Haiku, Hawaii | |
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Unincorporated community | |
North Shore Maui with Haiku and Paia neighborhoods
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Location within the state of Hawaii | |
Coordinates: 20°55′03″N 156°19′33″W / 20.91750°N 156.32583°WCoordinates: 20°55′03″N 156°19′33″W / 20.91750°N 156.32583°W | |
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.
It was named for the ancient Hawaiian land section of Haʻikū, which means "talk abruptly" or "sharp break" in the Hawaiian language.