Makanalua, Hawaii
Lighthouse keepers' residence
Lighthouse keepers' residence
Makanalua is located in Hawaii
Makanalua
Makanalua
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 km2)
Elevation
128 ft (39 m)
Population
 (2001)
  Total8
Time zoneUTC-10 (Hawaii-Aleutian)
Area code808
GNIS feature ID362068[1]

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]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "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.


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