Wailuku

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census-designated place county seat unincorporated community

Wailuku is a historic town on the Hawaiian island of Maui that serves as the county seat and a cultural and administrative center.

Aliases (1)

Wailuku Town core ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	census-designated place → county seat → unincorporated community →
administers	Maui County government →
areaCode	808 →
climate	tropical savanna climate →
country	United States →
demographicCharacteristic	predominantly local Hawaiian and Asian-American communities →
elevation	approximately 249 feet →
governingBody	Maui County Council →
hasCulturalRole	cultural center of Maui County →
hasEconomicActivity	government services → retail and small businesses →
hasGovernmentFunction	location of Maui County administrative offices →
hasHistoricDistrict	Wailuku Town core →
hasLandmark	Bailey House Museum → Kaʻahumanu Church → Maui County Courthouse → ʻĪao Valley State Monument →
hasMuseum	Hale Hōʻikeʻike at the Bailey House →
hasNearbyAttraction	ʻĪao Needle (Kukaʻemoku) →
hasPublicInstitution	Maui County courts → Maui County offices →
hasReligiousSite	historic Christian churches →
hasZIPCode	96793 →
historicalEvent	site near Battle of Kepaniwai in ʻĪao Valley →
historicalSignificance	traditional political center of Maui →
language	English → Hawaiian →
locatedAtMouthOf	ʻĪao Valley →
locatedIn	Hawaii → Maui County →
locatedOn	island of Maui NERFINISHED →
nameMeaning	“destroying water” in Hawaiian →
near	Kahului →
nearBodyOfWater	north shore of Maui →
partOf	Central Maui →
populationCensusYear	2020 →
postalCode	96793 →
region	Pacific Islands →
role	county seat of Maui County →
servedAs	historic commercial center of Maui →
servedByAirport	Kahului Airport →
state	Hawaii →
timeZone	Hawaii–Aleutian Standard Time →
transportationRoute	Hawaii Route 32 → Hawaii Route 340 →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Maui County →	capital
Maui County →	countySeat
Maui County →	hasCountySeat
Wailuku ("Wailuku Town core") →	hasHistoricDistrict
Kahului →	hasNearbyCommunity
Maui →	hasSettlement
West Maui Mountains →	nearbyCity
ʻĪao Valley State Monument →	nearestCity