Haiku, Hawaii
Haiku, Hawaii Haʻikū | |
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Coordinates: 20°55′03″N 156°19′33″W / 20.91750°N 156.32583°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Hawaii |
County | Maui |
Time zone | UTC-10 (Hawaii-Aleutian (HST)) |
ZIP code | 96708[1] |
Area code | 808 |
GNIS feature ID | 358858 |
Haiku (Hawaiian: Haʻikū) 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 census-designated place, which also includes Pauwela.[2]
It was named for the ancient Hawaiian land section of Haʻikū, which is Hawaiian for "talk abruptly" or "sharp break".[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Haiku ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Haiku, Hawaii
- ^ Mary Kawena Pukui; Samuel Hoyt Elbert; 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.