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) |
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]