Kaumalapau,_Hawaii

Kaumalapau, Hawaii

Kaumalapau, Hawaii

Unincorporated community in the state of Hawaii, United States

Kaumalapau is an unincorporated community in Maui County on the island of Lanai in the state of Hawaii.

Kaumalapau is a name derived from the Hawaiian language meaning "soot placed in gardens".[1] Kaumalapau was declared the "most difficult to pronounce" place name in the state of Hawaii by Reader's Digest.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H.; Mookini, Esther T. (1974). Place Names of Hawaii. University of Hawaii Press. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-8248-0524-1.
  2. [2]
    Cahn, Lauren. "The Most Difficult-to-Pronounce Town in Every Single State". Reader's Digest. Archived from the original on June 26, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019.

20°47′13″N 156°59′22″W


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