Haiku, Hawaii
Haʻikū
Unincorporated community
North Shore Maui with Haiku and Paia neighborhoods
North Shore Maui with Haiku and Paia neighborhoods
Haiku is located in Hawaii
Haiku
Haiku
Location within the state of Hawaii
Coordinates: 20°55′03″N 156°19′33″W / 20.91750°N 156.32583°W / 20.91750; -156.32583
CountryUnited States
StateHawaii
CountyMaui
Time zoneUTC-10 (Hawaii-Aleutian (HST))
ZIP code
96708[1]
Area code808
GNIS feature ID358858

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

  1. ^ "Haiku ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Haiku, Hawaii
  3. ^ 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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