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]
Haiku, Hawaii
Haʻikū | |
|---|---|
 North Shore Maui with Haiku and Paia neighborhoods | |
  Haiku Location within the state of Hawaii | |
| 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) |
| ZIP code | 96708[1] |
| Area code | 808 |
| GNIS feature ID | 358858 |
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.
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