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Lahaina

Today it means: A census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaii, United States. Full definition →

Hawaiian Lāhainā

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Hawaiian · borrowed fromLāhainā
English todayLahaina

From Hawaiian Lāhainā, from lā (“sun; solar heat”) + hainā (“cruel, merciless; to abuse”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.