Etymology

Wailea

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

Hawaiian Wailea
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  1. Hawaiian · borrowed fromWailea
  2. English todayWailea

From Hawaiian Wailea. Compound of wai (“water”) + Lea (“a goddess of canoe builders”)

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