Wailuku

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proper noun

A census-designated place, the county seat of Maui County, on the island of Maui, Hawaii, United States.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A census-designated place, the county seat of Maui County, on the island of Maui, Hawaii, United States.

Origin

  1. HawaiianWailuku
  2. EnglishWailuku

From Hawaiian Wailuku, from wai (“freshwater”) + luku (“slaughter; destroy; devastate”). Named after flooding caused by the streams near the West Maui mountains, or the Battle of Kepaniwai in 1790, referring to the dead soldiers' bodies that blocked a nearby river.

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Translations

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Cite this entry
APA

Wailuku. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wailuku

MLA

“Wailuku.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wailuku. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wailuku,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wailuku.

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