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Makanalua, Hawaii

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Unincorporated community in the state of Hawaii, United States

Unincorporated community in Hawaii, United States
Makanalua, Hawaii
Unincorporated community
Lighthouse keepers' residenceLighthouse keepers' residence
Makanalua is located in HawaiiMakanaluaMakanalua
Coordinates: 21°11′33″N 156°58′19″W / 21.19250°N 156.97194°W / 21.19250; -156.97194
CountryUnited States
StateHawaii
CountyKalawao
Area
 • Land3.229 sq mi (8.363 km)
Elevation128 ft (39 m)
Population
 • Total8
Time zoneUTC-10 (Hawaii-Aleutian)
Area code808
GNIS feature ID362068

Makanalua (also Makanaloa) is an unincorporated community and ahupuaʻa in Kalawao County, Hawaii, United States. During the Great Māhele of 1848, the land was retained for Princess Kekauʻōnohi. The name means "double gift" in the Hawaiian language.

Notes

  1. ^ "Makanalua, Hawaii". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Lloyd J. Soehren (2010). "lookup of Salt Lake". in Hawaiian Place Names. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  3. Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H.; Mookini, Esther T. (1974). Place Names of Hawaii. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-8248-0524-1. OCLC 1042464.
Islands, municipalities, and communities of Kalawao County, Hawaii, United States
Unincorporated
communities
Map of Hawaii highlighting Kalawao County
Ghost Towns
Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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