Makanalua (also Makanaloa) is an unincorporated community and ahupuaʻa in Kalawao County, Hawaii, United States.[1] During the Great Māhele of 1848, the land was retained for Princess Kekauʻōnohi. The name means "double gift" in the Hawaiian language.[2][3]
Makanalua, Hawaii | |
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 Lighthouse keepers' residence | |
  Makanalua | |
| Coordinates: 21°11′33″N 156°58′19″W / 21.19250°N 156.97194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Hawaii |
| County | Kalawao |
| Area | |
| • Land | 3.229 sq mi (8.363 km2) |
| Elevation | 128 ft (39 m) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 8 |
| Time zone | UTC-10 (Hawaii-Aleutian) |
| Area code | 808 |
| GNIS feature ID | 362068[1] |
Notes
edit- ^ a b "Makanalua, Hawaii". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Lloyd J. Soehren (2010). "lookup of Salt Lake". in Hawaiian Place Names. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
- ^ 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.
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