the state of Hawaii

Coordinates: 20°55′03″N 156°19′33″W / 20.91750°N 156.32583°W / 20.91750; -156.32583Coordinates: 20°55′03″N 156°19′33″W / 20.91750°N 156.32583°W / 20.91750; -156.32583
Country United States
State Hawaii
County Maui
Time zone Hawaii-Aleutian (HAST) (UTC-10)
  Summer (DST) HADT (UTC-9)
GNIS feature ID 358858

Haiku is an unincorporated community in Maui County on the island of Maui in the state of Hawaii. For United States Census purposes, it is part of the Haiku-Pauwela, Hawaii census-designated place, which also includes Pauwela.[1]

It was named for the ancient Hawaiian land section of Haʻikū, which means "talk abruptly" or "sharp break" in the Hawaiian language.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Haiku, Hawaii
  2. Mary Kawena Pukui, Samuel Hoyt Elbert and Esther T. Mookini (2004). "lookup of Haiku ". in Place Names of Hawai'i. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library, University of Hawaii Press. Retrieved October 10, 2010.


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